The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-14


lies. The military party would
Immediately overthrow the min
istry, and take the government
into lie own hands.
Should the decision be for war,
the Ottoman peace ENJOYS In
London would be notified imme-
distely by telegraph and would
quit London on the instant.
LONDON, Jan. 14.--while the Bal
kan peace delegates are remaining N
London. in Difference to the expressed
request OF Sir Edward Grey, secretary
OF state for foreign affalrs, every Bal
kan state today Is making active
preparations TO resume the wal
against Turkey, according to a state
ment by NJ. Venizelos, premier o.
Greece, and chief plenipotentiary
from that nation to the London con
ference.
Il have no hope that the Turkish
grand council will declare for peace,
NJ. yenizelos said. land IL the council
decides ON war, of course the peace
negotiations here win not be resumed
1T is very apparent to us that Tur
key. while procrastinating, 10 making
preparations TO renew the fighting
and We simply shall beat her to 1t.
Nothing. probably, will be done b,
us today, but by tomorrow. IL the
Turks have made no overtures fol
the reopening of the peace conference
the Balkan delegates undoubtedly VII
withdraw from London and the four
states will serve notice on the porte
that war will be resumed within -four
DAYS. This action will be taken re
gafdless OF the note that the great
powers have prepared TO present &c
Turkey.
In the event that war Is resumed
the bulk OF the Greek army will be I'M
mediateIy transferred from the siege
OF Janina, to the Chataldja lines
where now the Bulgarians are en-
camped alone.
Our first move, OF course, would
be directed against Adrianople."
DR.. Daneff and NJ. venizelos, accom-
panied by all OF the Bulgarian and
Greek ENJOYS, today were In confer
ence with Sir Edward Grey. at ths
foreign office. II was said that a
soon as they finished, the converse
would be resumed.
Meantime, the Turkish ENJOYS
Rechid Pasha, Osman Nazima Pashi
and Tewfik Pasha, were still In Lon
don, awaiting advices from CONSTANT
nople, where the decision OF the gram
council still was unknown The Otto
man delegation had nothing TO say
but IL was believed they were conf
/ dent that war would be resumed, pos
sibly within the week.
In diplomatic circles, the outlool
was admittedly dark. IL was concec
ed as probable that the Turkish gram
council would declare for war, as tn
! young Turk and militarist faction
were in the ascendance, and tn
grand vizier, Kiamil Pasha, could no
well oppose them without sacrifcin
his ministry and perhaps himself
| With Turkey and the Balkan allie
openly preparing for further fighting
and the great powers hesitating an
| differing among themselves. It wa
| admitted that peace seemed a Ion
way of. Neither OF the belligerent
were disposed to take the initiative 4
resuming the peace negotiations. We
\ all were loathe TO assume the respor
sibility OF renewing the war. becaus
the powers have made II plain tina
| they are opposed TO further fghtinl
| In the face Of this the ambassador
at Constantinople waited for two day
| for an answer tn Their note TO tn
porte, but Germany 81 ggested a FEY
changes and the London ambassador
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