Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-06
PORTE PAVES WAY
FOR CONTINUANCE
OF PEACE TALKS
Proposes New Bound
ary for Turkish
Frontier.
SULTAN WOULD FOLLOW
COURSE OF TWO RIVERS
Balkans Will Now Withdraw
Threat to Break Off
Negotiations.

LONDON, Jan. 6.--An important ad-
vance has been made by the Turks
toward meeting the demands of the
Balkan allies, according to the
opinion expressed by the represent
atives of Bulgaria in regard to the
new Ottoman proposals. as to the
future frontier between Bulgaria and
Turkey.
The Ottoman delegates were expect
ed to present a definite project dur
ing today's sitting of the peace con-
ference, suggesting that the western
frontier of Turkey should follow the
course of the rivers Martha and
Tundje, the Turks to retain the for
tress of Adrianople, but to abandon
Kirk -Kilisseh.
The allies declared that il this
proposal was put forward they would
consider it sufficient reason for with
drawal of their threats to break on
negotiations and would continue the
discussions in London in the hope OF
obtaining further concessions from
Turkey. At the same time they an
ticipate the early capitulation of the
beleaguered garrison of Adrianopie,
and this is calculated to alter radio
aiiy the Ottoman point of view.
The conversations between DIR. ;.
Daneff, the chief of the Bulgarian
peace delegation, and M. Jonescu, the
Rumanian minister of the interior,
have assumed rather serious char
acter. The Rumanian statesman IN
sists that Rumania must receive I'M
mediate satisfaction by the grant OF
compensation which was promised IN
return for her neutrality during the
war. Otherwise. he says. 1t VIII pc
impossible to control the feeling OF
the Rumanian people wiio oei1.i.'.a
from their goyernment prompt ana
adequate action.
DIR. S. Daneff, in reply, repeated the
vague promises already made by MIN
to the Rumanian government durinS
his sojourn at Bucharest before ne
came to London, but M. Jonescue IN
sisted on an explicit answer and Dr.
Danef thereupon telegraphed 10 tne
bulgarian government at Some LOT
definite instructions on the sup]ect.
The Turkish delegates are very IN
dignant over the attitude OF the Euro
pean powers toward the Ottoman eln-
pire. They remark that wnen tne
Turks are defeated nothing is done 10
moderate their enemy's pretensiohs'
but when the Turks are victorious
they are always prevented by the
movers from reaping the fruits Oh
their efforts.
They cite the war of 1897 in whicn
Greece was utterly defeated by Tur-
kew at Domkes and the Greek army
was compelled to withdraw on Ther-
mopylae and to conclude an arms
tIce. Five days later, however, a
collective note was sent by the Euro
pean powers to the porte IN Which
the conditions of peace were practl-
cally drafted and the annexation OF
Thessaly was prevented, although It
had been occupied by the TurKlsn
troops. The payment by Greece OF
war indemnity was also stopped py
the powers. Thus Turkey gained
nothing by her victories in that war,
but now that Turkey has been de-
feated by the combined armies OF
Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and
Servia, the allies are encouraged by
the powers to demand even tnat
which they have never conquered.
Another report was current today
that Turkey had arranged loan.
London financiers, however, discred-
tied the rumor and said the situation
is the same as in December, when
Turkey made tentative proposals for
the borrowing of large amount OF
money but was told that she must
first conclude peace. 1t is thought
that today's report was spread for
political purposes.