Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-24

posaIs. NJ. Novakovitch thereupon order
ed the secretary to make the copy ana
the delegates left their seats and joined
i'm an animated and cordial conversation
During the long wait for the copy OF
the demands and while disclaiming any
desire to enter into a discussion oil thelr
merits. the Turks said that, speaking I'M
officially, they considered the alAes
terms to have been designed for the puf-
pose of breaking off the conference. When
the delegates had signed the document
Rechad asked for an adjournment until
Saturday in order to consider the propos-
ais. and his request was granted
Among the diplomats here the opinion
prevails that, Notwithstanding what the
Turks consider the unacceptable condl-
lions presented by the allies and when
the allies declare are terms which can
not be reduced. peace ultimately VIII be
concluded It is remarked that the allies
and the Turks when the armistiee was
concluded were in exactly the same posi-
ton as the Russians and the japanese
when the United states induced them to
adhere TO the Portsmouth conference.
Both the Turks and the Buigarians We're
nj Tchatalja in practically a state of ex-
haustion Now both have strengthened
Themselves, but neither really is sure
what would happen were the conflict re-
su,ned The Turks fear further reVerses
and irrepairable losses, and the allies
who already have obtained successes
which in their rosiest dreams they never
had expected fear TO endanger the po-
siiions they have gained,
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an understanding may be reached. The
hardest point is Adrianople. on Whlch
am agreement between the delegates per
haps would be difficult is its solution
were attempted directly by them. but 1t
may occur through the mediation OF one
Power or several Powers, or, now that
the differences between Austria ana SER
via have been settled, by the whole OF
Europe, whose Intervention would save
the face OF both Turkey and Bulgaria
because of the concessions they would
be obliged to make.
II European mediation is impossible or
unsuccessful others may be appealed to-
first of all the United States. 1t IS even
rumored that there is n possibility OF
asking mediation by the Pope. IT Is re-
called that Pope Leo Mi was entrusted
by Bismarck with the settling of the dis-
pute between Germany and spain over
the Caroline islands. In case His Holt
ness were the mediator in the present
controversy his action would be entirely
independept as none of the belligerents
is Catholic power. II is considered
that the hest person to approach the Vat
lean for mediation would be NJ. Miyusko-
witch. one of the Montenegrin delegates
TO the peace conference, who was Monte
negrin envoy to the Holy See in the neso-
tiations for an agreement concerning the
Catholic hierarchy in Montenegro and the
appointment of an archbishop at Antivari.
The conference of ambassadors will
meet again Jan. /. Meanwhile the Ger
man ambassador has gone to Berlin and
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador, is
spending the holidays in Paris. Count
Mensdorff. the Austro- Hungarian ambas-
sador. and Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign secretary. are in the country for
Christmas
The Times thinks the allies are
anxious to avoid delay, in the peace
negotiations as each day they are in
arms costs them about 100000
francs (s60O.00O).
The Times considers that the
eauaimity of Servia in the face OF
Austria's armament tends to substan-
tiate the rumor that the governments
of Austria and Servia are negotiat-
ing direct with a view To a political
and commercial agreement and that
Russia is exerting her good offices in
the cause of peace.
A dispatch to the Times from Pc
kin eaN+c Tho Chinese Government has
requested the Powers to agree to
postpone the payment by China of the
arras in the Boxer indemnity for an
other year.