The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Their Efforts Alone Can
Bridge Gulf Separating
Peace Proposals
POWERS HAMPERED
BY LACK OF TIME
Only Two More Days Remain Before
the Armistice Ends-Balkan Dele
gates Think Campaign Will
Allow Them 10 Dictate


London, February 1--In Turkish and
intense of some move by the powers.
either collectively or separately. to avert
the threatened war. Russia and Austria,
the two nations most interested in near
eastern conditions. and Great Britain.
which has peculiar reasons as host of
the conference for wishing to see it sue
ceed. are looked to particularly for an
effort TO bridge the narrow gulf which
separates the peace terms of the COM
batants.
Although the delegates thanked England
in glowing terms for her hospitality, some
of them do not think she gave as much
assistance as she might have. They point
out that they came great distance fror.
the Balkan states to London only because
they trusted that British influence in fa-
vor of peace would make itself strongly
felt. The delegates OF this mind oppose
the idea Of returning to London for this
A Basis of Peace
Ambassadors of the powers met today
and later notified their respective gov
ernments that the sense of the meeting
was that the Turkish reply to the powers
note afforded a possible basis for resum-
Ing peace negotiations. They suggested
bringing this view to the attention Of
Bulgaria, but any attempt by the powers
toward a reconciliation OF the belliger-
ents is harnpered by the fact that only
two days remain before the armistice
ends.
The Turkish delegates have received in
structions from their government to re-
new the declaration TO the representa-
tves OF the powers and to the British
foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, that
Turkey desires peace and has made great
sacrifices to attain this object, as well
as TO show Difference to the powers wish
but cannot be expected to accept terms
wounding her dignity and causing inter-
nal disorders.
Rechad Pasha and Nazim Pashs, speak
ing to the ambassadors, added 10 the
foregoing statement such strong express
sions of their desire for peace and such
condemnation Of what they called r'',ne
ungenerous conduct of the allies, and
their adviss bility Of the 'Delligerents
reaching compromise that they gave
the Impression that the Ottoman gov
ernment perhaps is ready TO make fur.
ther concessions in the matter Of ADRIAN
opie.
The Balkan plenipotentiaries. speaking
for publication today. reasserted their
desire for another campaign which woubl
make them absolute dictators Of peace
on their own terms. and would satisfy
their ambitious to absorb European Tur.
key entirely, which would include Corr
stantinople Dr.. Danef head Of the But
garians, said:
Union Is Not Bluff
1--WE leave England having shown the
world that the Balkan union Is not q
blur, but a real sn1 important factor
in near eastern politics. We intend that
our alliance shall remain alive and in
tact.
..Tbe feature OF the situation which
stands out is the unity of the great pow
ers and the fact that none of them de.
sires to take advantage Of the troublous
state of affairs in the near east. am
convinced that all the powers desirs
peace. The allies will always regard the
collective note Of the powers to Tur-
rcy as their Magma charter.
s.The immediate future rests with rifles
and guns Probably the contest will be
short and sharp. Probably there is IN
store for the world a bigger surprise
than the earlier events OF the war pro-
viaed.
II have noticed IN some quarters dis
position TO accuse us of not exhibiting a
conciliatory spirit. Is the public aware
that in Difference to the powers, the allies
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