Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-02
Bulgarian Delegate Leaves Hall
Threatening to Inform Eng
land That War Would be Re-
sumed at Once,
SULTAN'S ENJOYS THEN
GIVE NEW PROPOSALS
MosIems Ready 10 Cede Abso-
IuteIy Macedonia and Epirus,
including SaIoniki and to
Discuss Other Positions,

tllNiOWlllA OQiNlilNlf anu W.
Discuss Other Positions,
tBs Mernlng Journni special Ien~ed wircl.
London. Jan. 1.-The peaeo confer
enee between the delegates of the
Balkan allies and the Turkish empire
settled down 20 real business this ar
ternoOn. ia spite OF a temporary hitch
caused by Michael Madiaroff. one OF
the bulgarian delegates who left tho
meeting in Indignation with the dee
clarcd intention of informing the Bril-
lish foreign office that the war would
be resumed by the allies
The Turkish envoys, when the oou-
ference gathered again later, present.
ed In writing new proposals which are
great advance on their first offer.
They now express themselves as
ready 20 ccde absolutely Macedonia
and Epirus with Saionikl, and az be-
ing ready 10 discuss the question ot
the fortress of Adrianople and the fu-
ture boundary between Turkey and
Bulgaria ln the province OF Thraee.
They sim refuse 10 give up The is-
lands In the Aegean sea and desire TO
submit the question OF Albania and
crete 10 the powers. The conference
lnsted today three hours and hnlf
ana the delegates then adjourned un-
tnl Friday
The official account OF the confer
ence. says "The Turkish delegates
today presented counter proposals
which were discussed by the confer
onee, An agreement WIS reached on
certain points, white on eertain others
the decision WAS adjourned until fri-
day. The representatives Of the al
lied Balkan nations recognize that
the Turks have taken a great step to-
ward meeting their demands.
ON the question OF the Turoo-hul-
garian frontier. IN the province Of
Thrace the leader OF the Bulgarian
depuntion spoke with firmneas. lie
insisted that the Turkish proposal on
this question. must approximate the
Bulgarian demands II un agreement
were reached.
The terms the Turkish delegates pre-
sented to the conference as q counter
proposal to the demand of the al-
Hes were
First-The fectifioatlon Of the
Turko- Bulgarian frontier by
making the boundary west OF the
line now occupied Is the troops
of the allies In the yllayet of
Adrianoplc.
Seeond-rhe states Of Adriano-
pie to g. settled by Turkey and
Bulgaria direct
Third The cession Of the rest
Of European Turkey including
Janina and scutari to The al
lies
Fourth-rhc Albania and eros
tan questions 70 be solved by the
powers
Fifth The Aegean islands to
remain Turkish.
The announcement OF these terms
was wrung from the ottoman dele
gates with the greatest difficulty.
They came only after Reehad pasha
had reiterated Turkeys desire to shift
the responsibility for adjudication Of
al vital questions to The powers and
after the representatives Of the ale
lies had registered their Interchangeable
objections "a such a course and plain
ly had given the Turks TO understand
that the failure Of the Ottoman dele
gates to embark upon serious nego-
tiations would mean a resumption OF
hostilities. Tadays sitting was tho
most momentous ana exciting since tho
4f he
Greek premier NJ. Venizelos. presid-
ed and invited Rechad Pasha to pre-
sent the Turkish counter proposals az
the Turks last Monday. had agreed
TO do
Reehad Pusha said his interpreta-
ton Of the badly transmitted tce-
grams of the early week had been
correct his government proposed 20
submit all questions at issue except
AdrIanoplc to settlement by the pow-
crs This caused an outburSt Of iu-
dignatlon. which M. Venlzelos was
hArdly able to put down. Several
delegates shouted that il was not dis
nlied 70 turn such vital matters into
q Joke, while others observed that
they had not come all the way to Lon-
don and remained here for three
weeks TO hear proposition advanced
which might have been made at the
time the armistice was signed. When
relative calm was restored. NJ. Neni-
zelos, Dr. S. Daneff. leader Of the Rul-
garian delegation. M. Novakovitch,
Servian. and NJ Miyuskoviteh. Monte-
negrn, each for their respective coun-
tries. declared that they would not
accept the proposed mediation by the
powers and insisted that the Turkish
delegates present practical proposal.
Rechad then announced that his in
structions contained another aiterna-
tive and requested time to formulate
IT, After a short recess Reehad stat
ed that Turkey desiring Eo give tangl-