The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13
Rechad Pasha Waited Week
Hoping Reflection Would
Moderate Allies Views
ALLIES ARE ANXIOUS
FOR DECISIVE STEP
Ready to Resume War in Four Days.
Place Responsibility of Grave
Situation Upon Europe for
Actions in Conference

London, January 12.-The British
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
Sir Edward Grey and the ambassa-
doris of the powers have made repre-
sentations to Rechad pasha regarding
the projected departure of the Turkish
delegates, which is equivalent to def
mite rupture of the peace negotiations
for which Turkey Is considered re-
sponsible.
In reply, Rechad Pasha said that he
was not responsible for the suspension
of the work of the conference which
was deereed by the allies, not only
without asking his opinion but with
out even allowing him to express 1t
when he begged to do so. He had
waited a whole week, hoping that ie-
Election would bring the allies to more
reasonable and moderate Views. but as
no move had been made ON their part
in this direction and no desire had
been manifested TO hear what further
lrectification of the frontier Turkey was
prepared to indcate-naturally with
out ceding Adrianople--the Turkish
lplenipotentiaries could not remain In
London indefinitely.
Telegraph to Censtantinople
In Difference to England. which had
treated them so Hospitality. and out
OF regard for the other powers, whose
Ambassadors regretted the rupture OF
the negotiations Rechad Pasha con-
sented to telegraph to Constantinople
jasSing definite Instructions.
The allies also are tired of waiting
They do not believe the note which the
powers will present at ConstantinopIe
viii have the desired effect but. not
wishing to take a decisive step without
due notice TO Europe. they have noti-
fled Sir Edward Grey and The ambassa.
dors OF their Intention to denounce the
armistice contemporaneously with or
shortly after. the presentation of the
note to the porte.
The allies viii be ready to resume
the war four days later In fact IL is
remarkable that Greece has never
ceased hostilities that Servia has Moth
ing more to conquer, while. with re-
lspect to Montenegro, the armistiee has
never been observed by Turkey, whose
soldiers have made frequent sorties
from Scutari Therefore the resump-
ton of hostilities really concerns only
the Thracean field of operations where
the activity of the allies seems to be
limited to the conquest of Adrianople.
The Balkan military experts here think
that under present conditions Adrian
ople can be taken in few days by the
sacrifice of 500 men.
Greeks Are Determined
The Greeks are more determined
than ever to hold the Aegean islands.
as well as SalonilSi. Regarding Saloniki
they say:
.'War gave 1T to us. and only war
lcan take it away.
All the responsibility for the gravity
of the situation is placed by the allies
on Europe which they say. after hav-
ing encouraged them to conclude an
armistice and come to London, even
holding contemporaneously confer
ence of the ambassadors to facilitate
matters-finds itself impotent, because
of lack of accord. to adopt measures
compelling Turkey to obey Its will.
This failure OF agreement even IL
manifested in d passive manner, the
allies point out, gives encouragement
to the Turks, whose hope is that they
will succeed finally, as they have in tho
past. in placing off the powers. one
against the other.
The attitude of the powers, it Is
added. also encourages Rumania to
take an unfair advantage of the situa-
ton forgetting that only short time
ago the Rumanians and Bulgarans were
under the same yoke and fought shoul-
der to shoulder the same battles for
independence.
Summon National Assembly
Constantinople, january 1.-THE
council of ministers is considering the
question of summoning national as
sembIy to discuss the existing stua-
tion in the Balkans Similar action
was taken in 1873 in the Russo Turkish
war.
Negotiations Progressing
London, January 1.-THE Times
learns that the Bulgarian and Rou-
manian negotiations are progressing
satisfactorily and that an early settle
ment is expected possibly leading to an
alliance.
The Times Constantinpole correspond
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