Nicholas Yields; May Give Up Throne.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 6, 1913:
Scutari Left to the Powers, but Austro-ltalian Expedition May Still Be Necessary.
ARMY PREPARATIONS GO ON
European Bourses Quickly Respond to News of Montenegro's Surrender — King's Telegram Bitter.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Tuesday, May 6.— The Scutari crisis is over. King Nicholas has yielded to the pressure of Europe and has placed the future of Scutari in the hands of the powers. A German report to-night also says he has also abdicated his throne.
    The chief danger to the peace of Europe is now removed, though the questions of the Aegean Islands and the status of Albania are yet to be decided. There is, however, a distinctly hopeful feeling as to the Albanian outlook, since there is now no real excuse for Austrian or Italian intervention in that quarter.
    The Ambassadors at yesterday's meeting decided to recommend that an international contingent from the warships now blockading Montenegrin ports take over Scutari from the Montenegrins, to maintain order pending the creation of an Albanian administration.

    LONDON, Tuesday, May 6.— King Nicholas of Montenegro, having placed the future of Scutari in the hands of the European powers, the settlement of the Albanian trouble now depends upon whether Essad Pasha and Djavid Pasha will obey the orders sent to them by the Sublime Porte that they withdraw their armies to the Turkish Empire.
    It is believed that, as Montenegro has abandoned Scutari, Essad Pasha will recognize the futility of his aspirations to the kingship of Albania, in the face of the threatened Austro-Italian expedition to expel him.
    Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign Secretary, announced at yesterday's meeting of the Ambassadors that Montenegro had unconditionally placed the question of the future of Scutari in the hands of the powers. The telegram from King Nicholas to Sir Edward was as follows:

    My dignity and that of my people do not allow me to submit to isolated orders. I therefore place the destiny of Scutari in the hands of the great powers.

    One of the Ambassadors at the close of the conference here yesterday said: "The situation is saved and the crisis is past. The reported Austro-Italian action in Albania has no point now."
    Another meeting of the Ambassadors will be held on Thursday, when arrangements with regard to the future of Scutari and Albania will be discussed.
    After the conference yesterday an official communication was issued, reading as follows:

    The fact that the King of Montenegro has placed the fate of Scutari in the hands of the powers is a matter of great satisfaction. The Governments of the powers will now consider what arrangements shall he made in the immediate future in regard to the town.

    The decision reached by King Nicholas at the very last moment had the effect of immediately relieving the great tension in European politics and caused unbounded satisfaction to diplomats and the general public.
    The Stock Exchange at once responded to this feeling, and it was generally hoped that the action of Montenegro would do away with all necessity for military incursions into Albania such as Austria and Italy have been contemplating.

    CETTINJE, May 5.— King Nicholas to-day decided to evacuate the fortress of Scutari in response to the demand of the powers.

    FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, May 5. — King Nicholas will shortly abdicate the throne of Montenegro, according to a telegram received to-day by the Frankfurter Zeitung from its correspondent at Constantinople.

    ROME, May 5.— The political atmosphere has cleared, since it now appears unnecessary to coerce Montenegro.
    Military preparations, however, continue, Austria and Italy being convinced of the necessity of landing sufficient forces in Albania to re-establish law and order.
    Italian and Austrian troops in that territory, it is pointed out, will serve to maintain respect for the Albanian frontier fixed by the London Conference.

    COLOGNE, May 5.— It seems certain, The Cologne Gazette editorially declares this evening, that Austria and Italy will send troops into Albania, irrespective of the outcome of the conference of Ambassadors in London.

    BERLIN, May 5.— No conditions were mentioned by Montenegro to-day when she informed the German Foreign Office that she had decided to place Scutari in the hands of the Powers.
    On the other hand, the Foreign Office says, there is no evidence that any concrete step in this direction has yet been taken, and doubt is expressed by officials as to the veracity of the reports that Montenegro has already evacuated the city.
    No date for the evacuation of Scutari by the Montenegrin troops was given in the communication received here from Cettinje, but there is reason to believe that the German Minister in the Montenegrin capital received assurances from King Nicholas that the first steps would be taken within twenty-four hours.
    The news received from the German Minister at Cettinje and the strength of the Vienna market confirmed the belief of Berlin financial circles that a peaceful settlement was in sight, but the Boerse, although firm and with prices somewhat higher, opened with great reserve, the speculative interests being slow to revive their optimism.