The crisis in Turkey has almost ceased to be a
crisis since last week. The vacant places in the Cabinet have been filled, and it seems probable that the Government will now be allowed to make their preparations for the elections in com- parative peace. Both on the Montenegrin frontier and in the Albanian villages the serious movements have died down. The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says in Thursday's paper that Ghazi Mukhtar Pasha in his recent conversation with the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador declared that the Turkish Government could not admit any foreign interference, such as seemed to be suggested in Count Berch- told's vague proposal, in the administration of the Turkish provinces. This, of course, was only to be expected. If the present Government seemed to consent to an externally imposed scheme of partition it would almost be enough to bring the Committee of Union and Progress fully back to life. We are glad to be able to add that the informal peace negotiations in Switzerland on behalf of Turkey and Italy, which ceased with the fall of the Said Cabinet, have been renewed ; and we take this as a proof that both sides are really anxious for peace. When such an anxiety exists we may be hopeful that a formula will be found before the end of the year.
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