Arizona republican., 1913-01-05
Bulgarians Declare Turkey Must Recede From Her Proposal to Retain Ad- rianoplc or Negotiations Are at an End
OTTOMAN SAYS
 THIS IMPOSSIBLE
Points Out That of Over Million Population Only One-Tenth is Bulgarian While Remainder Are Loyal Turks
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHl

LONDON, Jan. 4-Unless Turkey or the Balkan states can be prevail ed upon to recede from the present stiff -kneei attitude. the peace nego- tiationse have arrived at a deadlock and Mondays meeting will be the last of the conference The Turkish delegates strongly affirm they have offered all they can concede. The Balkan delegates protest with equal Nehemence that the ottoman empire must surrender to them what they consider the spells of war.
 The diplomatic battle line has been drawn at Adrianople If Turkey will consent to cede the ancient capital and the strongest fOrtresses now in vcsted-so far as imperial witnesses can judge beyond all hope of relief, all the minor questions can be ar ranged The Turks declare they will rot give up Adrianople under any circumstances and the allies declare they must The allies insist that Turkey must meet the ultimatum presented on Friday without change of any details and the Turks declare the terms offered on Friday are the limit to which they will go.
 The yielding of Turkey on the question of Adrianople will undoubt- edly pave the way for q general settlement. pr. Daneff head of the Bulgarian delegation. announced to- cay that unless the sultan's envoys accept. without the alteration of a word. Fridays ultimatum. he and his colleagues win pack their baggage on Monday and leave London on Tues day. and that their armies will giy" battle at the TchataIja lines tho moment the period fixed by the arm isticc expires
 This constitutes one of the most dramatic conflicts in the history of diplomacy: yet the situation was fcreseen and expected from the first. Only those innermOst in the councils know whether the negotiations will be finished on Monday or whether they will just begin then. Events have moved swiftly in the last few days. When the allies delivered their ultimatum yesterday, an answer to which was demanded by Monday af- ternOOn, Rechad Pasha, replied promptly and theatrcally that it was not necessary to wait until Monday; he could reply on Saturday just as we'll Today Rechad Pasha requested postponement until Monday For this action he made two explanations. One was that the Turks desired to give the allies time to consider their position: the other was that the porte had ordered him to await fresh in structions The allies are inspired with satisfaction by the latter state ment. thinking the Porte is waverinG on the question of Adranople. Re chad Pasha affirmed otherwise say ing: After she has Ceded more ter ritory than that which the entire all lied states had before the war, Tur- key will no: suffer undeserved hu- miliation by coding what is chung to more because of sentiment than for territorial value Besides Adrianoplc is Mussulman town par excellence
 in it's Villayet population of 1,1S0.O00, only one-tcnth of which is Bulgar- ian"
 Osman Nizami Pasha supported Rechad. asserting the instructions 1 from Constantinople were inspired ] by public opinion and the Warlike en- thusiasm of the troops at Tchatalja. After we declare this in the sit 1 ting of the conference Monday he said. If it breaks up the negotiations as the allies assert it will, we will pack our belongings and go.
 Dr. Daneff in an interview. repeat i ed Nizami Pasha's threat for the al lies, saving he would depart if the 1 terms were not accepted. BehlnC
 this remains the fact the Turks arc endeavoring to persuade the powers
 to intervene and take the burden o
 ceding territory from their shoulders making inquiries of the powers as t'
 what is likely to be the allies ire
 ducable terms particularly in th' matter of the debt saddled on the ter
 ritories. which will probably be ceded The Balkan plenipotentaries held most important council this afternoon
 The Greek. Servian and Montenegro delegates asked Dr. Daneff to stat frankly the real condition of the Bul earian army, because were they t' adhere to Fridays ultimatum the! must be in position to make deed follow words pr Daneff. in solemn declaration. affirmed that the Bul
 earian army is now in better shap'
 than when the war began. some de
 fects which then existed have beel
 corrected; preparations which betor