Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-01
ENGLAND Sizes EARLY
PEACE IN NlNI. EAST.

London, Nov 30.--Thn second
month of the shortest great Euro
pcan war In history closes under
brighter auspices than the statesmen
who have been handling the tangled
skoin OF conflicting national interests
dared to predict. An armisticc Will
be signed sunday afternoon In the
sultan's palace car by the delegates
of the beligerent states who have
bccn comforting there In an apparent
concilatory attitude and apparently
consuming luxurious lunches pre-
pared by Constantnopies foremost
French chef
The hope that permanent peace
viii follow the terms that Will avoid
a clash with Austria Is strong In all
the capitals and assuming tho
strength Of conviction. From Con-
stantinople. Sofia and Belgrade and
the press agencies, which speak with
the voices OF their governments, pre-
diet settlement and portray a gem
cral desire To end the war; The
terms Of the armistioe have not yet
been announced.
chief interest centcrs IN AdrIano-
pie. whore the Turkish garrison. with
diminishing ammunition and short
rations. still makes heroic resistance
against the Servans aud l,nlgarians.
with their Gordon of artillery steadily
crowding closer around the citadel.
The project for establishing dip
lomatic clearing house composed OF
the ambnssado OF the powers In
some capital. 10 exchange views on
the Balkan question during the
period OF uphcaval, gains strength.
The Pan Mall Gazette predicts II will
be arranged within two days While
Turkey and the Balkan states may
arrange u treaty Of peace by direct
negotiations, they can hardly do TINS
without constant consultation with
the powers. The Albanian politicians
AT Avalona have launched a provis-
ional government, with fsmall kc-
NAL Hcy. a Musseman, as president
and a Catholic vice president, Thc
Albanian flag has been raised and
Albania has been proclaimed neu-
tral state under the protection OF tho
powers The new government has
dvised the people Of Duraz2o ana
Elassona not to oppose the Servians.
This autonomous Albania is an ex-
tremely nebulous state. since Albania
is without definite geographical
boundaries and almost without roads.
and the people heretofore nave 1os-
tered Il deep rooted prejudice against
paying taxes to any government. inc
final settlement Of their future prob
lem IL second only to that OF recon-
cling Scrvla and Austria over Ser
vias determination to retain port
on the Adriatic sea.
While the danger that the bellig-
erents may fail to settle their differ-
cnces, and hostilities may be resumed
after the period of negotiations ex-
pires. looms large. the fact that tho
armies before Constantinople have
practically reached deadlock - tne
q. inn for
Military experts consider that II
would be almost Impossible Tor the
allies to break the TchataI1a works,
while 1t would be equally Impossible
for the Turks TO succeed In an Of
fensve movement.
Bulgaria has come to the end OF
her resources In men and has called
out the drafts of 1918 and 1914, VINO
are youths of II and 10 years, Whiio
one army corps in front OF Adriano-
pie consists of old men. The threae
that Great Britain may be involved
in the death struggle for European
and the object lesson OF
great armies quickly moblized ny
small states have given great impetus
10 the movement for compulsory SER
Vice several conservative leaders
have been agitatng this for the last
year.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts has
become the storm center OF "A bitter
controversy In speech early In the
week he declared that the territorial
force which in England Is the sec
ond line of defense. was total faii-
nre: that II was more than 10000
short of its normal strength and was
largely composed of youths. He in
,ited the officers to admit that II
does not satisfy the country's vital
needs. Niscount Haldane. the former
secretary of war. who is the father
IF the scheme. replied that Lord
r oherts was n great soldier. but
allied to grasp the problems or
involved.
The liberal party generally opposes
increased military expenditures. The
eport that the Indian princes are
making a great naval contribution OF
and cruisers has not
,een confirmed. The project appar-
,ntly is only under discussion. Tha
press halls II with salyos