Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12

that 1.-The powers are moving to save
Europe from renewal Of the Balkan
war" are confirmed there is fear that
Europe Is still nursing the 'fetiche' Of
the necessity Of the maintenance OF the
Turk in Europe-for the peace of Europe
We have remarked with some suspicion
the trend OF IIondons dispatches and the
press, which were in accord with the idea
that suggested the ambassadors confer
ence as a sort of side show of the con-
ference Of the combatants
Why Europe should dread the renewal
Of the Balkan war, when Europe is
agreed upon the
Europe breads principle of recog-
Wars Renewal. r ,hs y,e ens o,s'' al q.
lies to the territory acquired. is not APP
parent. The boast by Rechad Pasha that
he had confidence in his reconstructed
army I'm the defenses of Tchatalja has
little weight with military critics in Eu-
rope as we'll as in Turkey. The chances
are that the fall of Adrianople by sheer
starvation may not require further re-
course to arms unless to save the Turk
from himself, for revolution and the de-
struction Of Constantinople have been
threatened
The Balkan allies would renew the war
and complete their undertaking Tor the
good of Europe, for the good of them
selves and for Christianity. undertaking
which is nothing less than the complete
removal of the Turk from Europe. But
for the Intervention of one or more OF
the powers the vanquished Turks would
not have halted at Tchatalja. but would
have continued their disordered flight to
Asia across the Bosphorus to Scutari
He wanted to go there, indeed, Tor he
must be weary Of the role he has been
made to play as a buffer in guarding the
Dardanelles for the peace Of Europe.
The conference at the Palace of ST.
James in London was closed on the 9TH
instant when Rechad Pasha reiterated
his refusal to surrender Adrfanople. The
allied delegates voted unanimously to ad-
journ the meeting sine die. but Rechad,
1t was remarked. was surprised and loath
to go, and would have had another word
before his going. The allies. with per-
feet knowledge of the situation. FASTENED
to accept Rechads refusal and dispersed.
The Balkan ENJOYS. 1T should be added.
were further strengthened in their resolu-
ton to stand for the cession Of Adrian
ople by the information, subsequently
published in the Daily Telegraph of Lon
don, that Bulgaria and Roumania had
reached an agreement whereby all dan
ger of war between, these two had been
dNeTtSu. bultdTids IL was SdlO, "ouiu
cede to Roumania as a reward for neu-
trality q strip of land north of line
running from Olenitz on the Danube to
Cape Gulgral to include S.listria, Rou-
mania to be Unidentified also for certain
expenses caused by the war.
The chairman presiding at the confer
ence on the 9Th instant was Stojan
Novakovitch. the chief of the Servian
ENJOYS, a man of exceptional talent and
Of great firmness. NJ Venizelos. the
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Rechad Pasha that if he had anything to
communicate of sufficient Importance to
justify a reopening the allies would
readily assent. but nothing less than the
mands would meet the case. The suspen-
sion adjourns the conference sine die.
thus enabling resumption II there are
adequate grounds. The armistice would
remain in operation and could not be
rightfully broken.
In the interval when Adrianople falls.
as it appears imminent even now. trouble
is In store for the Turks.
More Trouble and automatically, If We
are to believe the re-
LUZ uIAS. ports from Constantinople,
which represent a spirit of anarchy that
promises evil.
menced in 1853. 1t is meet that it should
be thus at the end.
NJ. Gabriel Hanotaux, former French
minister of foreign affairs, in a recent
article in La Revue Hebdomadaire, eX-
presses the belief that Europe has lost
chance to settle permanently the east
ern question by concentrating Its enofts
than settle definitely this question Of the
Turk The former minister holds that
Europe Is about to make another dun
der in creating something like the Berlin
congress. In the ambassadors congress
he gees the shadow of Bismarck. who, II
living. might behold how foolish were
his efforts.
M. Hanotaux denounces the attempted
resuscitation of the Turk as nothing less
than a crime. He claims that there is
no accord in French and British for
eign policy and that there is lack of
harmony between the allies.
There is some truth in the assertion as
to the relations between England and
France due to the fact that the former
has shown some disposition to fiirt with
the Turk, former love affair in which
England showed decided weakness for
Turkey. NJ. Hanotaux might have men,
toned the party in Berlin who Is also
interested in Turkey. but he does not do
so. AS for the lack of harmony between
the allies. we have proof that although
there was some friction 1T was only tenn
porary and was dispelled promptly by an
agreement to settle all difficulties by a
conference en- famille.
NJ Hanotaux charges that France has
failed to support the Russo-Italian sit
uation in the Balkans" What that sit
uation is Is not at all clear and NJ Hano-
taux does not explain. AS for the atti-
tude of France and England in the Balkan
affair. it proves that an entente is not al
lance any more than Irritation is q mar
ri"ge.
NJ HanotauX in this sort of argumenta-
ton intimates that If he were minister
he had managed the affair much better
Could he have done SO?
NJ. Hanotaux states that the Balkan
armies were masters of the situation up
to the Tchatalja lines when a new tor
entered to hold up 'the allies-"a foreign
prohibition" Who else but Germany
could have the audacity of such hold
up? Would M. Hanotaux. under the cir
than NJ. Poncare. who, undismayed. con-
tinued his work to the admiration of the
diplomatic world. and finally committed
the powers. first to disayowal of the
principle Of the status quo. and then
caused them to subscribe collectively to
the principle which recognized the rights
of the allies to the conquered territory.
II permanent settlement of the east
ern question has resulted from this ac-
ton it may be that 1t avoided European
war. But it is by no means certain that
permanent settlement of the eastern
question has resulted. That can only be
determined when the conference at Lon
don shall have finally closed its doors.
and the allied armies have resumed OPP
erations against Constantinople.
No need to follow NJ. Hanotaux into such