The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-08
Action Probableif Pleni-
potentiaries Fail
to Agree.
SUBJECT UNDER
CONSIDERATION
Pressure Still Being Exerted on
the Porte to Find Best Way to
Come to Terms With Balkan
States-Tension Between
Austria and Russia
Lessons.

London. January 7.-S!r Edward
Grey. the British Secretary of Foreign
Affairs. made this statement in the
House OF Commons to-day. regarding
the possibility of Intervention by the
powers should the Turkish Balkan
peace pIenipotentiaries fail 10 reach an
agreement:
This subject is in course OF receiy-
ing the attention of the powers but
cannot make any public statement
as 10 their views or decisions. except
such as may be made by common con-
sent"
The Balkan delegates We're unof-
ficially informed to-day that the am
bassadors at Constantinople were con-
tinuing to exert pressure on the Porte
TO ind the best way TO come TO terms
with the Balkan states. Some dirn-
cuities are being met at the ambas-
sadorial conference In London. and the
question of the frontier of Albania
has been abandoned for the moment. as
il has been found impossible TO re-
concile the desires of Austria, for an
extended Albania, with the suggestion
of Russia for narrowing the boun-
daries Of the new state
The ambassadors to-day began dis
amined "a long detailed memorandum
presented by the Greek Premier NJ
Venizelos. in which he enumerated all
the racial. historical. geographical
and cultural reasons in favor of the
annexation of these islands to Greece
Furthermore. he pointed out. Greece
had sacrificed men and money to con-
quer the archipelago. and the Greek
colors are now flying over all the is
lands, except those temporarily oc-
cupied by Italy.
Permanent Peace.
In the memorandum, Premier Veni-
zeios expressed The belief that the
principal reason why the islands
should be annexed to Greece lay in
the fact that by this means il would
be possible to conclude with Turkey
a peace that was really permanent.
and would not be disturbed by further
Greek aspirations. while. on the other
hand. il some of the islands where the
Greek element predominates remain IN
the hands OF Turkey, or are detacneu
from Greece in some autonomous form,
agitation would not end until all were
united to the fatherland.
The Servians and Montenegrins also
are preparing memoranda which VIII
be presented 10 the ambassadors at
the end or the Weeh- ocrNid VII oSA
to be allowed to occupy the eastern
part of the Sanjak OF Noyipazar ana
the whole region eastward from the
River Drin to Lake Ocheida, besides
Monastir. which they captured
The Montenegrins' memorandum viii
ask for permission TO occupy the west
ern part of the Sanjak of Noyipazar,
Ipek and the districts Of Djakova ana
Scutari. with about twenty miles more
Of the coast of the AdrIatie to the
mouth OF the River Drin-
Montenegro will declare that the
permanent occupation OF Scutari Is
questions OF life or death; that pubic
opinion in Montenegro is so stirred
that IL would be impossible - Jer-
suade the people to renounce what
thew consider their just right The
memorandum will give the ambassa-
doris to understand that IL Scutari IS
not awarded TO Montenegro. revoiu-
ton will follow. which will result IN
the fall OF the monarchy and the union
of Montenegro and Se-via-
The tension between Austria ana
Russia has lessened as result OF an
exchange IF explanations regarding
the military measures both have taken
Austria Is said to have convinced Rus
STA that her present military strength
4. less than that OF either Russia OF
Germany.