The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-28
TURKEYS REPLY ID ALLIES DEMANDS ID BE MADE TODAY Interest Has Shifted From This Phase of the
 Situation AUSTRIA'S ACTIONS
 ABSORBING TOPIC Turkey Trying to Disrupt Allies, But They Present as Solid Front
 as on First Day of the
 Negotiations

London. December 27.-Turkev's reply to the demands made several days ago by the Balkan allies as a basis for peace In southeastern Europe will be delivered tomorrow to the peace conference in st. James palace. Interest. however, again has shifted from this phase of the situa- tion and is .centered tonight in the ques- tion of what are intentions of Aus tria with, respect to the Balkans.
 The peace delegate are prepared to consider the reply of the Ottoman govern ment and it's counter proposals startling though the latter maly be, as simply points for future negotiations. It is well known that Turkey has not the least and also that she has no intention of resuming a war which may result in fur ther disaster to her.
 Attempt to Tempt Allies
 This aspect of the situation seems to re- ceive confirmation from the fact that several attempts already have been made unofficially by members of the Turkish delegation to get the Montenegrin, Ser vian and Greek delegates to reeede from the demand that Adrianople be surren- dered, promising in return that Turkey will not object to their respective en- largement territorially. These advances, and reports enanating from Constant- nople that Bulgaria is negotiating terms direct with Turkey there. are considered to have as their basic purpose an at tempt to divide the allies.
 Representative of the Balkan states, however, have resisted all temptations placed in their way and today present as united a front as they did the first day Of the negotiations and are just as determined as ever to have their owa way in concluding peace.
 Instead of diminishing excitement Is growing among the Servian and Montene- grin delegates over what are considered Austria's plans in the Balkan That the dual monarchy seems determined t9 carry ont these plans Is considered to be proved by the fact that she has not be- gun 10 denobilize the big army sho recently called to the colors. It is now considered certain that at the resumption of the ambassadoral conference January 2 Austria will urge the representatives of Europe to make the territory of au- Albania as large as possible, including in it Prisrend, Djacova and even Scutarl.
 Austria Tempting Montenegro
 Meanwhile Austria is tempting Mon- tenegro by proposing in exchange for Austria's support and the occupation of Scutari by Montenegro that Austria bel given possession of the mountains domi- mating Cattaro which thus would become such an impregnable naval stronghold as to make the Vienna government the real master Of the Adriatic sea-
 Italy the power chiefly interested, op- poses such a scheme that gives her rival the coveted supremacy on the sea which once was considered a Venetian lake Russia equally is anxious to prevent the Austrian project which, if successful, would stifle forever the muscovite ambi- ton to obtain an outlet in the Adriatic.
 Montenegro considers that the scheme would be fatal to her very existence as Scutari is the real soul of the country while the loss of the mountains above Carrato, besides depriying her of strong weapon against Austria would put the in Austrian hands as from those cannon could dominate Get tinje.
 Austrias project is causing dissatis- faction against the triple entente, which IS accused of acting against its own inter ests in failing to defend the Bdlhans'
 The Servian delegation observes that IL has only asked a port for the free devei- opment of the country without Austrian "rhis port, the SerYans say. although already conqueredi by our arms, has been taken from us in defer- encc to the will of Austria. The triple entente also meekly acquiesced to the will of the triple alliance when it consented to the formation of an artificial Albania composed of all the territories which Aus tria covets for herself, granting to Ser
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