The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-12
INDICATIONS POINT TO FAILURE
OF CONFERENCE TO ACCOM-.
PLISH ANYTHING.
POWERS TAKE A HAND
European Countries Will Send Note to
Turkey That 1t Would Be a Fine
Idea to Give Up rianopIe-Mussel-
mans Are Firm and Say They Abso-
IuteIy Refuse to Cede It.

London, Jan. 11.-Diplomacy still is
busy seeking a solution for the Balkan
deadlock. Fears that the peace con-
ference will end in failure and that the
allies will take up arms again, are
stronger tonight than at any time since
the plenipotentiaries came to London.
Unless Adrianople should fall within
two or three days, which none of the
diplomats can foresee, it appears prob
able that the delegates will leave Eng
land before the end of another week.
A note from the powers will be pre-
sented to the Ottoman government on
Monday. 1t is firm in tone and while
recommending Turkey to leave the
question of the Aegean islands in the
hands of the powers makes it clear
that Turkey has no alternative except
to cede Adrianople.
Another note was prepared by the
ambassadors at Constantnople, but
will be superseded by the collective
communication decided upon at Fri
days meeting between Sir Edward
Grey, British secretary of state for for
eign affairs, and the ambassadors.
Since it is necessary to telegraph the
text of this note to the continental
capitals for approval, it cannot be de-
livered before Monday.
All the ambassadors today had sep
arate informal meetings with Rechad
Pasha and Osman Nazim Pasha, the
Turkish delegates, trying, as one of the
ambassadors put it, ito square the cir
Gle" and to discover a middle course
between Turkey, which insists upon
keeping Adrianople, and Bulgaria,
which insists she must have that
town.
Nothing Doing.
The Turkish delegates were immov-
able, and said: Nothing can induce
us to commit suicide. 1t is Impossible
to change our minds concerning the
possession of Adrianople, for which we
have made sacrifices which no other
country has made. The sentimental
and religious value attached by Mus
sulmans to Adrianople can be calculated
by our renunciation of four-fifths OF
our European territory, only because
we wished to keep the Holy City.
"If the war is resumed the allies
may find they have miscaculated then
forces ana llllllllIch lHDSG VI lSlchl.
The position of the powers is diff
cult because their declarations are in
valid unless made by unanimous con-
sent The note practically amounts tc
nothing more than advice.
The Turkish delegation openly de-
clares it knows the porte will not b'
moved by the powers note and viii
answer with stronger refusals thar
heretofore
The feeling in Sofia favors the re
call of delegates, but some are inclined
to remain few days awaiting the eff
feet of the powers note.
Roumana Baked.
Roumanian demands continue to b.
the uppermost topic of interest.
M. Jonescu, the Roumanian ministe
of the interior, whose wife is English
has learned that public opinion i
against Roumania and that that coun
try's action is regarded in the natur
OF blackmail, which, if persisted ir
must mean war with Bulgaria in tn
near future.
A Sofia dispatch says that Rou
mania has received energetic repre-
sentatons from Great Britain an
Russia, which has decided her not t
cross the border as she was prepare
to do.