The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
Balkan Allies Present Note
to Head of Turkish
Delegation
FRESH PROPOSALS
MAY AVERT WAR
Turkey Will Deliver Reply to Balkans
Today-Consequences of the Note
Presented by Balkans May
Be of Gravest Nature

| London, January 29.-rhe' peace negotia4
tions. which reached deadlock over the
eession of Adrianople ON January were
finally broken today by note which the
plenipotentiaries OF the Balkan allies pre-
sented to Rechad Pasha. head of the Turk
ish delegation
Notwithstanding this rupture there still
are optimists in the diplomatic world who
hope resumption of the war may yet no
averted. either through fresh proposals
that Turkey is reported TO tbe including
in the note she viii deliver to the powers
tomorrow or through the fall of Adrian-
ople before activities can be begun again
at the Tchatalia lines.
A majority of the Balkan delegates re-
fuse to admit the likelihood of either ecn-
| tingency believing that the life Of TIE
Young Turk government depends upon
the resumption OF war even though the
allies were willing to postpone the con-
tliot. They are CT the opinion that the
present failure OF diplomcy Is. at the
worst only an interlude, however for
they will leave four representatives m
London TO undertake the settlement
anew.
Grave Consequences May Follow
Rechad Pasha. after receiving the note.
| said:
1.-The consequences may be of the
gravest nature. The responsibility not
alone with the allies. but with tho po@
ers. who encouraged the Balkan stat
and have shown 10 fairneys toward IT.
key. although before thekway they
solemnly proclaimed the principle Of
1 1l,.,, an n
The plan of ths allied goyernmeH
far as the plenipotentiaries are iuforn-
is tot concentrate their forces oa Adrian-
ople Immediately after the expiration u
the prescribed four days, I We surrender
of that fortress does not ,Yccur in the
meantime. They. believe tiaf af few days
hombardment BY the bis saege batteries
which now sur-otril AdrienPpie VIII bring
| about it's capitulation
! The Balkan representatives declare
! that all reports that Roumania would
aid Bulgaria against Turkey are un
| founded. and they add that IL Roumania
! should take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity to gain her territorial claims by
force while the Bulgarian army Is
gagged with Turkey, Bulgaria would let
/ her occupy the territory she demands
But as soon as the Bulgarian army dis
/ posed of the Turks the Bulgars would
| turn their attention TO the Roumaniars
and attempt to make them pay for this
racial disloyalty. which the Bulgarians
consider would be treason.
Preliminary Treaty
The allies expect that preliminary
treaty of peace win be signed in Adri
anople by the victorious Bulgarian and
Servian generals. aud this will be EN-
bodied in the treaty which will be con-
eluded In London. for which each dele
cation is leaving one representative
| in London to await the reopening Of
/ the conference. They Will be: For Bull
garia, Michael Madjoroff, minister at
| London; for Greece. Stephanos Skolou-
dis: for Montenegro, NJ. Fopovitch, for
merly minister at Constantinople. and
for Servia, Or. u. NJ. Neniteh, minister
| to France.
Most of the other delegates will leave
/ here before Monday The Greek pre-
niier. Eleutherios Nenizelos, VIII visit
Vienna. Belgrade Sofia and Salonild on
his omeward journey and this is con-
| sdered tangible proof that the allies
are preserving that unity that aston
| ished Europe at the beginning OF the
war.
The Balkan delegates reiterate that
| the allies are agreed on all questions,
being fully cognlzant of the fact that
their power lies In maintaining and
| Strengthening their compact. Thus IL
has been arranged in general terms that
| Salonil<i shall be under the codominion
of Bulgaria, Servia and Greece. and
| that IL differences arise between mem
bers of the alliance which cannot
/ be arranged amicably the contending
parties must defer to arbitration.
Or. Daneff, head of the Bugarion dele
CATION, and M. Mishu, the Roumanlan
| minister to Great Britain, signed pro-
| tocol today embodying the views of both
| nations on the Rournanian claims for
| territory which gives her Slustria. The
protocol will furnish the basis for the ne
| Eotiation.
| Roumania bases her demands on the ar
gument that the war has occasioned sucn
| changes in the political equilibrium that
| guarantees for the future friendship OF
| the two nations have become necessary.
| The Bulgarians declare that Roumania
has increased her demands since renew
al of the war has been threatened, and
assert that no Bulgarian governmene
| could grant the cesson of territory Rou-
mania asks for
The text of the note handed by the
Balkan delegates to Rechad Pasha was as
follows:
'''rhe plenipotentiaries of the allied Ball
kan states having since the suspension
ef the work of the peace conference
an aited in vain for three weeks the re-
riv OF the Ottoman plenipotentiaries 70
their last demands. and events which
have occurred in Constantinople appear
ms to have destroyed hope of arrival at
| -@~-~---~~~~---~- ->--->-->------------~---~~---
fContiuneJ ON Page NineD