Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02

announced that the Turkish government
in its reply To the note Of
Peace the powers OF the 18th in
CL slant manifests a spirit OF
compromise. The porte
would retain only those parts Of Adrian
ople in which the holy shrines are sit
uated-would have the powers decide as
to the disposal of the right bank of the
Martha river which runs through Adrian
ople: would consent to the dismantling
of the Notifications: would retain the Ae-
gean islands and leave the arrangement
Of the insular regime to the powers. The
porte. with other things. suggests an
autonomous tariff. and asks that the pow
ers maintain the integrity Of the Darda-
nelles and abolish the capitulations. Brief
~ the two last suggestions are cicNerly
added and bear the earmarks of some ca
pa BILE diplomat intent upon capturing the
attention of the powers
DIR. Danef when shown the Turkish re-
Spouse declared that "emphatically it was
not acceptable" Nevertheless. what with
the conciliatory tone of the note. the i'm
preston is that the Turks earnestly de-
sire a renewal of the negotiations with
the object of peace.
The Balkan allies the same day notified
the Turkish government of the termina-
ton of the armistice and the period q;
grace of four days which would date from
4 O'Clock pm. of the Both ultimo.
1t is recognized at Constantinople that
the assassination of Nazm Pasha. com
mander-in-chief of the Turkish army. aud
the consequent anarchy at Tchatal ia and
Constantinople. has proved a severe blow
to the Turkish government now repre-
sen:ed by the so-called party Of union
and progress. 1t was this situation that
precipitated the action of the del, gates of
the allies "a London who decided la ter
inmate negotiations and presented short
note to that effect to Rechad Pacha.
The note said in resume that the pleni-
potentiaries of the Balkan states mad
waited for three weeks for reply to
their last demand. that events in Constan-
tinople had destroyed hope of arriving at
a conclusion. and thus the peace negotia-
tons commenced in London December Ii
We're broken off.
Gen Savof issued an address on the :.0t h
10 the army in which he admonshed
them to prepare for fresh victories. and
that THEY show to the world and to the
enemy that Bulgaria merited respect.
:;
The allies have left in London one rep
resentative each. who are instructed to
remain in order to sign the def
Guards mite treaty which is To follow
r.. the preliminary one which the
Ac1I' allies expect to sign in Adrian
ople
That Turkey has been able 10 play at
London so successfully her characteristic
role of procrastination is not so much
due To that characteristic. but TO the at
titu,it of Roumania. Roumania has de-
ma.ded that Bulgaria conce0e to her GER
tain territories as indemnity for her heu-
trality. when. it is assumed she might
have obeyed the suggestions of certain
power or powers. and cast her fortunes
With the Turks.
The relations of Roumania and Bulgaria
have occupied large space these latter
days in the press of Europe. which right
" conjectureS that it furnishes "A clue to
the obstinacy and methodical procrasti-
nation of the Turkish delegates at Lon
don.
Diplomatic circles charge that Rou-
mania is in intimate relations with Aus
tria and Turkey. and is DESTROYS of en-
ploying the same pressure against Bull
gara that Austria employed effectually
against Servia.
The Times U-ondonl declares that Rou
manas threats of Intervention are pure
bluff The Roumanians have always
been accredited with a proper political
sense. and it is difficult to believe that
she would risk an aggression against her
nelgnDOf IN a moment Antn bulgaria. Is
the chief factor of the Christian allies
against the Turk. Such an act would
create very bad opinion of ROlmania
not only among the allies hut among
the powers.
But there are considerations which have
perhaps induced the Bulgarians to re-
sist the pressure of Rou-
Pressure of mania. First Of all. Rou-
mania was invited to join
NouAoA1o. her fortunes with those
of the Balkan allies in their war against
the Turk and Roumania refused. Rou-
mania fiirted with the Turk and with
Austria and if she has been left out of
the game as it has been played by the
allies that is Roumanas fault and not
Bulgaria's.
Bulgaria's principal reason perhaps for
to listen to Roumania's demands
for territory. at least until she knows
what she herself is to obtain. may be in
the fact, leastways the strong sus-
picion, that Roumania has had from the
entente with both Turkey
and Austria, And this Supposition, not
yet formulated in words. is the cause
that both Austria and Russia modified
their forces in the inception of the Bal
kan war against Turkey. If Russia WAS
coldly Indifferent to the result of the war
of her fellow SlavS and had not mobi-
LIKED as prompt answer to Austria s
can any one doubt but that
Austria would long ago have forced
Roumana to cross the Danube in support
of the Turk?
1t appears that an incident of the con-
ference of the ambassadors at London
has passed unnoticed. at least uncom-
mented on by London correspondentS-tlia
Franco proposed in the conference that
Russia and Austria should be asked to
demobiiZ.. their forces before the question
of fixing the frontiers of Albania WAS eX-
amined 1t was maintained that a free
discussion OF the subject was Impossible
i'm the presence OF a constant menace Of ,
military action. Russia. it should he
said, promptly declared that she would
demobilize if Austria would do likewise.
Austria refused.
Here WAS a page of European politics
disclosed to the conference which must
have been highly instruc-
Austria's tive to the members OF
the conference. This
PretenSlon. pretension on the part OF
Austria TO discuss questions with a gun
in her hand is all the more vexatious
that she had announced that she was
seeking no advantage in the Balkans