Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-11
SIR EDWARD IS
not 50 SURE
Of PEACE
FOR THAT REASON he DECLARES
THAT AMBASSADORS OF GREAT
POWERS ARE GOING TO MEET
PEACE CONFERENCE
SERv|A insists
ON HER DEMANDS

London, Dec. 11--A not over-optl
mistic view of the international situa-
ton was expressed by Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign secretary
when he formally announced in the
house Of commons this afternoon
that ambassadors of the great powers
would meet in London simultaneously
with the plenipotentiaries of Turkey
and Of the Balkan states, who are to
discuss peace here,
Sir Edward defined the object of
the ambassadors gathering as IAN in
formal and non-committal consultation
which is, of course, an indication that
the European powers are not yet sure
that solution OF all the difficulties is
in sight"
Paris, Dec. 11.-Servia will insist
on obtaining a port on the Adriatic
sea. for maritime outlet is necessary
to the life and the future of Servia,
according to eX-Premier Novakovitch,
the principal Servian peace plenipo-
tentiary. who is now on his way to
London.
He made this declaration in an i'll
terVieW with a correspondent Of the
Temps and added that Servia was
surprised by the enigmatc and dis
quieting attitude of Austria.
In spite of the menaces 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 Poincare, the
French premier M. Novakovitch said:
Il have the conviction that the just
claims of Servia will be firmly and
eticaciously supported by the powers
belonging to the triple entente
France. Great Britain and Russia"
Commenting upon the European sit
uation, the secretary OF foreign af-
fairs said: Hopes and anxieties have
varied from day to day and may con-
tnue for some time. 1t is difficult to
say anything without causing undue
pessimism or raising hopes which
might subsequently be disappointed .
The relations between the govern a.,
mentS of the powers are amicable, the
diplomatic situation is favorable and
the anxiety is lest some untoward or
unforeseen incident occur. I
The consultations of the ambassa.
doris are to be informal and non-com-
initial. This is, of course. an indica-
ton that the European powers are not /
ficulties is in sight"
"On the whole" Sir Edward con-
tinued, 'the fact that all the powers /
have agreed to come to closer quar- /.
ters for discussion may be taken as an /,
evidence that there is no one among
them who believes such a solution i
impossible or that an agreement is
not more probable than a deadlock.
When once the conversations in
London have begun and the repre-
sentatives of the powers are in po-
sHlon to discuss the questions around
a table, they will be in closer touch
and there should be less danger of
any one drifting apart from the 9th
ars and unforeseen points of difficult
ty arising.
I'VE trust therefore, that the con
versations of the ambassadors will be-
gin as soon as possible
Emphasizing that it is the inten-
ion OF the government to facilitate
IN exchange of views between the
powers, especially on points most di-
'ectly affecting the interest of any cf
he great powers concerned, and
hat the conversations would not con
'tltute conference. Sir Edward
Trey AIDED that should a formal con
erence be found opportune or neces-
'ary. it would presumably meet in
Paris, as the suggestion first eminated
rom Premier Poincare of France