The chronicle=news., 1912-12-11
PEACE HANGS ON
RESULTS Of
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timistic view OF the International
fituat.on was expressed by Sir Ed
ward Grey. the British foreign sec
retary. when he formally announced
In the house Of commons this after
noon that the ambassadors OF the
great powers would meet In London
| simultaneously with tn. plcnipotcn-
tiarics OF Turkey and OF the balkan
states. who are to discus, peace here.
Sir Edward defined the object, OF
tho ambassa dors gathering as ''nn In
formal aud non.committal consuita-
tion which Is. OF course. an indica-
'!on that the European powers are
! not yet sure that solution OF all the
difficulties Is In sight
Commenting upon the european
situation the secretary OF foreign af.
fairs said:
Hopes and cnxictIcs have varied
FROM day TO day and may continue
for rome time. II is difficult to say
anything without csuginx undue pes
simisn or raising hopes which nigh;
subsequently, be- disappointed. The
relations between the governments
Of tho powers arc amieablc. tn. dip
lomatic situation IL favorubl. and
the anxiety IL lest some untoward
or unforeseen incident occ,fr.
The consultations Of the ambas-
nadoss arc 10 b. Informal and non.
conmittai. This Ii. OF cUirse. an
Indication that the European power.
are not yet sure that solution Of
all the difficulties Is In sight"
"On the whole. Sir Edward con-
tinucd. the fact tha, all the powers
have agreed 70 CONE 70 closer qusr.
ters for discussion may b~ taken us
an evidence tina, ,hcrc Ia no on.
among them who believes such a So
luton impossible or that an agree
meat is NOT more probable than a
dead lock.
when once th. conversations In
London have begun and the reprcsen-
tatives OF the powers are IN a posi-
ton to discuxs the questions around
q table. they will be In closer touch
and there should be less danger CT
any one drifting apart from the 9TH
ers and unforeseen points OF difficulty
arising. .
We trust. therefor. tina, tn. con-
r"rsations Of the ambassadors VIII
begin as soon as possible.
| Emphasizing that 1, is the in,en-
tion OF the government to facilitate
an exchange Of views between the
powers. especially on points mos, di-
rcc'iy affecting the interest OF any
OF the great powers concerned and
that the conversations would not
constitute a conference. sir Edward
Grey added that. should "a formal
confereioc be found opportune or
necessary, it would presumably meet
In Paris. as the suggestion first em-
anatci from Premier Poincaire Of
France.
Paris. Dec. Il.--Scrvia will insist
on obtaining q port on the Adriatic
sea. for a maratimc Quite, is neccs-
sary to the life and the future Of
Servia. according to ex-Premier No.
vakovitch. the principal Servian
peace plenipotentiary who is now on
his way to London. He made this
declaration in an Interview with a
correspondent of the Temps and ad-
ded that servia was surprised by the
enigmatic and diS1uic;ing attitude Of
Austria.
In spite OF the menaccs Of Austria,
he continued, Servia was leaving her
troops in the territory they had al
ready conquered.
Referring to the interview he had
Just had with Raymond Poincaire.
the French premier. NJ. Novakovich
said:
~ have the conviction that the
Just claims OF servia will be firmly
and efflcaciously supported by the
powers belonging to the triple enten-
ltc--France. Great Britain and Rus
sia''