The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04


penetrated. This coast line, as the bird
MES, measures over 80 miles, In addi-
ton to Adrianople this rectifcation of
the frontier would leave in Turkeys hand
also Mustapha Pasha, Kirk-Kilisseh and
the whole theatre of the present war The
experts of the allies estimate that Tur-
Key Is asking 5000 square miles of terri
tory more than the allies are ready to
give her
Terms Unacceptable
Each leader of the allies, after the
turkish terms had been presented, de-
ciaied that they were unacceptable end
insisted on Turkey accepting those pro-
posed by the allies. 1t was then that NJ.
Miyuskoyitch issued, orally. what seemed
practically to be the ultimatum of :he
allies.
The allies delegates said NJ. Miyus-
kovitch, see with regret that the Otto
man delegates take no account of the
results of the war and the allies conse-
quently would be justified in breaking off
the negotiations. In order, however, to
anord fresh proof of their conciliatory
spirit, they request the Ottoman dele
gates to make them at sitting at 4
O'Clock Monday afternoon, January 6, a
rcIosition on these terms
Here NJ. Miyuskovitch submitted Il
counter proposition to that of the Turks.
A summary of its follows:
Ffrst-Turkey shall renounce whatever
rights she possesses over Crete, leaving
the allies to settle with the protecting
powers the other points concerning the
island.
Second-Turkey shall cede uncondition-
ally ell her islands In the Aegean archi-
pelago, including those professionally held
by Italy.
Tbird-The allies propose such reoti1-
cations of the frontier as will include
Adrianople in Bulgarian territory.
M. Miyuskovitch added that the allies,
already having been most generous in re-
peatedly giving Turkey time to reconsider
the situation, would wait no longer than
Monday for Turkeys answer embodying
substantially such terms as would be pos
sible as a basis for further negotiations
Practically an Ultimatum
The tone of the Montenegrin's state
ment gave it the character of an ulti-
matum. All the delegates understood
this, including Rechad Pasha. who lost
the calm independence aud impassibil-
ity of the first days of the conference.
AS an able fencer he quickly tried to
parry the stroke of his opponents and
annul the gravity of M. Miyuskovitch's
statement by declaring that he believed
he would be able to resume Saturday
afternoon discussions on the points OBJ
jected to. The allies had no objection
and the sitting adjourned until tomor-
row afternoon. Immediately after ad-
journing, speaking to the Associated
Press, Rechad Pasha said1
"As you see, appetite comes with
eating as our proverb says. We have
made the allies incredible concessions
which they themselves
AA1s tot. xrrI,s l.
on their side nothing has been at
to meet us halfway. How then
can compromise be possible? BY this
time the allies should have been con-
WINGED that nothing can make us will
ingly renounce our European metrop-
Oils"
The allies on the other hand are de-
termined to have what they have de-
manded They believe that Turkey by
hook or crook in the end will find a
solution for satisfying them. They are
of other propositions to dis
cuss after they settle the question Of
division of territory, chiefly the war in
demnity that should be asked of
One of the leading delegates tonight
discussed the situation.
Turkey must take into consideration >
he said, that the principal reason why
we agreed to the armistice was that she
made us understand she was ready to |
meet our conditions. While it would be |
desirous to avoid the useless butchery of i
men to force the Tchatalja lines and en-
ter Constantinople, which would raise in
international questions con-
cerning the Ottoman capital. now that
Adrianople is about to fall 10000 of our1
troops surrounding that city would be |
freed to join the others at Tchatalja |
Then. diSreRardinQ the COnSidera tioO |
which restrained us before, we could |
march on Constantinople and dictate con-
ditions from there, as Prussia did to |
France in 1871 from Paris"
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