The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-13
REPORT DECLARES
OTTOMAN CABINET
WILL QUIT POSTS
Indicates Preponderance of
the Influence of the
War Party.
TURKEY BLAMED FOR
PRESENT RUPTURE
Rechad Pasha Replies that He is not
Responsible for the Suspension of
More Determined than Ever.
the Conferences Work-Greece il

London, Jan. lathe British Sec
retary Of state for foreign affairs. Sir
Edward Grey, and the ambassadors of
the powers have made representations
to Rechad Pasha regarding the pro.
jected departure Of the Turkish dele
gates-which is equivalent to a defln-
lite rupture Of the peace negotiations
Tor which Turkey is considered re.
sponsible.
| In reply, Reichad Pasha said that
ne was not responsible for the sus-
pension Of the work Of the confer
ence. which was declared by the al
lies, not only without asking his opin-
ion but without even allowing him
to express 1t when he begged to do so,
He had waited week. hoping that re-
f1ection would bring the allies to more
reasonable and moderate views, but as
no move had been made on their part
IN this direction and no desire had
been manifested to hear what further
rectification Of the frontier Turkey
was prepared to indicate-naturally
without ceding Adrianople-theT Turk
ish plenipotentiaries could not remain
in London indefinitely.
| Asks Instruction.
/ In Difference to England. which had
treated them so Hospitality and out OF
! regard for the other powers. whose
ambassadors regretted the rutpre OF
the negotiations. Reichad Pasha con.
sented to telegraph to Constantinople
asking definite instructions.
The allies also are tired Of waiting
They do not believe the note which
the powers will present at CONSTANT.
nople will have the desired effect, but
not wishing to take a decisive step
without due notice to Europe, they
have notified Sir Edward Grey and
the ambassadors Of their intention
to denounce the armist!ce contempor-
aneously with or shortly after. the
presentation Of the note to the porte.
The allies will be ready to resume
the war four days later. In fact. ii
Is remarked that Greece has never
nothing more to conquer. while. with
respect to Montenegro. the armistice
has never been observed by Turkey,
whose soldiers have made frequent
sorties from Scutari. Therefore the
resumption Of hostilities really con-
Germs only the Tracean field of opera
tions where the activity OF the allies
seems to he limited to the conquest
Of Adrianople. The Balkan military
experts here think that under present
conditions Adrianople can be taken in
few days by the sacrifice Of 5000
men.
Greeks arc Determined.
The Greeks are more determined
than ever to hold the Aegean islands.
as we'll as Salonika. Regarding Sal
onika they say:
"War gave 1t to US. and only war
can take 1t away"
All the responsibility for the gravity
Of the situation is placed by the allies
on Europe. which. they say. after hav-
| ing encouraged them to conclude an
armistice and come to London-even
holding contemporaneously a confer
ence Of the ambassadors to facilitate
matters--fnds itself impotent. be-
cause of lack of accord. to adopt
measures compelling Turkey to obey
its will.
This failure or agreement. even If
manifested in a passive manner. the
allies point out. gives announcement
to the Turks, whose hope Is that they
will succeed finally as they have in the
past. in playing off the powers. one
against the other.
The attitude of the powers. 1t is ad-
ded. also encourages Roumania to
take an unfair advantage Of the situa-
tion, forgetting that only short time
ago the Roumanians and Bulgarians
were under the same yoke and fought
shoulder to shoulder the same battles
for independence.