Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-02
CONCEDE NEARLY ALI TlIE M
MNNDS or TnE BAL
KAN STATES.
Lose EUROPEAN TURKEY
Status of AdrIunoplc Is the Bone of
Contention But Win Probably
Bc Settled by Compromise.

uacted diplomatic skirmishing, the
Turks finally capitulated to "A majority
of the demands of the Balkan al
lies at todays session of the peace
conference In st. James Palace. They
agreed to ccde practically tho whole
Of the ottoman empires European
except Adrianople and tho
territory between It and Constantine
pie to their victorious, but traditional
ly despised neighbors.
The terms the Turkish delegates
presented to the conference as IA Coun
ter proposal to the demands Of the al
lies were:
The rectfcation OF the Turko-Bul-
garian frontier by making the boun-
Diary west Of the line now occupied 10y
the troops of the allies in the Nilayct
OF Adrianople
This said the allies, would main
tain their original terms but for tho
sake Of discussion they would invite
Rechad to present at the next sitting
a map of the district of Adrianople
with the frontier line proposed by Tur
key marked out on It. The conference
then adjourned until Friday
Thus the bone of contention ~
Adrlanople. Tho Rulgarians are
ready to allow the Turks to retain in
Adrlanople the famous Mosque Of the
Sultan Selim, the greatest masterpiece
Of Ottoman architecture. They also
are willing that the Turks shall keep
the Muradieh which was built by
Murald |. the Mosque OF Graid ~
which are the main centers In Adrian
ople for Mohammedan worship.
There is an imperisablc settlement
which makes the Turk crave for Ad-
rianope the earliest city, the con-
quered by Muraid II in 1861.
After the conference had adjourned
today, the allies held an informal meet
Ing to discuss the situation.
The question OF the status Of Adrian
ople is to be settled by Turkey and
Bulgaria direct.
The cesslon of the remainder of Eu-
ropean Turkey including Janina and
Scutari. to the allies.
The Albanian and Cretian questions
to be solved by the powers
The Aegean Islands to remain Turk
ish
The announcement OF these terms
was wfung from the Ottoman dele
gates with the greatest difficulty They
came only after ReChad Pasha had re-
iterat ed Turkeys decision to shift re-
sponslbility for adjudicating all the
vital questions to the great powers
and the representative of the allies
had registered their Interchangeable OBJ
jections to such course and plainly
had given the Turks to understand
that the failure OF tho ottoman dele
gates to embark upon serious negotia-
tions would mean a resumption of hos
tilties
The days sitting was the most mo-
mentous and exciting since the he
ginning Of the conference. The Greek
premier NJ. Venizelos, invited Rechad
Pasha to present the Turkish counter
proposals, as the Turks last Monday
had agreed to do.
Rechad said hts Interpretation Of
the badly transmitted telegrams Of the
early week had been correct his gov
ernment promising to submit all Ques-
tions at issue, except Adrianople, to
settlement by the Powers This caus.
ed an outburst of indignation which
NJ. Venzelos was hardly able to put
Il Gs.NfY Il (.
ed that It was not dignlfled TO turn
such matters into Joke. while Others
observed that they had not come all
the way to LONDON and remain ID
here for three weeks to hear pro.
position advanced which might have
been made at the time the armIstico
was signed
When relative claim was restored.
NJ. Venlzelos Dr $. DanolT. leader Of
the Bulgarian delegation. VI. Noyako-
witch. Servian and NJ Mlyuskovitch.
Montenegrin, each for their respective
countries. declared they would not ac-
Cept the proposed mediation by the
powers and insisted that the Turkish
delegates present a practical and de
fined proposal
Rechad then announced that his in
structions contained another altorna-
tive. After short recess. Rechal
stated that Turkey desiring 10 give
tangible proof Of her love for peace.
in Difference TO advice received from
the powers, was ready 10 make the
maximum Of possible concessions to
the allies ceding the territories west
ward of the line occupied by the allies
In the Nilayet Of Adrianople to them.
NJ. Danin said Il would be impossl-
bic for Bulgaria to renouncc her claim
to the possr ssion or Adrianople and he
could not accept such an indefinite
offer. Mr.. Nenizelos said the proposal
Of Turkey must declare explicitly that
the question Of Adrlanople must be
settled Independently later. He added
that the proposed compromise should
even include territory not yet occu-
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