Travels in Southeastern Europe

The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.

THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE. 73 supported the Albanian League, discovered that Turkish safety depended on its speedy suppression. To enforce the cession of Dulcigno and stop the rising at Guisinje, a large Turkish army was sent to Albania. Some heavy fighting took place, and the Albanians, with Europe and the Turks against them, were forced to cede Dulcigno in June, I880, but the point is still a very sore one. Spitza and Montenegro still wish to be united, and the Albanians still wish to regain their lost town. The Greek frontier was not arranged till the following year, and here, too, the Albanians lost land, though they did not yield all that was asked of them. It is not to be wondered at that, as the game stood, no Albanian rights were recognised by the Berlin Congress; but it was a pity. The Albanians have great capabilities, and in mother-wit are second to none in the Peninsula. Had they been given such chances as was Bulgaria of developing on their own lines under European protection, their advance would certainly have been rapid. Nor, as it is, have they stood still. The Albanian League was suppressed, but the national spirit, which then found voice, has been growing steadily stronger in spite of Turkish efforts. The printing of the Albanian language is forbidden by the Government, but papers published abroad in it find their way to every town. The teaching of it in the schools is prohibited, but the people learn to read and write it; perhaps it is better not to explain
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The burden of the Balkans / by M. Edith Durham.
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Durham, Mary Edith, 1863-1944.
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London :: Nelson,
[1905]
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Eastern question (Balkan)
Balkan Peninsula -- Description and travel.

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