The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-28
1uaGs FleIne DEMANDS.
OTTOMAN DELEGATEs ARE CON.
fRONTED WITH balkan
LEAGUES TERMS.
Provide for Practical Cutting on OF
Empires IAmbs In Eurupe-Porte's
Representative Say Proposals arc
Impossible. but Dipionats Believe
Pcscc WIZ Eventually Result.

LoLdon. Dec. 23.-After several
days of preliminary skirmishins. In
accordance with the cherished tradi-
lions OF Oriental diplomacy. the Tur-
kish delegates today faced the real
attack OF the allies at the ffth meet.
Ing of the peace conference which has
as It's object the settling Of the war
between the Balkan allies and Tur-
key.
The victorious allies laid their most
important cards on the table. These
were In the form Of territorial condi-
lions which they had agreed to i'm
pose on the Ottoman empire. The
demands as set forth were
First The cession by Turkey Of all
the territory west Of a line starting
from point east OF Rodesto on the
Sea OF Marmora. to point In the
Fly OF Maiatra. on the Black sea, and
excluding the peninsula OF Callipoii.
Al5ania's status to be decided Ivy the
powers.
second. The cession of the Aegean
LANDS occupied by the Greek forces
La the present war and by the Italians
an the recent war.
rhird. The cession to Greece Of all
Turkish rights In the Island of Crete.
The allies did not reveal today the
financial proposals which they will
make to Turkey. reserving them for a
future meeting.
Before the allies presented their
specifications today the Turks an
nounccd that this government was
prepared o. proceed with the negotia-
lions, leaving the question OF revic-
ts--!.ns Adri-nople for discussion be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria. They
abandoned their previous request to
provision scutari and Janina.
The formal conference lasted only
= quarter OF an hour. The Turks lis
tened to tn proclamation of the fate
of their European empire without for
NAL comment and asked for an ad-
tournment until Saturday to consider
the allies demands. In the informal
conversation with the delegates which
consumed an hour The Turks asserted
IL would 5e impossible for them 70 ac-
ep, such tsrma. Dytth,t statement is
insvssaSe In meetlhss of this char
meter and Was expected today.
Ths territorial proHts of the war
which the allies will divide are the
same ~ those published In these dis
patches December IL. with the excep-
uon cf tho arrangement Of the pow
ers made for Albania
The allies will recognise the autono-
N" of Albania under the suxerainty of
,he porto but not IL poverelsnty. Al
oania VIII become what Crete was.
and what Egypt 10 In its relation to
Turkey. The sultan VIII be the nomi-
naa ruler. but without political. ad-
ministrstive or military power. He
win have the right to raise. his nag
IN AIbf MA and appoint . resident gov
srnor. but only for the purpose Of
ratifying the decisions OF the local
government.
All the delegates atteoded today's
ssssion. Every one appreciated the
fact that the meeting was to mark the
passage OF the deliberations from the
preliminary stage 90 that Of real ne
gotiations. and that II was destined
TO revise the map OF eastern Europe.
The atmosphere Of the stately coun-
ell chamber was charged with intense
feeling through the proceedings.
N. Novakovitch. head OF the Ser
Wan delegation. took the chair. On
his right was NJ. Nikoiitch. speaker Of
the servian parliament. and on his
le,t NJ. vosnitch. the servisn minis
TER to France. The president Of the
conference asked Reichad Pasha.
head Of the Turkish delegation. to
notlcv the conference as to the in
Etructions he had received from Con-
s-tntuople.
fslchad replied that the imperial
Otoman government had instructed
him ~ treat with all the allies. Greece
inoluded. without any conditions
DtShng with the question OF revic-
tusi,inr ne besieged fortresses.
Bcichsd rasha said Turkey even was
rsady lo lay aside the cases Of Scutari
an Isuioa IS to Adrianople. he said.
MVas s7vn the hospitals were over
croN dnd Women. children and the
age, were flnsring or starving. He
nigh Insist hr said. on provisioning