The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-15
REASONABLE TIME GIVEN TO THE
POWERS TO PRESENT NOTE
TO THE TURKS.
GLOOM AMONG M0SLEMS
Outlook for tho Mussulmans Is Not
Very Bright, as Balkan Delegates
Declare Their Peace Terms After
Second Resort to Arms Will Be Far
More Strict Than Now Proposed.

London, Jan. 14.-Unless unforeseen
events should change the current of
affairs, war in the near-east will be
resumed within a week. The allies,
convinced that the Turks merely are
drifting without a fixed policy, have
determined to end the seemingly fruit
less debates and wire-pulling by re-
summing military operations where
they were left off more than a month
ago.
The Balkan Kingdoms, moreover,
are anxious to obtain relief from the
heavy burden Of maintaining armies
on a war footing indefinitely. Wish
ing, however, to observe all diplomatic
courtesies, they have given the. powers
a reasonable time to agree on the
note regarding Adrianople, frame it,
and present 1t to Turkey. If Turkey.
as, seems probable, fails to yield to
the note, the Balkan kingdoms have
agreed to call another sitting of the
conference through Sir Edward Grey
or lRechad Pasha, who, according to
the rotation followed, would be the
next presiding officer, and announce
definitely their intention to break off
negotiations.
Immediately afterwards the Servian,
Bulgarian and Montenegrin command
ers will notify Turkey that hostilities
will be resumed within SO hours.
No Faith in Note.
The allies ave no faith in the eff
ficacy of the note the powers will
present to Constantinople. The OF
toman government failed today to
convene. the grand council and appar-
emily has no intention of meeting the
allies ultimatum on A~drianople. The
allies feel hat the note of the pow
ers Is couched in too mild terms to
be effective and that Turkey Will
know it means nothing, because the
powers will be unable to agree on CO.
ercive measures
The allies say that it is easy to
predict the course. of events. They
predict that Turkey will be ready to
cede Adrianople after the allies have
stormed Tchatalja, but the Balkan
delegates assert that their peace
terms after a second resort to arms
will be far different to those Turkey
is now rejecting. They declare Bull
garia will require. that the frontier of
the territory she will demand must
extend to the very gates of Constan-
tinople. They suggest a war indem-
nifty of 5000, 900, 900 or more.
Diplomats consider the outlook for
Turkey as of the gloomiest character.
Kiamil Pasha's resignation as grand
vizier may be the next development.
It is feared this would be followed by
anarchy. The country is hard
pressed for money and the condition
and spirit of the army are matters OF
doubt.
The decision definitely to break up
the peace conference. in London sim
m~ltaneously with the presentation to
the Turkish government of the note
OF the European powers was reached
today by the. chiefs of the various
delegations of the Balkan allies.
The resolution of the representa-
tives of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro
and Servia will be communicated to
the porte in a formal note. At the
same time it was decided 70 instruct
the commanders of the armed forces
of the allies in the. field to terminate
the armistice which has been in OPP
Grafton since December 3.
Since that date hostilities between
Bulgaria and Servia on the one side
and Turkey on the other have entirely
ceased. Greece, which did not sigr
the armistice protocol, however. has
continued fighting against Turkey