Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-29
Government of Sultan Ignores
Demands by Balkan States
and Presents Peace Plan Re-
garded as lmpudent,
GREAT POWERS MAY
SETTLE DIFFERENCES
Rechad Pasha Official Docu-
ment Throws Conference In
to Uproari Paper Secured as
Historic Curiosity.
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London, Dec. 2S.--rhe brief session
of the peace conference today brought
the Ralkan delegates to their feet In
protest against the counter proposals
put forward by Rechad pasha In hes
half of the ottoman government!
Turkeys maximum demands are con-
sidcred very sweeping ana when au-
tournament was taken to Monday al
ternoon, IL was evident that the Turks
must lower their demands greatly OF
consent to negotiate on a basis of the
terms proposed by the allies. II they
attempt to stand by their guns. or re-
ssrt to strategy. the allies may break
the negotiations It is considered not
Improbable that Turkey desires this,
with the hope OF intervention hv tn"
powers which would lead to Euro
pean conference OF mediation.
The plenipotentiaries then could say
To the Mussulman world that they
Welded To the pressure of all Europe.
The allies do not object to the accept
ance of mediation, IL 1t Is understood
that the mediators must respect the
territorial acquisition resulting from
the war. Americans who followed the
Russo Japanese negotiations at Ports
mouth. when the difficulty of Undue
ing Russia To renounce Korea, Port
Arthur and Dalny and divide SaBhalin
seemed insurmountahle VIII not be
surprised at what Is concurrng III
London. Although the territories un-
der dispute are smaller. the interests
effected and involved are greater and
more complicated. having relation to
practically all OF the whole western,
central and southern Europe, besides
Great Britain. II was Turkeys daN
to furnish the presiding officer. and
Rechad Pashn tock the chair Genetii
Gruics, the former Scrvian minister OF
war who was chosen secretary read
the minutes OF the last meeting. Re-
chad Pasha then arose and calmly
unfolded the document saving that he
had the honor to notify the delegates
OF the proposals cf his imperial gov
ernment for concluding peace. ie
read the terms which We're as follows;
First. The principality Of Adrin-
nople to remain under the direct ad-
mi-'stration Of Turkey.
Second. Macedonia to he con-
verted into principnlity with Salo-
niki ns its captal. The principality
to be under the su2erainty Of the sui
tan Of Turkey, but governed by .
prince chosen by the Palkan allies
and nc~,iratnd bv the sultan OF TlT-
key. This prince to be Protestant
and from a neutral state.
Third Albania to be autonomous
under the soveregntv of the sultan
and governed by prince of the im-
perial Ottoman family who is to he
chosen for term Of five years win
the possibility Of a renewal Of his ap-
pointment.
Fourth. --All the islands in the
Aegean sea 10 remain Turkish.
Fifth The Cretan Question not TO
be fer the decision OF the conference.
as 1t IS matter between Turkey ana
the great European powers.
The chief of the Turkish delegation
could hardly control the excitement
which followed The first speaker
was the Greek premier, NJ. Nenize-
los. The Turkish conditions were 50
astondnp he said that he could
scarcely believe they were meant Sc
rio usly although in So saying. he did
not intend TO offend the Ottoman rep
Rechad Pasha replied,
defending tho claims of his govern
mcnt He then EXPRESSED the OPINION
that tho work Of tho DELEGATES would
be smoother and mutual relations bet-
Ter if the prcss would not chronicle
All details of the conference. br.
Daneff, head of the bulgarian pienl-
said that all hopes or
concealing the proceedings IRON thr
press being lost he. proposed special
tribunal for the journalistic In the
hall Of st James. He dilated on the
impossibility of dealing with the
demands Rechad Pasha in
terrupted to ask why Or. Daneff an
swered that he would not even enter
into the merits of the question OF the
Ottoman claims being preposterons
and beyond any expectation.
NJ. Miyuskovitch, the Montenegro
delegate remarked that Turkey had
not even respected the difficulty 81
the powers. II had been agreed bN
the ambassadors conference that Al
bania should be autonomous under
only the suzerainty of the sultan
while Turkey demanded the s"Nei-
eighty of the sultan with rullns
prince from the sultan's family NJ
Madiaroff. the Bulgarian minister al
+ .ondon, declared that the whole pro-
cedure was wrong. He pointed oui
that. as the allies has presented terms,
Turkey should show counter proposals
that is real changes, alterations, OF
refusals and should moi have ignored
them. to present totally different
scheme
Premier Nenizelos asked, Tor the
sake of historic curiosity. that copies
Of the document which Rechad Pasha
had read be given To the delegates
and the sitting was suspended while
the secretaries made copies. When
the sitting was resumed the Turkish
delegates delivered q copy to eaeh
delegation Rechad. in reopening th'
sitting. expounded what evidently
was the main argument Of Turkey IN
support Of her claims. He said that
Inc powers. since the beginning of
the troubles with the Balkan states.