Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-14
WILL RESUME FIGHTING
Turkey Refuses to Cede Adrianople
and tho Allies Will Take II.

London, Jan. 1.-THE British secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs, Sir
Edward Grey, and the ambassadors Of
the Powers made representations to
Rechad Pasha regarding the projected
departure of the Turkish delegates
which Is equivalent to definite rup-
ture of the Turkish Balkan peace ne
gotiations, for which Turkey Is con-
sidered responsible.
In reply, Rechad Pasha said that
he was not responsible for the suspen-
sion Of the work of the conference,
which was decreed by the Allies, not
only without asking his opinion, but
without even allowing him to express
1t, when he begged to do so. He had
waited a whole week, hoping that re-
Election would bring the Allies to more
reasonable and moderate views, but as
no move had been made on their part
in this direction and no desire had been
manifested to hear what further recti-
fication of the frontier, Turkey was
prepared to indicate-naturally, with
out ceding Adrianople-the Turkish
plenipotentiaries could not remain in
London indefinitely.
In Difference to England, which had
treated them so Hospitality, and out
ambassadors regretted the rupture Of
the negotiations, Rechad Pasha con-
sented to telegraph to Constantinople
asking definite instructions. The Allies
also are tired of waiting. They do not
believe the note, which the Powers will
present at Constantinople, will have
the desired effect but not wishing to
take a decisive step without due notice
to Europe. they have notified Sir Ed
ward Grey and the ambassadors OF
their intention to denounce the ar
mistice contemporaneously with, or
shortly after the presentation of the
note to the Porte.
The Allies will be ready to resume
the war four days later. In fact, it Is
remarked that Greece has never ceas-
ed hostilities; that Servia has nothing
more to conquer, while, with respect to
Montenegro, the armistice has never
been observed by Turkey, whose soldi-
ers have made frequent sorties from
Scutari. Therefore the resumption Of
hostilities really concerns only the
Thracean field of operations, where
the activity of the Allies seems to be
limited to the conquest of Adrianople.
The Balkan military experts here
think that, under the present condi-
ton, Adrianople can be taken in few
Greeks are more determined than ever
to hold the Aegean Islands, as well as
Saloniki. Regarding Saloniki, they
say:
war gave it to us and only war can
take it away" All the responsibility
for the gravity of the situation is
placed by the allies on Europe, which,
they say, after having encouraged
them to conclude an armistice and
come to London-even holding con-
temporaneously a conference Of the
ambassadors to facilitate matters
finds itself impotent, because Of lack
of accord, to adopt measures compell-
ing Turkey to obey it's will.
This failure Of agreement, even II
manifested in a passive manner, the
Allies point out, gives encouragement
to the Turks, whose hope is that they
will succeed finally, as they have in
the past, in playing off the Powers, one
against the other.
The attitude Of the Powers, 1t Is
added, also encourages Rumania to
take an unfair advantage of the situ-
alton, forgetting that only short time
ago the Rumanians and Bulgarians
were under the same yoke and fought
shoulder to shoulder the same battle
for independence.