New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-09
POWERS TO ADVISE
CED|NG ADR|ANOPLE
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! ference is doing little. hoping that the
/ Adrianople difficulty will solve itself in
some manner and thus make inter
ference by the powers unnecessary.
! Moreover. the action Of the ambassa
I doris is hampercd by the previous
agreement chat they must be unani-
nous in any decision requiring active
interference.
Should the fall Of Adrianople still be
delayed. now that the conference is
suspended. it might become imperative
for Europe 10 intervene; otherwise Eu
rope would lose the prestige emitting
her TO dictate her will in rmallcr mat
tiers such as creating an autonomous
! Albania and partitionng TIE Egcan
! Islands.
one suggestion is that. failing a bet
ter solution. Adrianople might be coded
1 TO the powers, who could transfer ii To
/ the allies after permitting the Turkish
garrison TO depart with the honors IL
war and guaranteeing other con-
dtions. as the reservation Of religious
! and property rights To the Turks and
the creation of special courts for ;hc
trial of civil disputes arising between
| the Mussulmans.
Some Of those among the advanced
section OF the allied delegates are OF
the opinion that, now that they have
paved the way for the expulsion Of
Turkey from Europe the powers ought
10 complete the work by removing
Islam from ConstantiLOple and trans
forming the Turkish capital into an
autonomous city under European con
troll. and that they should study some
system with the object Of giving real
civilized government TO Asia Minor. II
such steps were not taken. they declare
that ere long there will be a repeti-
ton in Asia Minor OF what has just oc-
CURED in the Balkans
The allies. especially the Servians
and Montcncgrins. are amused at the
sensitiveness the Turks displayed AT
the sudden suspension OF the last sit
Ting OF the peace conference by the pre-
siding officer. ~ Novskoyitch. and
their insistcncc that strict etiquette
should be observed. The allies remark
that Turkey seems 90 have forgotten
the contcmptuous manner in which she
treated the Balkan States and their
diplomatic representatives. before the
war.
one OF the graycst aspects Of the sit
uation. as unbiased Observers view IL.
is the failure of Austria 10 give any
sign Of rehabilitation, I'm spite OF Ser
Was sacrifices for peaceful solu-
ton. Se-yia even going so far as TO
evacuate the Adriatic coast. Austria's
action. in the opinion OF some, is cN-
planned by the fact that Emperor
Francis Joseph, owing TO his advanced
age, has practically abdicated the di-
rcction Of affairs 20 the Crown Prince.
The prince is entirely in the hands OF
the most rcactlonary elements who
are strongly opposed 10 the resurrcc-
ton OF the Servian and Slav races. and.
wishing TO take advantage of Europe's
desire TO avoid great war, are impos-
ing unjust conditions both on Seryia
and Montenegro.
The Servian governments decision to
withdraw from the Adriatic Sea Is re-
garded I'm all quarters as a notable
step in the direction Of peace.
The European powers were officially
informed OF this decision this morning,
Servia announcing as proof Of her will
ingness to make sacrifices in the in
terest of the general peace that she had
decided to remove her troops from the
Adriatic coast Immediately after peace
had been concluded.
The Servian government hopes that
Europe will take this evidence Of its
moderation into account and will not
ask other sacrifices which would posi-
bly, be beyond the power to Seryia to
make.
KAISER MAY VISIT HOLY LAND.
Berlin. Jan. 9.-The German Emperor
is making arrangements to pay an