The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-12-16
ALLIES TERMS FOR
BALKAN PEACE
Demand Turkish Territory and
an Indemnity.
WON'T TOLERATE DELAY
Balkan Delegates In London In Com
plete Accord, Send Message to Ameri.
can Friends.

Balkan Delegates In London In Com
plete Accord, Send Message to Ameri-
can Friends
London, Dec 16.-On the eve OF the
peace conference representatives OF
the Balkan kingdoms and the fore
most Turkish delegates have given an
authoritative declaration of the terms
which the victorious Kingdoms propose
to enforce and the Ottoman views
thereon.
Like experienced diplomats, all the
Balkan delegates in speaking officially
adhere to the watchword adopted In
the first, and probably the last, pie
nary meeting before entering the con-
ference, that they are in complete &C
cord and nave established a perfectly
united program to follow
When they speak with friends, not
for quotation, their faces light up with
their enthusiasm, and the faith is ad-
mirable
'"Teu the Americans" they say,
that We trust in their sympathy and
QuOl al sAppoaL, 40 We Nt " AAoANSNS
perately and shedding our best blood
for the same cause which rendered
the name OF Washington glorious and
veneratel. We are risking all we pos
sess for our liberty and independ-
ence"
Tell them" added in perfect Eng
lish M. Veshitch, the Servian minister
Do ,r,in ic rp1UQlnf and a
learned professor, that some OF the
sons OF the Balkans who became Amer
lean citizens are in the ranks at the
front giving proofs of valor and BRAY
cry OF which Uncle Sam should be as
proud as we are"
The determination OF the Balkan
states not to allow an Ottoman policy
of representation is significant on &C
count of the form which it has mani
| tested. THE Turks are much mlstak
| en-" said one OF the chief delegates
IF they entertain such an idea. Peace
| will practically be concluded between
Christmas and New Years around the
| diplomatic table in st. James palace
or we will impose it in Constanunople
at Easter under the range OF our Can
non and at the point OF our bayonets
| But then conditions will be very dill
ferent. Now we are satisfied with the
minimum demands; then we Will eA
| act the maximum
| The main conditions OF the allie:
| include the immediate surrender o
| Scutari, Adrianople and Janina, th'
garrisons of which will be granted ful
military honors; the evacuation o
eastern Europe by Turkey as far a.
| East Tchatalja to line which expert
| appointed by the contracting parties
will delimit on the spot; the cesslol
to Greece of all the Aegean islands
including Rhodes and eleven other
which Italy is keeping as pledge 10
Turkish fulfllment OF the treaty
Lausanne; the annextiDn of Crete t
Greece and the payment of q war in
/ demnity and the expenses sustained OF
accoutn of the Ottoman prisoners.
In return the allies will grant com
| plete amnesty to the Mussulman pop
ulation in the territories they annex
for any acts of hostility during the
war; the return of all pfosiners; the
recognition of the spiritual sovereignty
| of the sultan over Ottomans becom
ing subjects of the Balkan states ane
| the free admission of the Musulmans
of their pious funds in the Balkans.
The Servian ex-premier,. Stojan Nov