Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-16
Sultan Must Surrender Prac.
tiCally all Of European Pos.
sessions Together with Crete
and Aegean Isles.
HEAVY WAR INDEMNITY
DEMANDED BY ALLIES
Delegates to Momentous Con-
ference Welcomed to Lon
don on Behalf of King
George of England.
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London. Dec. i6.---The delegates OF
Bulgaria, Servia, Montenegro and
Greece assembled In the picture gal.
lery of st. James palace TO meet the
Turkish delegates IN the momeatOusI
conference which is to- settle the
question whether there iS to he peace
or continuation OF the war In the
Balkans,
The plenlpotentiaries were well
coined by Sir Edward Grey. the Brit
ish foreign minister. HIS address
was brief hut full Of sympathy and
good wishes for the success of the
gathering.
Ills aJesty, the king, desires me
TO convey TO you hts welcome and to
express his best wishes for the sue
cess OF your labUrs." said Sir Ed
ward, 1T In my agreeable duty to
welcome YOU on behalf OF his mHJeS-
ty's government, and to say with what
pleasure your presence IL regarded IN
this country His majesty, the king,
being anxious to facilitate your task
In every way, has placed these rooms
In 81. James palace at your disposal.
l trust you viii find them suitable
and at the same time I assure you
that his mnJesty's government will do
ell In its power to promote your con-
venience."
Ths chief OF each delegation cor
daily acknowledged the welcome and
the sentiments expressed by Sir Fd'
ward Grey, who was unanimously
elected Ia. lha honorary presidency OF
the conference.
Ths .BfitlSh foreign secretary then
left the gallery and tho plonipoten-
tlafles set about to the task OF ar
ranging the questions Of the chair
manshlp. the procedure, the language
etc. Of the conference
The Turkish plenipotentarieS were
the first 10 arrive. They were fol-
lowed AZ brief intervals b. the Ser
vians, MOhtenegrins and Bulgarians
All these arrived In plebclnn tuXicHbs; {;
the Greeks alone rose To the level Qf
a private automobile
The neHOtiutOrs sat for only AN
hour and half, then adjourned for
lunch, which was served In "A room
adjoining the conference chamber.
The delegates of the Balkan states
before entering the conference cham
her declared that Within this week
either Turkey viii mud a way To M,
render AdrianOplc ar the war viii he
resumed. They believe that Turkey
will yield unless she In impclled to
resistance by Austrian and Gcrman
support.
DiluNlDhl iuHulNlbUb VI nthNt
demanded by the allies COmprlse the
immediate surrender of the Turkish
fortresses Of Snutarl, AdrianOple aud
Janina, whose karrlHOns Will be grant
ed full military hOnors, the evHcua .
ton Of eastern Europe by Turkey ns
far east aa TchataljA t0 "A line Ia he
delimlnated on the spot, the Cessa-
tlon 10 Greece Of vii the Aegean Isl
Ands; tho annexation OF Crete ia
Greece and the payment by Turkey
of war indemnity and Of the cx-
penSas Incurred by the allies on ac.
count OF the Turkish prisoners.
The allies In return are prepared
to grant complete amnesty 10 this
MussulInAft population In the terri
tory they annex rOI any acts OF hos
tlllty during the war. the return vi
oil prisoners, the recognition Of the
spiritual HOvefelEnt, OF the sultan
over the OttOmans becoming subjects
Of the Balkan states and the free ad'
ministrHtlOh by the Mussulmans Oi
their piOus foundations In the Bal
To these conditions had now beer
added the taking over by the Balkan
states Of that part OF Ottoman public
debt corresponding 10 the territories
which they annex, unless the power
controlling the Ottoman debt allow
them TO deduct that part from tn,
which would thus remain the onl,
debtor.
The peace delegates adjourned i'm
mediately after luncheon Until to.
morrow.
II has been arranged that the chat
shall be taken alternately by tn,
delegates representing the five nRtlOn
concerned and this IL to be done al
alphabetically. Bulgaria will thus b,
hrSt and Turkey last
London, Dec. i6--The hrst brie
meeting OF the peace plenipOtentiar
les who are trying To solve the BalkRI
problem was permeated with RoOi
will and desire TO achieve success
Today's alscussiOna were devoted sole
~ 10 questions Of procedure. Tn
Turkish d9lOeates. II In understood
agreed 70 fOFegO their threatened Op
poHltlpn 10 Greek participation In tn
conference before ths Greeks hH'
signed 80 sFmietice.
The question Of AdTlanOple IN like
~ 10 be the lrUt real business Of th
conclato ana that win bring up tn
most oritlbat point, for unless Turke
Yields the fortress to Bulgaria, WA
will TncOflmence." according 10 ID
Dano, head OF the Bulgarian delesa
II & easeluIly announced that IN
ambanladcfial conversation ln ~
gard " tho Balkan .ltuation are |
bsGin tptsDrr0w ~ the British for
Ths snbaaaadors Of France, dsr
MANY, nl4oAa, Austria Hungary an
Italy will % the course Of These "cou
vefsailpnn" 20 over the whole sroun