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TURKS AGAIN
FORCE DELAY
Conference AdouTns on Demand
F0rRevlctuaIing AdIian0p'e
THE ALLIES HOLLY OBJECT
The Debate ls Fruitness and All Must
Now Send Home For New lnstrue'
lions.

The Debate ls Fruitness and All Must
Now Send Home For New lnstrue'
lions.
London, Dec. 23.-Turkey is playing
the old game Of delay, and has caused
. further postponement of the Oft
delayed peace conference. after brlei
and fruitless session.
It is evident that the Turkish dele
gates are trying to gain the right to
provision Adrianople, by conserving TO
include Greece in the conference. The
allies are anxious to proceed with the
negotiations, and have only hin.ed
that these delays must come to an
end.
The last sitting was the most i'm
portant since the beginning of the con
ference, as it was the first time the
opposite parties had come into seri,
Gus engagement, which is preliminary
to the crucial question over the pos
session of Adrianople.
The Montenegrin ex-Premief, Miyu.
skovitch, who presided, seemed, on &C
count of his rather severe and I'M
perious aspect, to be the best presi.
dent for the occasion of a stormy SIT
ting. When the president asked Re
chad Pasha to communicate in con
fdence the answer which he had re-
ceived from Constantinople, there was
Z moment of breathless silence.
Rechad Pasha arose and outlined
the instructions he had received &c
the effect that Turkey should not trea,
with Greece, as the latter state had
put herself out of the negotiations by
refusing to adhere to the armistice
But, he added, wishing to show len
lent spirit and a conciliatory DISPOSE
ton, and also out of regard for Eu
rope, Turkey was willing to treat, OF
condition that the allies in return
granted the privilege Of revictualins
Adrianople.
This, he pointed out, was simply
humanitarian request, as, besides the
beligerents, more than 100000 people
were suffering from the lack OF food
Revictualing this fortress, he argued
would not change the situation as i
existed when the armistice was con
cluded, at which time the Bulgarian
declared they could seize Adrianopl'
whenever they wished, or force Tchat
ALA.
Rechad Pasha's statement caused
great sensation, and the Balkan dele
gates exchanged impressions in whis
pers among themselves.
The head of the Turkish delegation
continued to illustrate the Ottoman
viewpoint, which aimed to limit a
much as possible disasters and suffer
ings from the war by supplying t
Adrianople what was strictly neces
sary to sustain life. The conferenc
would then be able to proceed with 1t
work In the knowledge that the tow
vas not starving while the delegate
were negotiating.
Dr.. Danef, the, chief Bulgaria
plenipotentiary, eloQuently countere
With solid arguments against Turkey
i i05onunit Hon Haaeecallad that the al
m11dEe was an accomplished fact, ant
was 30 well defined that the delegates
lacked the power to change 1t, thei
mission being circumscribed to tn,
conclusion of peace. With reference t,
peace, he said, there was no limit t.
their powers, but their credentials dit
not authorize them to deal with Incl
dents either already solved or outsid,
the mission which brought them t.
London.
Twice the delegates left their places
and gathered in groups to see if an.
modus vivendi were possible between
the extreme views, but in vain. FINAL!
the Ottoman delegates proposed tina
the sitting be adjourned until the.
were able to ask for fresh instruction.
from the home government.