Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

the plenfpotentarfes OF the c0m0atonts
who met at Baghtche are assembling at
London for conference.
Gathering ct fianked by the ambassa-
doris of the powers. act
AVAAu0"' ing. We are told. in an
advisory capacity Advisory! Now.
heaven save the mark The world holds
that the powers are in great part. II not
entirely, responsible for the war and Its
sacrifices. The peace of Turkey and OF
Europe above all had perhaps been better
guarded at Baghtche between the victor
and the vanquished. But there IL hope
that some good may come of the confer
ence. for there are two men who will
stand for the Balkan cause-eans peur ct
sans Reproduction Bulgaria, DR.. Danef:
for Greece. NJ. Venezelos. There may be
a lesson in the conference for Europe.
Meantime a dispatch dated Belgrade.
Servia. has announced the gathering OF
Austrian troops on the Servian frontier
and the recrudescence Of provocations on
the part of the Vienna press has created
renewed agitation in Servia-
But neither that situation nor the
speech Of the German chancellor in the
reichstag. which created a passing ex-
element, nor indeed the rumors concern
INK the IuODllIZdlOU Oh the lOICcS vi Isor-
STA and Austria-Huneary. have shaken
the confidence OF governments In the
maintenance OF peace. The only fear OF
war at all Is the fear that the powers
may fail out and fight over the results of
the peace conference at London. But this
fear. It should be added, is extremely
vague.
The powers to which are attributed a
desire to go to war to block Servia from
having a port on the Adriatic are fully
M 80 xh~ ~ hat hoy q
something changed I'm Turkey there is
something likewise changed in Europe.
In the first place. Turkey can no longer
be counted upon. at least for several
years. IL ever. as an ally of the triplice:
This means a clear loss to the triplice of
its left wing. Then there is Italy. a
doubtful quantity. even though she may
have signed the triple contract for an
other three years.
No one appears to know just why the
Balkan armies, which were carrying the
crushed and defeated Turk
Balkan upon their bayonets to the
~. very gates of Constantine
A"AI' pie halted and refused to
pluck the prize they had fairly won by
extraordinary military prowess.
Let us hasten to say that there will be
no war, neither with Turkey nor between
the powers of Europe. Just why the VIC
torious Balkan armies. having refused the
prize Of Constantinople, accepted an
armistice Is an enigma We make no
pretension to solve. We are told that
Bulgaria's army was depleted by enor-
nous losses; that 1t had no reserves
and must needs call upon the Servians for
the investment of Adrianople: that siege
guns were lacking: that cholera, which
had attacked the Turk, was more to be
feared than the foe. and finally that Rou-
mania's attitude was threatening.
1t is true Greece refused to accept
mediation at Baghtche for reasons that
were plausible. She had her enemy down
in front Of her naval forces in the
Aegean sea and about to force his sur
render. We are in the secrets of neither
the gods nor the diplomats. but We be-
lieve that while war will not come of the
conference. there may be surprise and
ton certainly of something unusual in
the dispatch from Sofia of the eth in
slant, which said:
According to reliable reports Adrian
ople has provisions only for fifteen days.
DR.. Danef, returning from Baghtche.
declared that peace would be ARRANGED
successfully. The Turkish delegates were
conciliatory and the fact that Turkey
was willing to leave the fortresses with
out revictualing was considered q proof
that Turkey did not wish to waste time
Subsequently dispatch from London
on the 9th instant announced that DIR.
Danef while en- route from Bucharest to
London would endeavor to reconcile Rour
mania's territorial and economical as
pirations with Bulgaria's interests. On
the same day a dispatch announced that
King Charles addressed the Roumanian
parliament on the situation. The king
referred to Roumanias neutrality in the
war just closed, but added significantly
that the Roumanian army was on a war
footing and ready for action should the
necessity arise.