The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
DELEGATES IN
| A DEADLOCK
London Conference Again
Adjourned and ENJOYS
Pessimistic
THE TURKS MAKE
NEW DEMANDS
Will Admit Greeks, but In
sist on Revictualing of
Adrianople

London, Dec 23.-The fourth meeting
of the peace conference, which began at
o'clock Saturday afternoon under the
presidency Of NJ. Mjuskovitch, the chief
of the Montenegrin mission, resulted in
a deadlock which might be called in
surmountable.
Soon after the opening of the session
Reehid Pasha, the chief Turkish pleni-
potentary, informed the delegates that
! the instructions which he had received
from Constantinople allowed him to adj
NIT Greece as a party to the negotia.
tons. This, it was Immediately thought,
would ease the path of the conference,
but the. idea was soon dispelled by Re
child Pashas further announcement that
he had received supplementary instruc-
tions in regard to Adrianople. These
We're TO the effect that in return for
the Portes willingness to admit Greece,
Turkey asked for the reyictualling of
the besieged towns, especially Adrian
ople.
This demand greatly surprised the
Bulgarians, who decided to hold a pri-
vate consultation among themselves.
Gilman Nizam Pasha made speech in
which he supported the demand OF his
colleague, Rechid Pasha, and warmly
appealed for the rev.etualling of
Adrianople, mainly on humanitarian
grounds. The Bulgarians, however, were
obdurate and brushed the arguments OF
AZ ID Il, 4 -.
that they would rather resume the fight
ing than agree to the demand.
The allies once more showed a united |
front and told the Turks that the ques-
ton of the revctuallng of Adrianople !
was a military one which had been fully |
discussed and settled by the generals |
simos of the two belligerents at |
TehataHja Moreover. the allies said,
they were assembled to discuss matters
relating to peace protocol and not
matters relating TO the armistice, which I
was outside the scope and competence
,f the conference, the only object of
which was peace.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries then
andeavored to discover the true inten-
ions of the allies, saying: Since you
will not accept the revctualling of
Adrianople as a preliminary for dis
'ussing peace terms, will you then tell
is on what conditions you will make
,eaee?" The allies refused to be drawn
n and pointed out that since the Turk
sh delegates did not have plenary pow
RS to negotiate they could not lay those
erms on the table at the conference.
Rechid Pasha then declared that in
lew OF the new situation which the
lies by refusing the Turkish demand
ad created he and his fellow delegates
aust refer the matter to Constantinope.
his was agreed TO and the conference
diourned to O'Clock Monday after
Don. There is reason to believe that
l view of the impasse the Balkan dele
ates will acquaint their respective gov
with the new state of things
nd ask for instructions.
A wave of pessimism swept the diplo- ,
atic atmosphere of London last night ,
nd even NJ. Danetr. the leading Bull
lrian delegate, who has hitherto main
lined splendid optimism, viewed the
ew situation with grave misgivings !
n the other hand, there is ground for 9
Ie hope that if there is no settlement !
the meeting to-day it is likely that i
he of the great powers will come
rward and offer its friendly Offices /,
it'll view of seeing how far the gulf ,
n be bridged. :,