Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-30
Proposes to Give up Part of
Adrianople to the Bal
kan Allies.
TO HOLD HOLY PLACES.
Refuses to Surrender Aegean Islands,
But Suggests Government be Left to
The Powers.

Constantinople, Jan. 30.-The for
NAL reply of Turkey to the joint note
of the Great Powers was presented tc
the foreign ambassador here today
The porte proposes to give up the al
lies part of Adrianople. Turkey tt
retain that portion of the town a:
the "Holy City," where the moslen
shrines are situated.
The note also declines to surrender
the Aegean Islands but proposes thai
the status and government of the Is
lands be left to the powers. 1t also is
suggested that the disposition of the
$4,000 square miles of conquered ter
ritory in European Turkey be left tc
the powers.
This formal reply of Turkey to the
great powers was dictated by Enver
Bey and his adviseres, and was dellv-
cred today by Mahmud Shefket Pasha,
the Young Turk Grand Wiser. 1t was
presented to the Autria Hungary am
bassador, and he at once communlcat-
ed it to all the other ambassadors.
They telegraphed its provision to
their governments,and in matter of
minutes, all Europe knew that the
Turks had offered concessions and
that peace was again a possibility.
It is believed here that the offer of
Turkey to give all but-tha- shrines- of
Adrianople IS the basis on When peace
eventually will be made. The Greatest
obstacles in the way of the kaimil
Pasha cabinets efforts to make peace
was the protest of the whole Otto
man empire was against delivering the
Holy City to Christians. The Mos
lens could not bring themselves to ap-
prove that surrender The proposal to
code to the allies the business and res
id:ntial portions of Adrianople. while
Turkey retains those portions where
tho Moslem shrnes are built "cutS the
Gordian knot and allows Turkey to
keep her Holy City, so far as rell-
gious Adrianople is concerned, while,
if the proposition be accepted, the
Bulgarians will get that part of Adrl-
arople for which they have fought.
Diplomats here thought that such a
ccmprimise in regard to the Aegean
Islands could be brought about. The
note of Turkey to the Powers declln-
es to give up the islands but it is be,
lieved that Turkey will we willing
to give up some of the islands, if al,
lowed to retain those lying command
ingly close to the Dardanelles and the
Asia Minor coast.
The porte agreed to dismantel the
Adrianople Notifications, remove the
Ottoman garrison, and retain nothing
but the religious hold on the city.
Constantinople. Jan. 30.-lt wa:
semi-ofIicialy stated that the Porte la
ter withdrew the Turkish reply to the
Powers, for alterations. The messen
ger from Mahmud Shefket Pasha,
GRAND wiser, was seen to linger on tht
threshold of the Austrian Embassay,
and it was said that he was ordered tt
take back the note, after he had plac
od il in the hands of the ambassa
dor.
Vienna, Jan. 30.-A special dispatcl
from Constantinople today said tha
the young Turks have issued a state
ment to the effect that Turkey will no
consent to give up the Moslem shrine
of Adrianople and the Aegean island
commanding the Turkish coast. Thf
was taken to mean that the Ottoman
reply today to the joint note of tn
great powers was in the nature Of a
ultimatum, and no further concession
could be expected.
The public statement of the Enve
Bey cabinet was in the nature of a
appeal to the nation. The Turks ar
urged to form national defense com
mittee. The duty of all Ottomans
declared to be to defend the last ditc
the faith and the national honor. Fail
! ure to do this. said the statement
would forever damn the Turks.
+, Budapest.-Mis Julia Santa VIII
). Lived spinster for eighty-four year