The Detroit times., 1913-01-07
RECHID PASHA
PLAYING SHREWD
GAME in LONDON
Has the Allies Between His
Terms and the FrOwn
of the Powers
NAMES TURKEYS TERMS.
FOLDS HANDS AND SITS Bl

LONDON, Jan. 7.-lt the Turks
and the allies do not show a dis
position TO reopen negotiations
immediately, the great powers OF
Europe Will intervene. This was
stated today In the house Of COM
mons by Sir Edward Grey, seere-
tary of state for foreign affairs.
Questioned, the foreign minister
admitted that the powers, through
their London ambassadors, were
considering Joint action to bring
about peace In the Balkans, but
he declined 20 90 into particulars.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 7.-Negotl-
.stioHs between Roumania and Bull
narla, over the entire frontier,
which Roumanla insists shall be
corrected, were today suspended
while the representatives on both
sides conferred with their govern
ments for instructions. Rouma-
MIA 10 Iasistlna on additional terri
tory ~ the price Of her neutral
lty In the Balkan war, and Gar
Ferdinand holds the Roumanian
demand excessive.
ROME, Jan. Pope Plus 4. to-
day sent a message to the ambas-
sadorial conversation Of the great
powers In London, requesting
them to exert their influence IN
the Turkish Balkan peace -neoo--
tlations, In behalf Of Palestine.
The pope asked that the holy
land either be wrested from Turk
ish control, or that the powers
undertake to guarantee the perma-
nent sancttty % holy places and
the protection Of Christian pill
orims.
LONDON, Jan. War in the
against Turkey will not DC
renewed before some time next week
Z at all. The peace delegates OF the
Balkan states will give Turkey until
Saturday to request the re-opening OF
he suspended negotiations, 1t was
learned today. Should
he Ottomans make no move for
of the peace conference
he ENJOYS OF the allies plan to them
selves call a meeting OF the confer
snce, for the purpose ~ formally
on the negotiations. Thai
could not be held before
II Is not believed In diplomatic and
military circles that war will be re
1ewed, but In such AN eyentuality the
rarious states of the Balkan alliance
Gould hardly get In action until two OF
.hree days following the formal rup
lure OF the negotiations.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries die
not retire at all, last night. From
he suspension OF the conference until
ar into daylight today, they were
pussy sending and receiving code dis
patches to and from constantinople.
In the meantime, 1t was learned, the
Balkan delegates plan to informally
place the entire situation before the
great powers at the AMBASSADORS
at the foreign ONCE.
When Sir Edward Grey, foreign
called for the meeting OF
II was expressly stated
hat the conversations would be In
formal, non-committal and unofficial
The meeting, therefore, Is without
TO arbitrate the Balkan
angle, but the diplomats could recon-
mend to their governments that a
formal ambassadorial conference
should be called, formally to take VI
the Balkan struggle, and all Other
questions that are now worrying the
great powers.
The situation, 1t was admitted II
diplomatic circles, IL most delicatt
one. The allies will not accept ths
terms offered by Turkey, yet, be
cause they want the good will OF thS
powers, they do not care TO assume
the responsibility OF re-opening hostil
tiles. And that 10 exactly the way
the willy Reehid Pasha put II up II
them. The chief or the Ottomani
made his last proposal and then KEEP
silent. He said nothing about ad
journment or suspension, nor did ht
mention an appeal to the great pow
ers. Il was up TO the allies 10 breal
on negotiations, or 10 sit all nigh
and indefinitely In st. James palace
Neither side wants To assune thu
OF further fighting, fear
Ing the displeasure and the refusal d
" al VI lhC GItab PONOAps ~hN
both, being uncertain as TO the lean
Ings OF the powers hesitate. TO invoke
their aid rs mediators.
Hope was expressed todav that be
tween now aud Saturday, the powers
by subterranean diplomacy, woulC
show the sultan tlat Adrianople has
TO 20. and that before the next meet
ng. the Turkish delegates will be au
to accept practically all the
proposals OF the Balkan allies
There was no confirmation OF Tho
dispatches from Vienna that the
Turkish commander of the city anc
ne leaders OF tho besiegers, were lr
conference regarding the surrender Of
Adrianople. From Athens there was
report that the Greeks had driven
he Turks from one OF the Janins
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