The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-24

LONDON. Jan. 23-Turkey, re-
scinding by an overwhelming public
opinion the decision Of her grand
council today to turn Adrianople over
to the allies and thus bring peace, is
tonight in the power of the defiant
Young Turks, who have seized the
government. instigated a revolt In
Constantinople, and declared that they
will preserve the sacred national
honor of the Ottoman empire or per-
ish in the attempt
Thus the Balkan situation, on the
threshold Of peace last night, is black
er than ever and nothing can pre-
vent a resumption of the war The
Balkan delegates have cabled their
governments to proceed at once with
war preparations and concentrate
their strongest forces ar Tchataija
and before Adrianople.
The diplomats and their plans for
peace have been thrown into utter
confusion. and what the next move
will be cannot be conjectured The
powers committed themselves TO the
support of the allies and can hardly
recede from that position.
Soldiers Take Oath.
It was learned tonight that the
Turkish soldiers on the Tehatalja
lines had taken oath that Adrianopfe
should not be given up, and that they
would start a revolution to overthrow
the dynasty should the porte attempt
to meet the terms of the allies.
Fear is expressed here that the
Turkish forces. enraged by the action
of the porte. viii throw themselves
against the armies of the allies be-
fore the war has been officially re-
opened.
Aynhx7r5 chax,t,at yoaSI,a baa hear,
appointed grand vizier to succeed
ktamil Pasha. with the power to form
a new cabinet, and it is semi officially
stated that he will establish milf
tary dictatorship.
Talaal Bey. the new minister of the
interior. in a statement at Constants
nople this afternoon said:
Save National Honor.
we are going 10 save the national
honor or perish in the attempt We
do not want a continuation of the
war, but we are determined to keep
Adrianople"
A Bulgarian peace delegate, inter-
viewed by the International News Ser
vice today. would only say:
"All lis now over
The Young Turks, supported by the
mass of the Turkish people. regard the
action of the grand council in bow
ing TO the will Of Europe as sheer
cowardice, and they are in favor Of
carrying on the war regardless of all
consequences. though by doing SO they
may completely ALLEVIATE the powers
and in the end lose the territory which
acceptance of the allies demands
would have preserved for them.
kiamii Pashas Warning.
While kiamil Pasha counseied
peace. he warned the government that
he could not give up %, 000 square
miles of territory including the holy
! city of Adrianople. and retain his po-
sition as grand vizfer.
More than 500, 600 Turkish soldiers
from Asia Minor have invaded Euro
pean Turkey since the signing OF the
armistice, and all are in sympathy
with the Young Turks
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign seq
rotary, announced late today that he
would reconvene the peace conference
at st. James palace Monday after
noon.
Roumania Gets Slice.
DR. Daneff, the BULGARIAN delegate.
anpQpnced, that the differences. k.ea~e
LrWeep Bulgaria and :, Re,3fnanja had
been amicahly settled and the reta-
tons between those countries were
again cordial, RoumanIa is TO re-
ceive a strip of territory in SilistriA
as the price of her neutrality and
I Bulgaria will Immediately dismantle
all her forts in Silistria
| The ambassadoriai conversations
were resumed at the foreign office this
afternoon, when il was resolved to
hold formal conference early next
week to take up the matter of the
States of Albania and Crete and sew
eral other matters.