Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-12-14
FIX PEACE FARLEY
FOR FRIDAY WEEK
Delegates Of Allies and Turks
to Meet In London.
GREECE WILL PARTICIPATE
Ottoman Government Regards Out
come Of Negotiations as a Vic
tory

come Of Negotiations as a VIC
tory.
The peace plenipotentiaries repre-
senting Turkey, Bulgaria, SEervia and
Montenegro will begin their work inI
London ON Friday Of next week.
1t is officially announced at Sofia
that the Greek plenipotentiaries u
Baghtche did not definitely reject the
terms of the armistice. but reserved
their decision Tor twenty-fosr hours.
Even In the event OF her declining to
approve the armistice protocol. Greece
will participate in the peace negota
tons In London
The armistice contains the follow
ing conditions:
L. The bellgerent armies shall remain
in the positions they at present oc.
cupy.
3 The besieged Turkish fortresses
shall not be evacuated.
3. The revictualing Of the Bulgarian
army in the field shall be carried out
by way of the Black sea and Adriano.
pie, commencing ten days after the
signature OF the armistice.
I. The negotiations for peace shall
begin in London on Dec. IS.
Turkeys concession TO the effect
that Turkish garrisons now under siege
should not be reyictualed indicates
that Turkey believes that peace will
be speedily concluded
A feeling of intense relief swept
through Turkish government circles
when news of the armlstice was pro
mulgated. Turkey regards the final
outcome OF the negotiations as vic.
tory for the Ottoman ENJOYS
Turkey retains her national honor
and We believe that our empire has
been strengthened rather than weak
ened." said Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha
at the close of meeting of the minis.
terial council.
While the Turks have refused tol
surrender Adrianople. Scutar and ia
nina. they have agreed to discuss the
cession of these places at the peace
negotiations at London. according TO
Sofia dispatch TO the Paris Matin
A Constantinople dispatch TO the
Times says that report is current
there that certain of the powers ad
vlsed Bulgaria to sign the armistice
without the Greeks. on condition that
the campaign. If continued by Greece
should be localized in Epirus.
The Greek people felt that Janina
should be surrendered to them and
that the Turks on the islands OF Chios
and Mitylene should also give up their
arms rather than merely march away
as they might do under the terms OF
the armstice, But most of all the
Greeks were indignant over the pro
posal that all besieged towns should
be daily revictualed during the arms
tice. which, although not announced. is
supposedly for fourteen days.
They thought that II the siege OF
Adrianople was thus raised voluntarily
and the Bulgars deprived themselves
OF what was practically in their grasp
they would be called upon TO sacrifice
some of the land they had wrested
from the Turks as a reward to the Bul
garians.
SO the Greek representatives. armed
with these instructions from their gov
eminent. came before the delegates
and said very firmly that they would
sign no such armisticc at this time.
Servia. Montenegro and Bulgaria
thcreupon told the Greeks that II they
would not strike hands with their al
lies and weer insistent upon holding
ont. they could figh, on But under
these circumstances they must fight
alone The three Balkan states felt,
said their representatives. that /, was
time for an armistice and that It
should be signed.