The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-07
EUROPE BEHIND SCENES AS PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NEAR
 THE BREAKING POINT.
WILL URGE TURKEY TO YIELD
Balkan Allies Reject Latest conces- sion of Turkey and Adjourn Con- ference Adrianople Now
 the Only Sticking Point.

London, Jan. 6.--The first stage of the peace negotiations, which is re- garded by diplomats largely as one of the pretense on Turkeys part to avoid the appearance of yielding to the demands of the allies without pressure from the powers, is over now. It is expected that the second stage will soon begin, with the pow CTS acting behind the scenes and pulling the strings which will com pei Turkey to concede the bulk of the allies demands.
 Without money, her army made uuate and demoralized, her states men realize that Turkey is in no condition to resume hostilities.
 At today's sitting of the confer ence Turkey renounced in favor Of the allies, her rights in the island of Crete and promised further reetifi- cation of the Traeean frontier, but insisted upon the retention of Ad- rianopie The allies declared thas was not satisfactory and suspended the conference.
 That does not mean a rupture of the negotiations. The conference may be resumed either by Turkey giving notification that she has fresh proposals to submit, or by the allies on the ground that they have com munications to make to the Turks. II is expected that the work of the conference will be taken up again at the end of the week when the festi- vities in connection with the ortho- dox Christmas are ended.
 The allies today held a short meet ing before the official sitting and discussed shree possibilities with reference to the statement which Rechad Pasha had been asked to make respecting lhe Balkan ultima tum and agreed on the reply of the allies
 First, if Rechad Pasha's statement was arrogant and provocative, then notwithstanding the adviees of the powers. in favor of moderation, they would break off the negotiations; second. If Rechad were corteous, but the new concessions unimpoTtant they would suspend the conference, third. if Rechad made important con- sessions, without absolutely conced- ing the allies demands, they would adjourn the sitting until Friday, in order 10 allow time to consult their respective governments,
 After the Seryian delegate Stolan NoyakOyitch, opening the session, Rechad Pasha, before reading his statement, made a brief speech. He said Turkey was prepared to give further proof of her conciliatory spirit and desire to avert bloodshed, but he regretted that the allies seem ed determined to coneede nothing on their part and had turned a deaf ear to humanitarin considerations
 He then read the following:
 If we refuse the cession of Ad- rianople. it is because its cession IS impossible for Inc security of Con- stantinople and the Dardanelles. Be- sides must add that we are here with the firm intention to establish a lasting peace with such conditions as will ensure friendly relations and commercial facilities profitable tc both parties.
 We still are ready today to dis cuss the frontier line between TUT . key and Bulgaria, but this frontier must leave Adrianope in Ottoman territory. Wishing to give new proof of our spirit ol conciliation, we con sent to desist from our rights over Crete on condition, naturally that the allies do not claim the cession Of any other islands in the Aegean sea.
 If notwithstanding these enor- mour sacrifices, the allies reject all idea of entering the road to conees sions, wishing to break the negotia- tions, the whole responsibility for the consequences of this rupture will fall on them. In this eventuality We declare all of the concessions made Nuntil today null and void" The Balkan delegates could not