The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-29
GIVES Up fight
TURKEY MAKES TERMS With BAL
Kan STATES

u
Kan STATES
GIVES Up ADRIANOPLE
This VIII Bring About Peace, and
the War May be Said to be Over
and the Armies Of the Allies Will
Return to Their Respective Coun-
tries.
The war between Turkey and the
Balkan States ia about over. The
Grand Council of the Ottoman En-
pire Wednesday voted in favor Of &C
cepting the proposals Of Europe for
peace settlement between Turkey
and the Balkan allies. The Turks
were badly whipped in very short
time, and may be after this they will
behave themselves better than they
have in the past. The armies OF the
allies will be withdrawn from in
front OF Constantinople.
AS formerly announced, the Grand
Council approved the Governments
point Of view, declared its confidence
in the sentiments of equity voiced by
the great Powers and expressed the
wish to sec their promises and pro-
posed assistance effectively realized" "
It also asked the Government ito
exert all its effort to insure In the
future the safety Of the country and
the development Of its economic in
terests.' The question submitted by
the Turkish Government to the
Grand Council was: Should the re-
commentators contained IN the note
OF the European Powers be accepted
or rejected?"
The Government frankly confessed
Itself In favor of agreeing to the sug-
gestion made by the Powers. and af-
ter a slight discussion the assembly
decided almost unanimously in agree
ment with the view Of the Govern
ment.
The meeting Of the Grand Council.
which was fraught with such grave
importance, was Of brief duration
and it's decision in favor OF accept
ing the views Of the Powers was al
most unanimous. The Sultan gave
an audience to the assemblage collec-
lively with the Grand Vizier and the
Shiek-ul-Islam. The members OF the
council were grouped according to
their professions, the military oft1c-
ers, civic officials, Senator'S and Uule-
mas forming distinct groups.
The note Of the Powers was read,
after which Nazim Pasha, the minis
ter of war, explained the military sit
uation and the minister of foreign af-
fairs made a statement on the foreign
situation. At the conclusion of a
statement regarding the attitude Of
the Government, the Grand Council
registered its decision.
The note, handed to the Porte on
January II by the European amoas-
sadors, called the Ottoman Govern
ment's attention "to the grave re-
sponsibility it would assume If BY re-
sistance to their counsels it should
prevent the re-establishment OF
peace. It would have only itself to
blame If the prolongation Of the war
had, as a consequence, to put in
question the fate Of the Capital, and
perhaps to extend hostilities to the
Asiatic provinces Of the Empire"
The Powers called Turkeys atten-
ton to the fact that after the coIclu-
sion of peace it would have need or
the moral and material support OF
the Powers to repair the evils OF the
war.
The note pointed out that the
Turkish Government could count on
the efficacy of the benevolence Of the
Powers only so long as it deferred to
their counsel, inspired by the general
interests Of Europe and Turkey. The
Powers advised Turkey to consent to
the cession Of Adrianople and to
leave to them the fate OF the Aegean
Islands.
Plenipotentiaries of the Balkan
Kingdoms are immensely pleased
over the decision OF the Turkish
Grand Council at Constantinople to
accept the advice Of the Powers
While It had become increasingly GER
tain in the past forty-eight hours
that the Turkish elder statesmen
| were prepared to face the bitter fate
that ends the Empires history as
| Furopean nation, it was hardly ex-
rected they would register their de-
cis;on so quickly and so definitely.
This is so unlike the customary
supporting proof. that Turkey might
Sill have cards up her sleeve. The
Porte's reply to the point note Of the
Powers will be handed to the amoas'
sadors, however. and the remainder
of the negotiations leading to the
signing OF the peace treaty are eX'
pected to be an arti-climax.
One crucial point Of differences re-
mains to be settled in the question Of
indemnity. The allies propose te
levy a heavy payment upon the de-
feated nation. They speak OF $500,
100000 as an adequate sum. Thell
minimum is an amount equal to the
Turkish debts attached to the terri
tories which they will annex unoe'
the treaty.