Επιστολή της Βαλκανικής Επιτροπής σχετικά με το ζήτημα της ειρήνης.
173.220.10 · 1913 Απρίλιος 25 · Αγγλική · machine-generated, not reviewed
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To the Editor of the
Sir,
Now that it is practically certain that peace will be concluded between Turkey and the Balkan States, it is of vital importance that the final settlement should be such as to secure contentment and cordial relations between those who will form the new nations of the Balkan peninsula, and especially between Albania and her neighbours. The dammose hereditas of the Treaty of Berlin will surely be a warning to the Powers not to ignore now conditions which, if due weight had been given to them then, would have saved countless lives, untold suffering, millions of money, and ever-present danger to the peace of Europe.
Admitting fully that the paramount consideration is and ought to be the maintenance of the Concert of Europe and the preservation of peace, and recognising that there must necessarily be great difficulties in the delimitation of frontiers on racial lines in a country where the populations are not only so heterogeneous, but so dispersed as they are in the Balkan peninsula, we urge that permanent peace will not be secured unless the claims of the several populations for union with that State which each regards as its mother country be conceded by the Powers.
It is obvious that the chief difficulty lies in the adjustment of the claims of Montenegro and the boundaries of the new Albania. We would urge that Montenegro's right to such additions of territory as will enable her to develope on sound economic lines, and will give her access to her natural sea-board, of which she was deprived by Austria when that Power took Cattaro and Spizza, should be recognised and met by concessions that Austria alone can make. Such action, we believe, would not only win for her the friendship of Montenegro, but would also secure the good will of the new Albanian State.
Signed on behalf of the Balkan Committee,
NOEL BUKTON, Chairman.
EDWARD BOYLE, Hon. Sec.
ARTHUR G. SYMONDS, Secretary.
Westminster
April 25, 1913.
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- letterhead To the Editor of the Sir, Now that it is practically certain that peace will be concluded between Turkey and the Balkan States, it is of vital importance that the final settlement should be such as to secure contentment and cordial relations between those who will form the new nations of the Balkan peninsula, and especially between Albania and her neighbours. The dammose hereditas of the Treaty of Berlin will surely be a warning to the Powers not to ignore now conditions which, if due weight had been given to them then, would have saved countless lives, untold suffering, millions of money, and ever-present danger to the peace of Europe. Admitting fully that the paramount consideration is and ought to be the maintenance of the Concert of Europe and the preservation of peace, and recognising that there must necessarily be great difficulties in the delimitation of frontiers on racial lines in a country where the populations are not only so heterogeneous, but so dispersed as they are in the Balkan peninsula, we urge that permanent peace will not be secured unless the claims of the several populations for union with that State which each regards as its mother country be conceded by the Powers. It is obvious that the chief difficulty lies in the adjustment of the claims of Montenegro and the boundaries of the new Albania. We would urge that Montenegro's right to such additions of territory as will enable her to develope on sound economic lines, and will give her access to her natural sea-board, of which she was deprived by Austria when that Power took Cattaro and Spizza, should be recognised and met by concessions that Austria alone can make. Such action, we believe, would not only win for her the friendship of Montenegro, but would also secure the good will of the new Albanian State. Signed on behalf of the Balkan Committee, NOEL BUKTON, Chairman. EDWARD BOYLE, Hon. Sec. ARTHUR G. SYMONDS, Secretary. Westminster April 25, 1913. body
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… Yazı İşleri Müdürüne
Efendim,
Türkiye ile Balkan Devletleri arasında barışın akdedileceği artık hemen hemen kesinleştiğine göre, nihai düzenlemenin Balkan yarımadasının yeni milletlerini oluşturacak olanlar arasında, özellikle de Arnavutluk ile komşuları arasında, memnuniyeti ve samimi ilişkileri güvence altına alacak nitelikte olması hayati önem taşımaktadır. Berlin Antlaşması'nın dammose hereditas'ı, Büyük Devletler için mutlaka bir uyarı olacak ve onları bugün bazı koşulları göz ardı etmekten alıkoyacaktır. O zaman bu koşullara gereken önem verilmiş olsaydı, sayısız insanın hayatı kurtulacak, tarifsiz acıların ve milyonlarca paranın heba olmasının önüne geçilecek, Avrupa barışını sürekli tehdit eden tehlike de ortadan kalkacaktı.
En başta gözetilmesi gereken hususun Avrupa Uyumu'nun sürdürülmesi ve barışın korunması olduğunu ve olması gerektiğini tamamen kabul ediyoruz. Nüfusun, Balkan yarımadasında olduğu gibi yalnızca bu denli karışık değil, aynı zamanda bu denli dağınık olduğu bir ülkede sınırların ırki esaslara göre çizilmesinin zorunlu olarak büyük güçlükler doğuracağını da teslim ediyoruz. Bununla birlikte, çeşitli halkların her birinin anavatanı saydığı Devletle birleşme talepleri Büyük Devletlerce kabul edilmedikçe kalıcı barışın sağlanamayacağını önemle vurguluyoruz.
Başlıca güçlüğün, Karadağ'ın talepleri ile yeni Arnavutluk'un sınırlarının birbiriyle uzlaştırılmasında yattığı açıktır. Karadağ'ın, sağlam ekonomik temeller üzerinde gelişmesini mümkün kılacak toprak ilavelerine hakkı vardır. Bu ilaveler ona, Avusturya'nın Cattaro ile Spizza'yı aldığında elinden aldığı doğal sahil şeridine erişim de sağlamalıdır. Bu hakkın tanınmasını ve ancak Avusturya'nın yapabileceği tavizlerle karşılanmasını önemle talep ediyoruz. Kanaatimizce böyle bir adım Avusturya'ya yalnızca Karadağ'ın dostluğunu kazandırmakla kalmayacak, aynı zamanda yeni Arnavut Devleti'nin iyi niyetini de temin edecektir.
Balkan Komitesi adına imzalayanlar,
NOEL BUKTON, Başkan.
EDWARD BOYLE, Fahri Sekreter.
ARTHUR G. SYMONDS, Sekreter.
Westminster
25 Nisan 1913.
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