The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
POWERS EFFORTS TO
BRING ABOUT PEACE
ARE UNSUCCESSFUL
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of the ambassadors, but was not consid-
cred serious one. The allies have re-
piled to Turkey with a counter-threat that
they will give all necessary notice of a
termination of the armistice if the Turks
leave the peace conference.
Hope had beea entertained that the din
ner given last night by Paul Cambon the
French amba ssador, to the peace dele
gates, at which the Turks and allies met
for the first time on neutral ground, would
furnish occasion for conversations which
would end the deadlock: but the affair is
described as having been cold and stiff
M. Venizelos, leader of the Greek dele
cation, and his compatriots, are up in
arms against any serious attempt to re
vent Greece from annexing all the Turk
ish islands. They declared today their
grief and Indignation over this phase of
the situation had been augmented by con-
frmation that the initiative for keeping
the islands away from Greece had come
from Italy. which they considered .neir
supporter in the triple alliance.
Nobody" said one of the Greek dele
gates today. "can deny that the islaI.ds
are entirely Greek. They have marin
tanned their nationality throughout CEN
turtles of persecution and made enormous
sacrifices to keep intact their national
characteristics, having their own schools,
chtTches and clubs. Finally, Greece oc-
cupled them, losing lives and money in
doing so. Now the Hellenic flag waves
over them.
Independently from our offer that we
would not use the islands as military
bases, why should we be forbidden 10
keep islands we already have occupied
under the preteNt that such action would
be a threat against the neighboring coast.
and the Bulgarlans be given Adrianople,
which they have not yet captured, and
from which they really could threaten
Constantinople2
THE only phrase thus far ventured as
kind of justification Is that Greece can
not possess all the islands on account of
the equilibrium in the Mediterranean.
The equilibrium never can exist while one
territory belonging to our race is bathed
by the sea under foreign dominion The
Christian powers will have to employ
their dreadnaushts and their cannon to
drive out the Christian Greeks from their
own island and hand them back to the
horrors and tyranny of the Turks.
"Will the civilized world allow such an
outrage? Would not America, the land
of freedom, where so many of our breth
rem have migrated, protest2 That is what
you will see.
zone thing Is sure. no king of Greece
and no Greek premier will put his sigma
ture to a trSatN containing among IFS
clauses the abandonment of these islands.
For the king it would mean abdication;
for Premier Venizelos, he never could re-
turn home"
The Greek delegates say they cannot
imagine Italy as acting in her own inter-
est regarding the islands. and suspect sne
is seeking to please Germany or Russia.
Germany is supposed to aspire to part
of Asia Minor and Russia long has de-
sired to be master of the Dardanelles.
Roumania on Dangerous Ground
The Times asserts there is no doubt
whatever that Roumania made threat
to occupy Bulgarian territory and that
by doing so Roumania prejudiced her
own case. which the newspaper con-
siders never was very convincing.
The Times adds that the fact that ne
gotjations between Roumania and Bull
garia have been resumed in London and
an attempt has been made in Roumania
to deny that any u,timatum was is
sued may be regarded as favorable
sign.
'Should, however. the threat be exc
cuted," the Times continues, 1T is be-
lieved that the Bulgarians would offer
no resistance but leave the whole ques-
ton to be settled by the powers after
the conclusion of peace. Such a high
handed action would completely alien
ate the sympathy of Europe for Rou-
mania"