The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
ADRIAN 0PLE IS
BONE OVER
which row
IS FEARED

Constantinoplc. Dec. St y. NJ
rhe signatures OF the representatives
OF Turkey and the Balkan allies who
are in conference outside OF TChatai-
IN fortificntions have not yet been
London. Dec. ..-Adrianoplc was
the obstacle which threatened to
wreck the parlcys between tn" pl"ni-
potcn,iarIcs OF Turkey and the Bal
kan allies when they ilrs, opened at
HuEhtchc. and Adrianoplc appeared
again at I'll. end of the negotiations
as TO be most serious h!ndranc" tn
The attainment of an agreement.
At the first session the Turks abso-
iutoly refused To surrender Adrian
uplc. but when the iiulgarians finally
yielded to them on the point OF the
Greek delegate shrank back and de-
mandcd time In which to submit the
question to the government a, Ath-
.ns.
TIL. reason for the Greeks obj.c-
tion to such submission Is not far to
seek. according to diplomats, II is
pointed out that II Is Obvious that II
the Bulsarians Sacrliicc the ul,im-
ate possession oi kdT!anoplc In in-
tcrcsis OF general peace they Will cN-
pcct their allies to share their sacri-
flee and the only way In which this
| can be done Is to give Bulgaria COM
IcnratIon IN the shape OF territory
conuqcered by the Greeks. scrv!Gns
and MonienegriIs and which they
staked out FOR themselves. Hence the
wall from Athens that any conccs-
sions TO Turkey viii "cndnngcr the
fruits OF victory gained by the al
iics--nbove all tho1a OF Greece and
Servin."
Greece. nppar, ntly. fcnrs that In
case Turkey ultimately retains her
juosih.Fn fortress. BuiSnfiA WIT mrc
ac;!vcly dispute the Hellenic claims
to the possession OF salonlki.
The firm and Interchangeable at,i-
tud. OF Turkey on the subjco; OF
| Adrlanoplc throughout the ncrotia-
lions Is shown In telegram from tho
| sultan to King Ferdinand to the cf-
feet while he Is prompted by tn"
mc.t peaceful motives. he Is unable
10 rcnouncc Turkeys hold on Adrian
onlc. which all cttomans consider as
| % AIohammsdan sanctuary.
DIPLOMATS in all the European
countries are anxious to see the real
peace negotiations begun as they
| consider there will be n better chance
OF reaching settlement Of the Aus
ltr!a-ScTyian dispute. which Is still
worrying the nerves OF European
powers.
The bitterness OF facting between
Greece and bulgaria was reflected to-
| day at the Greek legation In London.
Tho Greek minister claimed that the
action of tho Greek fleet was the
| "'onc decisive factor of the whole war.
without the presence OF our ships
Turkey would have been able to
bring her best troops from Asia
Minor and to land them at Dcdcn-
gntch and flank the bulgarian armies
thus rendering their amgniiiccnt vic
tory quite impossible
AS regards the Bulgarian position
at Tchatalja. 1t appears that Greece
| more than once offered Bulgaria
three divisions of fresh troops and
the entire use of the Greek fleet to
augment the force before the Tchnt-
ALA lines. but received no reply to
her offer.
The terms of the armisiicc between
the Turkish and Bulgarian armies as
| accepted by Bul yaria provide that the
trucc shall continue during the whole
period Of the peace negotiations.
Turkey is TO have the right of re-
|victualling all her besciged fortresscs
and all detached bodies of Ottoman
troops remaining in Macedonia and