The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-30
BALKAN ALLIES
ARE ENRAGED
Declare That Sultan, Defeat
ed, Now Wants to
Lose Nothing
THEY HAVE LITTLE
FAITH IN AUSTRIA
Refusal to Demobilize Army
Causes Apprehension
in London


ent of the peace conference in ST
INES palace here shortly after noon
aturday when the representatives OF
he Balkan powers departed in high
dudgeon over what they consider the
outrageous counter proposals which were
submitted by the Ottoman delegates
as already outlined in The Sun, has
given rise to grave doubts as to the
ability of the contending parties to make
any advance toward settlement when
| the conference is resumed on Monday
afternoon. BY that time the Turkish
Representatives will have heard from
Constantinople, but it is not believed
that their instructions will authorize
any immediate change in the position
they have taken. At best holdup in
the negotiations seems inevitable while
the European situation is becoming hour
" more dangerous, owing to Austria's
impatience.
The discussion of Macedonian reforms
at this time proved particularly odious
to the Greek representatives, and that
delegation was the first to leave the
picture gallery in st. james palace,
where the sessions are being held. Their
leader. Premier Nenizelos, characterized
the situation as most deplorable. What
is the USE he asked "of our staying
here?" ana in that query seemed TO
voice the doubt felt by most of his coll
leagues.
Other comments heard after adjourn
...l . -. afafat
which the Turkish plenipotentiaries have
aroused by the bold terms of their pro-
posals. For whom then have we
fought y demanded with excited ges-
lures DIR. S. Daneff, the Bulgarian dele
gate. 'What is the return from our
victories y was asked by another. And
from Lazar Miyuskovitch, the Monte
germ, came the threat: Il am going
to pack and return and resume my place
at the front!'' Stoian Noyakeyitch,
whom the Servians call their Bismarck,
with bitterness: "The Turks
have not yet learned that honesty is
the best policy"
Reehad Pasha presided at Satur-
days meeting, which opened at II
o'clock, and threw the delegates in
to immediate confusion when he began
at once to read the counter proposals |
by the Turks. Intense dis
was expressed by the repre-
sentatives of the allies by gestures and
by EXPLANATIONS in their several native |
tongues over the very first article OF
the Turks demands the province |
Of Adrianople was to remain under the |
lrect administration of Turkey. This |
contention promises to be the most Sc
.ious stumbling block in the path OF |
The conferees.
In the general discussion of the Otto
nan proposals which followed all the
,hief delegates of the allies spoke. They
pointed out that the basis of the counter
were entirely different from
hat chosen by the allies in framing
heir peace terms
The basis of the Turkish proposals
lid not recognize the facts of the sit
iation, argued the delegates of the al
les. One of them. speaking to the
Turkish members, said: "You must re-
member that the allied troops are still
I the Tehataldia lines. Unless you
re willing to negotiate on the basis
{ the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of European Tur-
ley any discussion will be futile"
The Turks did not take into consid-
ration, they argued, the territorial
laims of the allies. This was partcu
arly the case in regard TO Macedonia,
there reforms seemed to be the oh
ect in view of the Balkan war.
The speakers in behalf of the Balkan
indicated that the pro-
osals were entirely unacceptable and
ould not form the basis of discussion.
he Turkish delegation was asked TO
nbmit new counter proposals which !
'ould take into consideration the basis !,
{ the terms of the allies.