The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-02

LONDON, Dec i.-While the al1
nauncement OF the ,postponamenf@e
the signing of the two-week armisti4
at Constantinopie comes as a surpxt
it is generally believed that the os4a
look for peace Ia still bright
I,espite the tenacity with which f
Turkish representatives at BA9tC4
have insisted on the retention OF 6c&
tart and Adrianopie as Turkish tek
ritory. there can be but little dJN
that both sides will welcome ceS#
ton of hostilities on any honorAnN
basis. Both have felt the strain 0eSS
vereIy. Turkey, not yet recoverA
from the struggle with Italy for pn4
session Of Tripolitania and CyrentAc
,ias been crippled on both land -
sea, lille the allies, having plunGSM#
into the struggle while Ill prepaye
| in order to take advantage OK fuf@a
keys weakened condition. ind thA4S
sels IS in no condition to continue fS9M8
struggle with the dash they diapIMyA3
at the outset And just now this 49,
is doubly needful because OF the e4sS
forced concentration Of the Turkfe
forces at three points-Scutari, ANeM
rianopIe and Tchatalja. saN
Seryia finds herself forced to cA1E8
out all reserves to guard the captea
! against possible attack by Ausfr1MSa
Montenegro having rushed into TIL;
field without either proper commas
sary or hospital equipment, has AMME
parently almost exhausted he&
strength In the seemingly futile e1ox&S
to reduce the Turkish stronghold a
Scutari Bulgaria would seem 70
I in similar plight, as the failure =
press the fighting at Tchatal1a 49,
the Turks showed signs OF weakena1
can hardly be attributed to any otn4 E$
cause. g4
The Disturbing Factor. AN
The Austro- Servian question alo1
! appears to be disturbing factor. II
Is reported in London that ServaA u
now sready to give up DurazxOs
port recently occupied by King y
ter's men, in return, 1t Is underHfO0
for another port on the Adriatic,
this Austria is quite likely to con-
Although nothing has come TO ~
as 10 the terms Of the armistice VIII
has been arranged between Tur
and the Balkan states, 1t - on
authority that Bulgaria has
drawn her demand for the SUIT
81 Adrianople Nothing has IeA4
o,,t as to the exact disposition M
| territory which will appear on the
maps after the peace treaty shall -
been signed.
/ The Turkish cabinet, as announ&
last night, has already approved
protocol OF the armistics. and
! trade has been issued in ConsfA
| nople sanction.ng IL. Meanwhile 49,
| men OF both sides are resting on yy1.
| arms.
! Diplomatic Clearing House.
| The movement which had itg
ception in England, looking To
| esta blfshment of a diplomatic ct9sg
! ing house." composed OF the ANN
sailors Of the great powers 70 481
| change views on all the est.ona
| ing out OF the present imbrogite
/ gaining ground daily. and the
| Mali Gazette predicts that It win
an accomplished fact within
| DAYS This will greatly facilitate
I neace negotiations which are sos
4 low the announcement OF tho afA
tice. as It will be hardly possih14
/ the countries involved to arrAnuM
/ treaty of peace without constance
| sultatfon with the other powerh s5S
The personnel OF the p-ov1M4
| government announced In ALBANIAN
! eral DAYS ago. has been given
Ismel Kimmel Bey. 2 MussulAna
president Of the country, An4
I vice. president II q Cath0ltc.F
name will be made public IN
/ time. The Albanian dag RAISING
! followed Immediately upon thAS
lamation Of freedom, came afteE
! Of consultation over various ux
/ at the close of which II was AnM1
! that, the country was under e.
lection ~ the powers The neN&
| eminent has advised the peoule
country not to oppose ServiArg
ban'a, however. d an GKk44
x rebulous ~ ate at present. ~ t0G
try Is without definite eoOQv1f
boundaries The Albanian pAaX
j ALWAYS resented the rAvinw 6&
10 any governments. The Anm{
] ment OF their future Il = I'm
/ that IL alyrost an eerioue ~ Eb3&
rnent OF the controversy betSt
1 via and Austria over tn &01
the Albanian port On the A6ttn
Il Torvns ~ HeGEe ~!
The main terms Of pdne3s
i Ing to thu correspondent " x&
at Constaufinopie, are: 4 NJ:
/ Greece to ret Epjrua.
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