Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-02

ference in st. James palace. Thru
Rechad Pasha they agreed to cede
practically the whole of the Ottoman
empires European dominions, except
Adrianople and the territory between
1t and Constantinople to their victor
ious but desptsed neighbors.
The terms the Turkish delegates pre-
sented to the conference as counter
proposal to the demands Of the allies
were:
First-The rectihcation of :he
Turko- Bulgarian frontier by making
the boundary west Of the line now oc-
cupied by the troops Of the allies In the
villayet Of Adrianople.
Second-The status of Adrianople to
be settled by Turkey and Bulgaria di-
rect.
Ihird-The cession OF the rest o!
European Turkey, including Janica and
Scutari to the allies.
Fourth-The Albanian and Cretan
questions to be solved by the powers.
Fifth-The Aegean islands to remain
Turkish.
The announcement Of these terms
was wrung from the ottoman delegates
with the greatest difficulty. They came
only after Rechad Pasha had reiterated
Turkeys desire to shift the response
bility for adjudication Of all vital ques-
tions to the powers and after the rep
resentatives Of the allies had regis
tered their Interchangeable objections to
such a course and plainly had given
the Turks to understand that the fall
ure of the ottoman delegates to en-
bark upon serious negotiations would
Of
Sitting 10 Momentous.
Last evenings sitting was the most
momentous and exciting since the be-
ginning of the conference. The Greek
premier. NJ venizelos, presided ana
invited Rechad Pasha to present the
Turkish counter-proposals as the
Turks last Monday had agreed to do:
Rechad said his Interpretation OF the
badly-transmitted telegrams OF the
early part of the week, had been cor
rect. this governme ent proposing to SUD
nit all aues'i,ns at issue except Ad-
rianople. to settlement by the powers.
This caused an outburst Of indigna-
ton which NJ. Venizelos was hardly
able 70 put down. Several delegates
shouted that it was not dignified to
turn such vital matters into a JOKE,
while others observed that they hao
NOT come all the way to London and re-
main here for three weeks to near
proposition advanced which m1gnt
have been made at the time the ar
mistice was signed.
When relative calm was restored, NJ.
venizelos, DR.. s. Daneff. leader OF the
Bulgarian delegation; M. Novakovitcn'
Servian. and NJ. Miyuskovith, Monte-
neRrin. each for his respective country
fdeclared that they would not accept
the proposed mediation by the powers
and insisted that the Turkish deie-
gates present a practical proposal.
.Rechad then announced that his m
strnctions contained another alterna-
tive and required time to formulate IT,
After q short recess Rechad stated that
Turkey. desiring to give tangible PROOF
| Of her love for peace, In Difference 70
advice received from the power. was
ready to- make the maximum OF pos
sible concessions to the allies by grant
ing a rectification of the frontiers, ced-
ing the territories westward OF the me
occunied by the allies in the vilayet OF
Adrianople to them.
Demand Explicit Proposal.
NJ. Daneff here rose ana salo IL
would be impossible for Bulgaria TO re-
nounce her claim to the possession OF
Adrianople and that he would not ac-
cept such an indefinite offer. M.
yenizelos said the proposal of Turkey
must declare explicitly that the ques-
ton Of Adrianople must be settled in
dependently later. He added that the
Droposed compromise should lncluoe
territory not yet occupied by the ailles'
citing as an instance Janina. NJ. M1yus-
koyitch made similar claim on behal1
of Montenegro concerning Scutarl.
Rechad then said that the transla-
tion Of his communication had not ye!
been finished, but that the first part OF
II as read naturally meant the cession
of Janina and Scutari. He added that
the question of Albania and Crete
should be solved by the powers. who
already had taken the matter In hand.
Several delegate6 then asserted that
this meant TURKEYS remuneration or
both Albania and Cxete. but Rechad re-
n,ied that his instructions did not ex-
tend to that. M. Novakovitch observed
that the Turkish statement did not
lend itself to any other Interpretation,
the allies taking 1t in that sense.
Rechad. continuing his. enumeration
of the Turkish proposals. added that
the Aegean islands should remain with
turkey. To this. IN. Venizelos pro-
rested in the namesof Greece ana also
IN behalf of the other allies, declaring
that the islands geographically and
radically were Hellenic and with the
exception of those Professionally re-
tained by italy at the conclusion OF the
Tnrco italian war. were occupied oy
Greek troops.
Asserts Balkan Unity.
FINALLY Rechad ended the reading OF
h,s communication by proposing that
turkey and Bulgaria treat direct con-
cerning Adrianople. Mr.. Danei5 I'm
mediately declared 1t would be impos-
s,hla to accept this proposition, say
inp "the Balkan states were united ell
bloc to obtain their independence, en-
bioc thew conducted the war and en-
bioc they intended to carry on the ne
snt,ations and conclude peace on all
large or small questions that may
arise"
Rechad then inquired whether the al
lies were ready to discuss peace on
the basis Of the Turkish proposals OF
TO-DAY. NJ. venizelos replied that ne
desired Rechad to put in writing and
deliver to the allies the text OF his
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