The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine: The European War, March 1915Various
History
The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine: The European War, March 1915
Various
World War, 1914-1918
At last, with the help of the Almighty, order was re-established, and,
after two hours of trouble impossible to describe, these 2,000
refugees embarked on the steamer Citta di Bori.
The Italian marines re-embarked on the cruiser Libia, and the
International Commission took charge of the Government.
LAST PROCLAMATION OF PRINCE OF WIED.
_Before leaving Durazzo, the Prince of Wied addressed the following
proclamation to the Albanian people:_
Albanians, when your delegates came to offer me the crown of Albania,
I answered with confidence to the appeal of this noble and chivalrous
people who were asking me to aid them in the work of their national
regeneration. I came to you animated by the most ardent desire to help
you in this patriotic task.
You have seen me, from the beginning, devoting all my efforts for the
reorganization of the country, and desirous of giving you a good
administration and justice for all. But ill-omened events occurred to
destroy our common labors. In fact, certain souls, blinded by passion,
have misunderstood the scope of our reforms and have not given credit
to a Government just born. On the other hand, the war which broke out
in Europe has all the more complicated our position.
I therefore thought that, in order not to leave unfinished the work to
which I wish to consecrate my forces and my life, I must just for a
little while go to the Occident.
But know that, from afar as from near, I will have but one thought--to
work for the prosperity of our noble and chivalrous Albanian
fatherland. During my absence the International Commission of Control,
deriving its powers from Europe, which created our country, will
assume the Government.
ESSAD PASHA PRESIDENT.
[From Le Temps, Paris.]
DURAZZO, Oct. 4.
Essad Pasha was today named President of the temporary Government. The
time limit for taking possession of the Government expired at 2 P.M. A
short time before this hour Essad Pasha occupied the strategic points
of the city with his forces of 10,000 Ottomans.
The members of the Albanian Senate elected him President, and
expressed to him their congratulations for the confidence the nation
has in him.
ALBANIA UNDER MANY RULERS.
[From The Times of London, Oct. 30.]
BUCHAREST, Oct. 27.
There are now six Italian warships at Avlona, where a sanitary station
will be established for the relief of Albanian refugees driven from
Epirus by the Greek "sacred bands." The duty of maintaining the
decisions of the conference in London will apparently be intrusted to
Italy as the only neutral power among the signatories to the Albanian
settlement. The consent of Austria to this arrangement would seem to
have been secured.
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