Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-23
Agrees to CeSsion of Fortress
of AdrianopIe and Future
DISPOSITION of the Aegean
Islands,
EMPIRES FUTURE is
IN HANDS OF EUROPE
Grand CounciI, After Session
in Which Situation is Con-
Sideredi Yields 10 What It Re-
CARDS as the Inevitable,

IIiy Morning Journal Special Icnscd Wire.
Constantlnople. Jan. 22.-Turke,
submitted today 10 the will Of the
powers, The grand council of tn,
Ottoman empire decided in favor OF
accepting the proposals of Europe
for peace settlement between
Turkey and the Balkans and allies. As
officially announced the grand coun-
eil approved The governments point
ef view. declared It's confidence In the
sentiments Of equity. voiced by the
great powers and expressed their wish
e. see their promises and proposed as
slsiance effectively realized.
1T also asked the government "a
exert all its efforts TO insure In the
future. the safety Of the country and
the developments Of its economic In
tprests.n
The question submitted by the
Turkish government To the grand
council today was. should the re-
Communications contained in the note
Of the European powers De accepted
or rejectcd?"
The government frankly confessed
itself ln favor Of agreeing 10 the sug
gesii0n made by the powers.
The Marquis johann de pallavicini,
Austro- Hungarian ambassador and
dean of the diplomatic corps, at Con-
stantinople, viii be handed tomorrow
note in which the Ottoman govern
ment agrees to the proposals em-
bodied in the joint note with regard
70 The cession Of the fortress Of Adri-
anople and the future disposition OF
the Aegean islands ana places itself
IN the hands Of the powers.
meeting OF the council af minis
ters will be held tomorrow morning
before the final step Is taken. The
Joint note Of the powers advised
Turkey to eede Adrinnople to the al
lies and to leave the fate Of the Ac-
gean islands to the powers for future
determination. In reply the powers
promised their benevolent support. as
long as Turkey deferred to their cOun-
eli. The sultan gave an audience 10
the grand council together with the
grand yizier and the shcik, II Islam.
Tho nute Of the powers was read,
after which Nazim Pasha. the minis
ter OF war. explained the military sit
uation. The minister of finance then
read report on the financial situ-
alton and the minister of foreign al
fairs made statement OF the foreign
situation.
AZ the conclusion of these state
mcnts the council registered its deci-
sor Of The treasury upon tho foreign
markets. The most oncrous task,
however desolvcd upon Noradung
han Effendl. the foreign minister
who set forth The international sitna
tlon He dwcit especially on the atti-
tlde Of Russla. which. he said. had
warned the porte on two recent oc-
caSiuns that a continuation Of hVstlli-
ties might obiigc Russia to depart
from an attitude Of neutrality.
Throughout his speech Noradung-
HAN Effendi made II clear there was
little hope that any advantage could
be derived from European compica-
tons Not cnly kidmil Pasha, the
grand vizier. but all three minister's,
Justified the governments standpoint
that q continuation Of hostilities was
inadvisable and that adhesion TO the
udvices Of the powers was the only
course open to the government.
Scarcely a dissenting voice was raised,
and said Pasna, the late grand vizier,
fullv scqulcsced IN the view, Al
though it is anrOunccd that the min
istcrial council viii meet tomorrow
TO give final shape to the portc's re-
ply to the powers. the general belief
is that. even now. the porte will not
agree TO n straightforward acceptance.
but will attempt 10 make reservations
which may lead to further discussion.
II is not likely. however, that the con-
clusion Of peace will be long delayed.