The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-01
NO CHANGE FOR PEACE,
BALKAN ALLIES BREAK OFF NE.
GOTIATIONS FOR END OF
WAR.
1ihnk That Vigorous Steps Now Will
firing Them Victory and In
sure Collection of the Fruits of
the War-TO Concentrate on Ad-
rianOple.

over the cession of Adrianople jan
uary s, were finally broken today by
a note which the plenipotentiarie
or the Balkan allies presented to
Rechad Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation.
Notwithstanding this rupture there
still are optimists in the diplomatic
world who hope a resumption of the
war may yet be avoided either
through fresh proposals that Turkey
is reported to be including in the
note she will deliver to the powers
tomorrow or to the fall of Adrianople
before activities can be begun again
at the Tchatalja lines
majority of the Balkan delegates
refuse 10 admit the likelihood of eth
er contingency, believing that the life
of the Young Turk government de-
pends upon the resumption of war,
even though the allies were willing to
postpone the conflict. They are of the
opinion that the present failure Of
diplomacy is, at the worst, only an in
terlude, however, for they will leave
four representatives in London to un-
dertake the settlement anew.
Rechad Pasha, after receiving the
note, said:
THE consequences may be of the
gravest nature. The responsibility
lies not alone with the allies, but with
the powers who encouraged the Bal
kan states and have shown no fair
ness toward Turkey, although before
the war they had sOlemnly proclaim
ed the principle of the unchanged
bility Of the status quo"
The plan of the allied governments
SO far as the plenipotentiaries are in
formed is to concentrate their forces
on Adrianople Immediately after the
expiration Of the prescribed four days
IL the surrender of that fortress does
not occur in the meantime. They be-
lieve that a few days bombardment
by the big siege batteries which now
surround Adrianople will 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 if Rouma-
ni& should take advantage of the op-
portunity to gain her territorial claims
by force while the Bulgarian army is
let her occupy the territory she de-
mands. But as soon as the Bulgarian
army disposed of the Turks the Bull
garians would turn their attention to
the Roumanians and attempt to make
them pay dearly for this racial dis
loyalty which the Bulgarians consider
would be treason.
The allies expect that a preliminary
treaty Of peace will be signed in
Adrianople by the victorious BuIga-
rian and Servian generals, and this
will be embodied in the treaty which
will be concluded in London, for
which each delegation is leaving one
representative in London to - ait the
reopening Of the conference. They
will be:
For Bulgaria: Michael Madjoroff,
minister at London; For Greece,
Stephanos Skoloudis; for Montenegro,
NJ, Popovitch, formerly minister at
Constantantinople and for Servia DIR.
" II. Nesnitch. minister to France.
Most OF the other delegates will
leave here before Monday. The
Greek premier, Eluthorics Venezelos,
will visit Vienna, Belgrade, Sofia and
Saloniki on his homeward journey,
and this is considered tangible proof
that the allies are preserving that un-
ity which astonished Europe at the
beginning Of the war.
The Balkan delegates reiterate that
the allies ar" agreed on all questions,
being fully cognzant Of the fact that
their power lies in maintaining and
strengthening their compact
Thus ii has been arranged in gem
"ral terms that SaloniN shall be un-
der the Co-dOmniOn of bulgaria.
ScrVia and Greece, and that if diff
fcrcnccs arise between members Of
the alliance which can not be arrang-
I'd amicably, the contcnding parties
must refer To arbitration.
Dr Danoff, head Of the Bulgarian