The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-04
THE PEACE PACT SIGNED.
BALKAN ALLIES AND TURKEY
AGREE ON PEACE OF LON.
DON.
servia Follows Greece I'm Orders 10
sign-BaIgaria and Turkey Re
fuse To Have Anything To do With
Protocol and Greece Gives In.

London, May 29.-The treaty OF
peace between the Balkan allies and
Turkey. which will be known as the
Peace OF London, will be signed at
noon tomorrow at st. James palace
unless some unexpected hitch occurs
Servia has followed Greece i'm reluct-
ant orders to her delegates to sign.
Turkey and Bulgaria indicated their
Willingness some time ago and it is
assumed Montenegro will sign.
Greece held out for the adoption
Of n protocol until the last moment,
when she was assured by Turkey that
all conventions prevailing before the
war would resume their effectiveness
until an opportunity was given to dis
cuss the points at issue.
The protocol which Greece wanted
appended To the treaty embodies res
ervations by the allies on points yet
TO be discussed with the powers, such
as the financial post -bellum settle
ment the fate OF the Aegean islands
and the frontiers OF Albania.
Bulgaria and Turkey refused alb
soiutely TO have anything to do with
n protocol. the former regarding 1t
as too likely to open fresh and un-
desirable discussions. the latter as
betraying a lack OF Difference to the
powers.
While the Peace of London may
end the war I'm Turkey. it may be the
signal for strife among the allies.
The speech OF the Servian premier
In the parliament at Belgrade wednes-
day, when he explained that Servia de-
sired modification in tie treaty with
Bulgaria regarding the division OF ter
ritory. has Increased tension to such
an extent that Il Is not likely that
his meeting with Premier Guechoff
Of Bulgaria on the frontier will take
place. = a. q o.tf ssS
An efforts OF Russia 10 bring about
peace between Bulgaria and Servia
apparently have failed and the worst
Is feared. Meanwhile the allies are
throwing enormous bodies OF troops
into Macedonia To occupy disputed
territory.
Relations between Bulgaria and
Greece still are extremely strained.
The Bulgarians thus far have refused
To create a neutral zone at Saloniki
where the Greek premier, NJ. Veneze-
los. Is waiting % meet the Bulgarian
General Ivanoff. This conference is
expected To check the Bulgarian mill
tarists who apparently are acting in
defiance OF the home government.
Greece and servia have sought to
add n protocol to the treaty as drafted
by the European powers. dealing with
the question OF amnesty and the con-
ventions To be negotiated after peace
shall have been concluded. Bulge ria.
however. objects to the addition OF
this protocol az she regards II as like
~ To leave the door Cpen for further
discussions and she has determined to
sign the treaty OF peace with Turkey
without any more delay and so to
clear the field for the very grave ne
gotiations she will have to under
take with her allies over the division
of Spolls Of victory.
In Sofia the speech made by the
Servian premier yestei lay in the par
lament building at Belgrade when ne
explained that Servia desired a modi-
fcatiOn of the treaty with Bulgaria
regarding the division of territory.
was believed TO have destroyed the
hope OF n peaceful settlement of the
Servian and Bulgarian dispute.