New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
NEW STATE IN EUROPE
TO Be CREATED--ALBAN|A
Great Powers Decide Upon
This at AmbaSSadoriaI Con-
ference in London.
SERVIA WILL HAVE PORT
But 1t Will Be Nothing More
than a "Commerciap' One,
According to the De-
cision Arrived At.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

BY Telegraph 10 me lIIpuh''I
London. Dec. 21.-The following ofii-
cial communication was issued AFTER
Yesterdays ambassadorial conference
at the Foreign Office:
1.-THE ambassadors have recommended
to their governments and the 'a''er
have accepted the principle OF Albania"
autonomy, together with a provision
guaranteeing to Servia commercial ao-
cess TO the Adriatic. The six govern
,oents have agreed in principle on the
two points" -
From the use Of the word au'oi,-
onv" instead of independence
NAV, be inferred with a fair degree Vi
confidence that the intention OF the
powers is to retain Albania under the
mammal suzerainty OF the Sultan.
The official statement will be pup
Iished simultaneously this morning III
all the chief European capitals. 1t
may be taken as an indication OF the
earnestness and the accord win winch
all the powers, both those of the Triple
Alliance and those of the Triple En-
tente. are working for the preservation
Of peace and the permanent settlement
Of the Balkan question.
Balkan Delegates Busy.
There was no meeting of the peace
conference between the delegates from
the Turkish Empire and the Balkan
States yesterday, but the meetings are
to he resumed to-day, when it is I'M
derstood that the objection raised by
the Turkish delegates to negotiating
with the Grecian delegates VIII no
longer be pressed.
Yesterday afternoon representatives
of the Balkan States held an informal
meeting to draft definite proposals for
a new boundary. which will be put be-
fore the Turkish delegation. The form
Of this new dclimitation had practi-
calIy been decided upon already. 1t
will he found that Turkey IS asked to
Weld M all Macedonia and Thrace, in
Guiding Adrianople, and accept as the
limit Of her European possessions the
vilayet of Constantinoplc.
II 8 understood that there is no pos
sibiIity Of the representatives. Of the
Balkan states considering favorably
any proposal TO leave Adrianople in
the hands Of the Turks. with or with
out fortifcations, but IT Is possible that
the Turkish request TO preserve for the
Nahometan faith the famous mosque
Of Sultan Selim III will be entertained
if made. There is a very general feel
ing among the Bulgarian delegates
that IL is desirable 10 establish friend
Is relations with Turkey now that the
war seems likely to have been brought
10 an end, and short Of allowing any
Christian province To remain under
Turkish rule. they are ready TO make
any reasonable concessions to Turkish
| feeling
In insisting that the new Turkish
| frontier shall not include any Christian
provinces" said one of the Bulgarian
delegates yesterday. we are really act
| ing i'm the best interests of Turkey.
The Christian provinces under her rule
have been always a source OF irritation
and never of strength. They caused
expense aud did not bring i'm any reye-
nue. They needed garrisons and did
not supply recruits. They have been
nothing but a source of modification.
without these provinces Turkey will be
stronger, and friendship with her
/ Christian neighbors will be made posi-
| BILE
Will Treat with Greece
The Sublime Porte has empowered its
ENJOYS 10 include the Greek delegates
i'm the negotiations FOR peace, and a
messenger with the documents con
tanning this decision is expected TO
reach London to-day. Dispatches re-
ceivcd here from Constantinople say
that the Turks are confident they now