The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-09
Balkan Allies Expect 1t
to Fall Within Few
Days.
EUROPE SEEKING
TO SAVE PRESTIGE
If Powers Do Not Intervene for
Settlement, They May Have
No Share in Adjustment OF
Minor Matters Follow
ing Declaration
of Peace.

London. January s-The capitulation
OF Adrianople will. in the opinion Of
tho Balkan plenipotentisries, take
place within few days. either directly
to the besieging forces or through
. European pressure. Pending some
fresh development. the Balkan dele
gates are keeping in closest touch
: with the ambassadors because they
. arc aware that some Of the questions
they have most AT heart depend almost
entirely on the viii Of the powers.
Meanwhile. the ambassadorial con-
ference is doing little. hoping that the
Adrianople difficulty will solve itself
H. some manner. and thus make inter
ference by the powers unnecessary.
Moreover. the action Of the anf3assa-
doris is hsmpered by the previous
agreement that they must be unsni-
nous in any decision requiring active
interference
Might Lose Prestige.
Should the fall Of 4drianople still
b. delayed, now that the conference IS
suspended. il might become imperative
:Or Europe 20 intervene: otherwise.
Europe would lose the prestige en-
titling her 20 dictate her will in
smaller matters. such as creating an
autonomous Albania and partitioning
the Aegean Islands.
one suggestion is that failing
better solution. Adranople might be
ceded to the powers. who could trans
fer it 10 the allies after permitting
me Turkish garrison 20 depart with
the honors OF war and guaranteeing
ether conditions, AS the reservation Of
religious and property rights to the
Turks and the creation OF certain
courts FOR the trial Of civil suits
arising between the Mussulmans. Some
OF those among the advanced section
or the allied delegates are of the
opinion that now that they have
paved the way for the expulsion Of
Turkey from Europe the powers ought
to complete the work by removing
Islam from Copstantinopie and trans
forming the Turkish capital into an
autonomous city under European CON
troll. and that they should study SOM
system with the object OF giving a
real civilized government 70 Asia
Minor II such steps are not taken
they declare that ere long there will
be repetition in Asia Minor Of what
has just occurred in the Balkans
The allies. especially the Servians
and Montenegrins, are amused at the
sensitiveness the Turks displayed at
the sudden suspension of the last sit
ting Of the peace conference by the
presiding officer, VI. Novakovitch, and
their insistence that strict etiquette
should De observed. The allies re-
mark that Turkey seems 10 have for
gotten the contemptuous manner IN
which she treated the Balkan States
and :heir diplomatic representatives
before the war.
Austrfa's Conduct Pulling.
One Of The Sravest aspects Of the sit
nation. as unbiased observers view II.
is the failure OF Austria 20 give any
sign Of rehabilitation in spite Of Ser
Was sacrifices for a peaceful solution.
Servia even going so far as TO evacUate
the Adriat'c coast. Austries action. In
the opinion Of some. IS explained by
the fact that Emperor Francis Joseph.
owing 20 his advanced age. has prac-
tically abdicsted the direction of az
fairs to the crown prince. The prince
is entirely IN the Ia nds OF the most
reactionary elements who are strongly
opposed 20 the resurrection OF the Ser
Wan and Slav races and. wishing 10
take advantage OF Europe's desire to
avoid a great war. are imposing in
just conditions both on Servis and
Montenegro