New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-05
tBy Cable to The Tribune. ]

London, Dec. 5.-Simultaneously With
the news OF the armistice comes the
report from, eeppstantinople that the
Greeks have handed troops in Thracc
and that an attack has been made on
the Gallipoli forts. The report may bc
merely based on what for some time
has been anticipation, but IL the report
is true the event is curiously well
timed. since the terms agreed TO, as
thew are now stated from Sofia. are
very different from those reported
from Constantlnople, to which Greece
took exception.
1t seems probable now, however, that
the whole of the five nations will sign
the armistice after all, especially as,
according to one source, the Greek sig
nature has not actually been refused.
but only withheld for twenty-four
hours. The Athens papers, however.
are bellicose in tone and talk of Greece
carrying on the war singiehanded.
At first sight it would appear that
the armistice conditions are very much
10 Turkeys detriment. Bulgaria OBJ
tains facilities to feed her troops, but
No opportunities are afforded for re-
victualling the besieged fortresses. Ie
must be remembered, however. that
m there are evidently other conditions
OF which we have yet no information
that (s) as 1t was Turkey who sued for
arudstice 1t was only natural that tnA
other side should insist on tho price
being paid, and that 60 Turkey alons
knows how long her besieged garrisons
can hold out.
The last consideration is important.
II the fall of the fortresses within =
brief period owing to lack Of supplies
were certain, Turkey might az well
have agreed to the demand for capitu'
lation at once.
Why London Was Selected.
London is being decided upon as the
place where the actual peace negotia.
tions are to begin. 1t is difficult to see
why the place and the time mentioned
should be selected, unless the parties
have soI.c reason for believing that
side by side with the negotiations there
NAV also be going on a conference OF
the great powers.
It will be noticed that Premier AZ
auth in the House Of Commons yester-
day said he preferred not to make
statement In reference to the suggested
ambassadors conference in London,
and the natural inference seems to be
that a formal proposal for this con-
ference has now been made and tho
official acceptances not yet all received.
It may be taken for granted that tho
proposal would not have been made un-
less favorable replies were assured, AMI
thus we arrive at the probability that
by the end of next week not only the
five nations will be embarked on their
epoch4making negotiations In London,
but that representatives of the great
powers will be engaged in the same
work at the same place.
1t is reported that Austria now has
100000 troops within striking distance
of the Servian frontier. and many ves-
sells are assembled in readiness ia
transport the troops across the rivers
Save and Danube.
with respect to the dispute between
the allies, 1t appears that the Greek
government addressed last Saturday
dignified and touching appeal to the
governments of the allies, beseechins
them to take no. action calculated to
weaken or cndanger the league. At the
same time Greece differed all her naya