Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-16
ENJOYS MEET IN
LONDON TO TRY TO
END BALKAN WAR
Sir Edward Grey
Welcomes Them to
St. James Palace.
SAYS BRITAIN WILL AID
EFFORTS TO END WAR
Immediate Surrender of Sou
tari, AdrianopIe and Janina
Is One of Demands.


of Bulgaria, Servia, Montenegro and
Greece assembled at noon today in
the picture gallery of st. James
Palace to meet the Turkish delegates
in the momentous conference which
Is to settle the question whether
there is to be peace or a continue
ton of the war in the Balkans.
The plenipotentiariee were well
coined by Sir Edward Grey, the Brit
ish foreign minister. His address was
brief, but full of sympathy and good
wishes for the success of the gather
ing. He said in part:
"GentIemen-His majesty the King
desires me to convey to you his well
come and to express his best wishes
for the success of your labors. 1t is
my agreeable duty to welcome you
ment and to say with what pleasure
your presence is regarded in this
country. / assure you that his ma
1esty's government will do all In its
power to promote your convenience
Atmosphere of Impartiaiity.
"you will, I believe, find in this
country an atmosphere OF calm and
impartiality that will be favorable to
your work, and within these rooms.
which you occupy you will be really
on neutral ground where there will
be no politics except your own.
"There are difficulties in all nego-
tiations for peace after a war. ] VIII
not attempt to estimate what tney
may be in your case. They have been
no doubt the subject of full instruc-
tions to each set of delegates from
their respective governments, but
there can be no nobler task than to
overcome these difficulties and to ac-
complish peace as a result of your
own efforts and your work. In this
way you will lay foundations on
which trust will be built, by true
wisdom and craftsmanship. the pros
perity. moral. economic and national.
of your respective countries. Without
that craftsmanship the gains of war
are of little or no worth to future
generations With that statesmanship
the losses of war can be repaired and
bitterness merged in the realization
of the blessings of peace.
All But Greeks in Plebeian Taxis.
"I will say no more except to wish
you success in your task and to as
sure you that you have the goodwill
of every one in the object for which
you have assembled here, and that by
accomplishing peace you will secure
the respect of The whole of Europe"
The chief of each delegation cor
daily acknowledged the welcome and
the sentiments expressed by Sir Ed
ward Grey, who was unanimously
elected to the honorary presidency of
the conference.
The British foreign secretary then
left the gallery and the plenipoten-
tiaries set about the task of arrang-
ing the questions of the chairman
ship, the procedure, the language,
etc, of the conference.
Considering it's historic character
the conclave attracted remarkably
little public attention. Some hundreds
of reporters and photographers and
a few of the general public gathered
In the vicinity of St. James Palace
Otherwise nothing beyond the extra
squads Of policemen indicated any
thing out of the common.
Rigorous precautions have been
taken to prevent the near approach
of strangers to the quadrangle of the
palace. "A strong force of police has
been stationed about the ancient arch
way and will remain on duty during
tho conference.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries were
the first to arrive. They were fol-
lowed at brief intervals by the
Servians. Montenegrins and Bulgar-
ians. All these arrived in plebeian
taxicabs; the Greeks alone rose to
the level of a private automobile.
The negotiators sat for only an
hour and a half, and then adjourned
for lunch. which was served in a
room adjoining the conference cham
Der
The delegates of the Balkan states
before entering the conference cham
Der declared that within this week
either Turkey will find a way to sur
render Adrianople or the war will be
resumed. They believe that Turkey
will yield, unless she is impelled to
resistance by Austrian and German
support.
The peace delegates adjourned inn
mediately after luncheon until Ii
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Chairmanship to Each In Turn.
1t has been arranged that the chair
shall be taken alternately by the dele
gates representing the five nations
concerned, and this is to be done
ALPHABETICALLY. Bulgaria will thus be
hrst and Turkey last.
The principal conditions of peace
demanded by the allies comprise the
Immediate surrender of the Turkish
fortressess Of Scutari, Adrianople and
Janina. TO the garrisons of which full
military honors will be granted; the
evacuation of Eastern Europe by Tur-
Key as far as East Tchatalja to line
to be delimited on the spot; the ces-
sion to Greece of all the Aegean
islands; the annexation of Crete to
Greece. and the payment by Turkey
of q war indemnity and of the ex-
penses incurred by the allies on ac-
count of the Turkish prisoners.
The allies, in return. are prepared
20 grant complete amnesty to the
aussulmau population in the terri