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Title: Scottish geographical magazine
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Scottish Geographical Society Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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rse in a lesser degree, are interestedin this railway project which woiild open to them new and profitablemaikets both in the Balkan States and in Southern Russia. The agita-tion on this score decreased, however, as no practical steps were taken.Then suddenly (in August 1908) came the wonderful news of the suc-cessful revolution in Turkey, and the granting of a constitution to allthe peoples within the Ottoman Empire. Put crudely, there is no doubtthat this sudden change forced the hand of Austria-Hungary. Such ahold had been established on Bosnia-Herzegovina that the eventualannexation of that country was inevitable, but the new school of poli-ticians, who are now replacing the aged Emperor Francis Joseph in thecontrol of affairs, decided that a favourable moment for making theannexation was to be found while the new regime in Turkey was stillweak, and while Russia was occupied with internal difficulties. Bulgaria,which might have joined Servia in protesting on behalf of the Slavs in
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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. 83 Bosnia-Herzegovina, was bought off by the promise of support shouldPrince Ferdinand throw off the nominal suzerainty of Turkey. It isbelieved in well-informed circles that Prince Ferdinand forced the pace,and that Austria had not intended the blow to fall quite so soon. How-ever that may be, her action roused opposition in Great Britain andFrance, where much sympathy is felt for the young Turks; in Russia,where the Neo-Slav movement—the new development of the Pan-Slavpiopaganda—is very strong in the Duma and among the middleclasses; and eventually in Italy, whose interests Avere threatened.Germany alone supported her ally Austria, although it is difficult toreconcile her attitude with the friendship she has always professed forTurkey. At the present moment the situation is an impasse. Austria andBulgaria have certainly set aside the Berlin Treaty, but, even if a Con-ference of Powers is called to consider the situation, it would be impos-sible, in the divisi

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