Meanwhile what the situation gains in one respect it loses
in another. The fighting on the Montenegrin frontier con- tinues, and is much too confused for a summary. There are stories of atrocities by the Turkish regular troops in Christian villages. Provocation has apparently been offered by the Montenegrins, but as usual Russia will do her best to restrain the subjects of Sing Nicholas. As for Ghazi Mukhtar Pasha's Cabinet it is no longer possible for it to pretend that there have not been internal dissensions. The chief sign of these is that Hussein Hilmi Pasha, who is a sort of bridge between the extremes, has resigned. The Committee of Union and Progress, taking note of the symptoms, has summoned up courage to announce that it is only biding its time. We have written elsewhere of Count Berchtold's suggestion for a European policy in the Balkans.
