Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-06


all the detached bodies of Ottoman
troops remaining in Macedonia and
elsewhere as we'll as the Turkish
populations in various parts Of the
theatre of war.
The allied Balkan nations are to fur
nish safe conduct for the revictualling
parties, and the Ottoman conveys are
to be permitted to pass, If necessary,
through forces of the allies.
The blockade Of the Aegean and
Adriatic coasts of European Turkey Ia
to be raised.
The fact that the negotiations for
the armistice were regarded as an In
tegral part Of the peace negotiations
also helped Turkey to secure more
favorable terms than would have
been granted under other circum-
stances,
The refusal of Greece to sign the
armlstice Is susceptible of different in
terpretations. In the first place, as
a tacit armistice has been in existence
for more than a week already, 1t Is
not impossible that the negotiations
may have served to bring about an
agreement on the general principles of
peace terms, such as would promise
the speedy arrangement of a peace
treaty when the conference meets, as
is now expected, in London. In this
case the fact that Greece is standing
out from the armistice protocol would
not be Of great Importance.
In the second place the Greek alb
steption may mean serious split
among the allies, arising from jeal-
ousies concerning the possession OF
Saloniki and the insistence Of the
Greeks on the capitulations of Adrian
ople, Scutari and Janina.
Other points which may influence
the situation are to be found in the
fact that Turkey recently agreed to
conclude a separate treaty with
Greece; that Bulgaria apparently is
| not unwilling to enter in an alliance
with Turkey, and that the allies are
desirous that Turkey shall enter the
Balkan customs league.
There is a rumor in Sofia that a
suggestion has been made to substi-
tute Roumania for Greece in the Bal
kan league. 1t seems clear from the
report that Bulgaria will ignore the
Greek effort to land an army in Gal
| lipolis peninsula and to send her fleet
to attack the Dardanelles, that the re-
lations between Greece and Bulgaria
are greatly strained and these signs
of dissention among the allies, leave
the situation full Of dangerous possi-
bilities.
| It Is reported that France is trying
, to persuade Greece to adopt a less un-
yielding attitude 1t Is understood that
the financial pressure and the exhaus-
tion Of their forces had much to dc
with the willingness of Bulgaria and
Servia to conclude peace, and in this
respect Greece, which gained her VIC
tories with less expense, is better able
to continue hostilities.
| Adrianople was the obstacle which
threatened to wreck the parleys be-
tween the plenipotentiaries of Turkey
and OF the Balkan allies when they
first opened at Baghtche, and Adrian
ople appeared again at the end Of the
negotiations as the most serious him
drance to the attainment of an agree
ment
| During the first session of the dele
gates the Turks absolutely refused tc
consider the surrender of the strong
hold of Adrianople and when the Bull
garians later yielded to them on this
point the Greek delegates shrank back
and demanded time in which to sub
nit the question to the government al
Athens. The reason for the Hellenic
objection to any such submission tc
the desires of the Ottoman represen-
tatives is not far to seek, according tc
the opinion expressed in diplomatic
circles. 1t is pointed out that 1t Is
obvious that if the Bulgarians sac.