The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-03
REAL STUMBLING BLOCK is AD-
RIANOPLE, WHICH TURKS RE-
FUSE TO GIVE UP.
ALLIES STANDING FAST
Delegates From Balkan States Insist
Their Original Terms Must Be Ac-
cepted, or Else There Will Be War
Ambassadors Conference Yet May
Settle Minor Points.

London, Jan. 2.-The plenipotentiar-
day of general relaxation. Even the
meeting of the ambassadors today was
purely academic. as all agreed that
yesterdays advances by Turkey had
changed the situation to such an ex-
tent that they must await correspond
ing instructions from their respective
governments.
The Turks continue to declare that
their cessations have surpassed any
logical expectations, but that now
they cannot cede an inch more.
The allies with unanimous voice and
compact front maintain that they
would rather end the conference than
renounce what they claim is due them
by the right of their victories.
The real stumbling block is Adria-
nople. A compromise solution re-
specting the Aegean islands is pos
sible Some suggest that Turkey
cede them to the powers, which can
decide their fate. 1t is recalled that
such course has been taken on other
occasions presenting even more diff
cuties than the present. For in
SldUce, Ill llle war OF 1890 between
Italy and Austria, Austria, although
victorious, was induced to cede the
Venetian provinces to France, which
transferred them to Italy.
Supporters Of this plan hint that
Turkey might even cede the islands
to the allies, as has practically been
done with Albania, on condition that
the powers pledge themselves to claim,
as in the case of Albania. the right
to decide the status Of the Aegean
archipelago.
Will Be Bitter
The struggle now will be bitter be-
tween the Turks and the allies The
former are threatening to appeal to
the tribunal Of Europe; the latter are
threatening to resume the war. 1t is
expected, however, that relief from
this situation may result from the
meeting of the ambassadors, to whose
judgment probably both Turkey and
the allies will submit if the powers
decide unanimously what the fate or
the islands must be-
The powers are concerned particu-
larly in this question because some
of the islands, Samothrace, Imbros,
tional Importance, commanding the
entrance to the Dardanelles, while
Mitylene and Chios bar the entrance
of the Gulf of Smyrna. The rest of
the islands still are in the hands of
Italy, which occupied them in the
war with Turkey.
The ambassadors today reviewed the
whole situation without entering deep
ly into any particular question. They
wish to have the concrete instructions
before they do So In the meantime
an exchange of communications is
taking place between the chancellories
of the triple entente and the triple
alliance, while a special understand
ing is developing between Russia ana
Italy concerning Albania.
Crete For Greece.
There appears to be among the am
bassadors a strong current in favor of
the annexation of Crete to Greece but
they claim that in exchange they
should be entrusted with the decision
respecting the fate of the islands
Regarding the frontiers of Albania,
the opinion prevails among the am
bassadors that they will be able to
strike a proper medium between the
too-restrcted suggestions of the al
lies and the too-eXtended boundaries
favored by Austria.
1t is reported that the Russian,
Italian and French ambassadors are
SupDOrting this middle course