The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-11
Italian Says Concessions will
be Necessary Concern
ing Aegean Islands.
TURKISH DELEGATES
WILL LEAVE LONDON
Turk Says He Is Glad Europe H.s
Learned "What Sort of a sw1r..
Herd" Balkan People are-or..k
Representatives up in Arms.

ILL. esCuatlOn was evident to.
The Italian Ambassador in ron.
don. who spent years IN rnns.on ~ In
tinople. declared today thai r. The
powers were to press Turkey To
cede AdrtanOple, some Concession
would be necessary concerninr
the Aegean Islands.
Otherwise" he said. ..tl,e
pSetomans Sns in their despair would
&c ocome Wild animals. capable of
Turkish delegates confirm tho
report that they will leave Lon.
u the allies do not change tlseir
voys said: ~1s&. e"'
I'VE are clad that Europe now
mas learned what sort ~
swine.herd these Balkan neonle
s. We know them of old"
Ambassadortal Conference Met.
ao.,o1 Eonoon. Jan. 1.-THE ambassa.
once today. but the only information
given out was that the meeting had
arrived at no important decision and
ma nad been adjourned until Mondav.
Inc ambassadors would not confirm
reports that naval demonstration
nad been planned as a last resort n
inf uence Turkey. ~
turkeys threat to withdraw her
aI,;e pnas ueiegates early next week IL the
aL'ies retuse further compromise in
their demands was discussed at to-
DAYS sitting of the ambassadors hit
was not considered serious one. The
1eiegates a.. Of the allies have replied to
tha. Turkey with counter threat that
tney Will give all necessary notice of
termination of the armistice now in
enect e, IN southeastern Europe II the
TURKS leave the peace conference.
M ventzelos. leader of the Greek
oelegation. and his compatriots are
up IN arms against any serious at
from annexing all the Turkish islands
Iney declared today their INDICATION
over this phase Of the situation had
neen augmented by confirmation that
the initiative for keeping the Islands
away from Greece had come from
ltaly. which they considered their SUP
porter in the triple alliance.
Xxx: ST:.gSB oLDE mfwyp mfwy m
Nobody can deny that the islands
deIeennS dee entirely y.d Greek" one Of the Greek
maintained their nationality through.
out centuries of persecution, and
made enormous sacrifices to keep in
tact their national characteristics.
having their own schools, Churches
and clubs. Finally, Greece occunied
them. losing lives and money In do
ing so. Now the Hellenic flag waves
over them.
What arguments can be opposed to
our claims? That Samothraki Imbros
ana an Lemnos are too near the straits
OF the Dardanelles and the other ISL
ands too near Asia Minor. and that
We might threaten the Dardanelles or
the Asiatic continent? Independent
ly from our offer that We would not
use the islands as military bases. our
only desire being to reunite the Hell
!eElc family. why should we be for.
bfdden to keep islands we already
have occupied, under the pretext that
such action would be threat against
the netghboring coast. and the Bull
garians be given Adrianople, which
they have not vet captured. and from
which they really could threaten Con-
The only phrase thus far ventured
as kind of justification 10 that Geerce
cannot possess all the islands on &C.
count of the equilibrium in the Medi-
This equilibrium never
can exist while one territory belong
ing to our race is bathed by that sea
under foreign dominion.
The Christian powers will have to
employ their dreadnoughts and their
to drive out the Christian
Greeks from their own islands and
hand them back to the horrors and
tyranny Of the Turks.
For the king it would mean abdica-
ton: for Premier Venizelos. he never
could return home
The Greek delegates say they can
tv~Na ovlv 90 a.. L. -
Interest regarding the islands and sus-
pect she Is seeking to please Germany
or Russia. Germany is supposed to
aspire to a part Of Asia Minor and
has had a long standing desire
to be master Of the Dardanelles.