New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
Fate of the Islands in the
Egean Sea To Be Left to
the Great Nations for
Future Determi-
nation.
COERCION USED BY RUSSIA
Foreign Minister Declares That Twice
She Has Warned Porte That She
Might Depart from Attitude Of
Neutrality-Turkey's Sin
cerity Questioned.

udN submitted 10 tne VIII or the pow
ers. The Grand Council of the otto
man Empire decided in favor OF ac-
cepting the proposals Of Europe. in
Guiding the ceding of Adranople. for a
peace settlement between Turkey and
the Balkan allies. The meeting took
place at Dolma Bag che Palace, under
the presidency Of Kiamil Pacha.
AS officially announced, the Grand
Council approved the government
point of view. declared its confidence
in the sentiments OF equity voiced by
the great powers and expressed the
wish to see their promises and pro-
posed assistance effecti ely realized"
| IL also asked the government Ito ex-
ert all its efforts to insure in the future
the safety of the country and the de-
velopment Of its economic interests.
| The question submitted by the Turk
ish government 10 the Grand Council
to-day was, SHOULD the recommends :
tons contained in the note OF tho
! European powers he accepted or re-
jected?"
J The government frankly confessed
I itself in favor Of agreeing 10 the sug-
gestion made by the powers. and after
q slight discussion the assembly de-
! oided almost unanimously in agree
ment with the view of the govern
ment
Tomorrow about noon. therefore. the
! Marquis Johann de PallaviCini. the
/ AustrO- Hungarian Ambassador and the
dean of the diplomatic corps at Con
stantinople. will receive a note i'm which
! the Ottoman government agrees to the
proposals embodied in the joint note
with regard to the cession Of the for
tress Of Adrianople and the future dis
| position Of the .Egean islands. and
Ministers Meet To-day.
\ meeting of the Council OF Minis
ters will te held tomorrow morninc
! before the final step is taken.
! The Joint note of the powers advised
/ Turkey to cede Adrianople to the allies
and to leave the fate Of the Iigean
min .tion. I'm return the powers prom
ised their benevolent support so Ions
as Turkey deferred 10 their counsel.
/ The note further called the attention
! of the Ottoman government TO the
grave responsibility ii would assume Il
! by resis,ance'to thcir counsels ii should
prevent the re-esta blishmcnt of peace.
! 1T would only have Itself 10 blame II
: the prolongatiOn Of the war had as !,
/ consequence To put in question the fate
of the capital and perhaps To extend
! hosliities To the Asiatic provinces OF
! the empire
| The document continued that in
/ that case the Turkish government
: could not count on the success Of the
efforts "f the powers TO preserve Il
| from the dangers against which they
had already warned it and which they
once more wanted IL TO avoid"
The powers called the attention Of the
! Ottoman government TO the fact that
after the conclusion Of peace it would
| have need Of the moral and material
( support Of the powers to repair the
evils of war. to consolidate its position
At Constantinople and To develop its
vast Asiatic territories.
Session Of Council Brief.
The meeting of the Grand Council
which was fraught with such grave i'm
portance. was brief. The Sultan gave
an audience 10 the assemblage col
/ lectively. with the Grand Nizier and
the Sheik ul- Islam. The members OF
the council were grouped according to
their professions. the military officials
| civil officials. Senators and ilemas
forming distinct groups.
| About eighty nota bilities were pres
ent. including Senators, high ecciesias-
,ics. state ministers and under secre-
taries of the various government de-
nartments. Former ministers belong
inc In the Committee Of Union and
Progress were not invited to attend
| with the exception of Mahmoud Shefkei
pacha. former commander Of the army
and Aristidi Pacha. both OF whom are
! Senators. The only absentees were
uahmoud Pacha and Hakki Pacha.
,rbe note Of the powers was read
after which Nazim Pacha. the Minister
Of war. explained the military situa-
,;on. The Minister Of Finance then
read a report on the financial situation
and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
made a statement on the foreign situa-
tion.
Nazim Pacha declared that the army
vas eager To continue the war. turkey
might even hope for a measure OF sue
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