Milford chronicle., 1912-11-29
No chanae In Situation.

No change for the worse in the in
ternational political situation brought
about by the war in the Balkans is
visible except insofar as the continued
tension decreases the ability Of uiD.o-
macy to resist a rupture.
Great Britain. France and Germany
all~are giving counsels OF moderation
both at Vienna and St. Petersburg.
There also is reason to believe that
Great Britain has given Servia as well
as Russia and France to understand
that she has no interest in Servia S
demand Tor a port on the Adriatic sea.
She also has told them she has no in
tention Of supporting Seryias claim
by force o farms nor Of aiding any
other power to do 50.
The fact that the Austro-Hungar an
consul at Prisrend has arrived at Us
kup, thus disposng Of the reports OF
his murder, ought to be helpful, in the
opinion OF diplomats, in bringing ABOUT
a general Improvement OF the situd-
ton
But this is offset by a report that
Servian troops have occupied Durazzo,
the principal Albanian port on The
Adriatic.
Dispatches from the Continent say
that nearly 100000 men are under
arms in Russia, Germany and Austria,
and that Seryia is dispatching all her
available troops to the hungarian
border to repel a possible attack rom
Austria. One ray of hope observed BY
diplomats in London was a dispatch
from Paris stating that conservatives
there had started counter movement
against what they term exaggerated
reports Of a possible European war.
Another report was that Italy also
was preparing for war.
The progress Of the negotiations
between the delegates Of Turkey and
Of the Balkan allies at Tchatalja is
still a sealed book In diplomatic cir
cles in London it is stated that Tur
key has presented the following as an
acceptable basis for an agreement:
First. no war indemnity.
Second, the retention by Turkey Of
the territory bounded by the Martha
river, the fortress Of Adrianople to be
included
Third, the maintenance of the SOW
ereignty Of the sultan Of Turkey in
Albania.
AS soon as Trukey shows that she
really wishes for peace, Bulgaria will,
It is authoritatively declared demon
strate her willingness to spare as
much as possible Turkish susceptible
ties by still further moderating her de
mands.
In addition to not insisting on the
evacuation of the Tchatalja lines in
front of Constantinople by Bhe Turk |
ish troops and allowing the garrison
Of Adrianople to march out, provided /.
are given that the troops
will not engage in further hOstilities, /
probably will consent 10 Tur- /
key Withdrawing the artillery from 4
that fortress In other ways also the .
government will be prepar |
ed to do everything possible to aid in .
a permanent peace
The danger in the general situation .
arises not alone from the conflicting
interests of Austria, Seryia and other .
powers. but from the possibility that
Turkey, following the traditional pol
ley OF profiting by the embodiment Of
lie great powers. mag adopt an ire
,oncilable attitude in the peace nego-
-iations.
Reports from Belgrade state that
he Servian officers. who now have the
upper hand, are absolutely against any
and that King Peter and
lis cabinet, whose intimate adviser is
he Russian minister will obey their
lictates.