Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-27
WAR THREATS STALK AGA|N
THROUGHOUT ALL EUROPE
(BY UNITED PRESS AssocIArIoNsl

(BY UNITED PRESS AssOCIAT1oNsI
LONDON, May 27.-War more Sc
rious than the menace arising from
| the Balkan Turkish struggles threat
ems Europe as a result Of the schisms
which are practically disintegrating the
! Balkan alliance, according to the be
lief of diplomats and others here.
Servia's demand on Bulgaria for rec
| titication Of their agreement on terri
torial matters is regarded as virtually
an ultmatum. Bulgaria and Greece
are maintaining virtual state Of war
about Salonika and it is believed Servia
and Greece have perfected a secret
agreement against Bulgaria to prose-
cute their wishes.
An explosion of vast consequence )
may result. Premier Daneff Of Bull
garia, who is here for the peace con-
ferences. says the situation is intol :
cradle and that Bulgaria will not yield
to the demands Of either Greece or
Servia. 1t is regarded as certain that
the Bulgarian cabinet will reject the
demands Of Servia for cession of ter
ritory captured in the recent war.
VIENNA, May 27.-Eighty thousand
troops are massed near Sofia and 9th
ers are hurrying to the capital. Dis
patches today state that Bulgaria re
CARDS war with Servia unavoidable as
a result of Servia's demands for terri
tory won in the Turkish war. 1t is
expected Bulgaria will flatly reject the
Servian proposals, virtually inviting
war
PARIS. May 21.-The appalling fl
nancial problems growing out Of the
eight months of war in the Balkans
was to have come up for adjustment
today, when the international commits.
sion appointed for the purpose hal
expected to meet this afternoon at the
foreign Office. but the outlook Is now
FOR long delay.
The commission is made up of rep-
resentaiives Of the great powers.
Great Britain. France. Russia, Ger
many, Italy and Austria Hungary, and
also Turkey and the Balkan Salles,
Greece, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Ser
via were the countries represented.
The personnel Of the commission was
left to the kaiser, King George. EN-
peror Franz Joseph and President Poin-
care, in accordance with the peace
proposal made by the ambassado at
London and accepted by Turkey and
the allies
The diplomats We're to settle all Of
the financial questions arising out Of
the conflict between the allies and the
moslems. In the peace negotiations in
London last December, which were
'nsskenl off, The ga.l,ssaa- states sisao 4
Turkey to pay 100000, 900 cash in
demnity. When the conference failed
to make peace and the siege Of Adri-
anople. Scutari and Janina was re
sumed, the allies said they would in
crease their demands to 100000. 900
and make Turkey pay $500, 900 add
tional for every day the war continued /.
The powers said that the demand
for indemnity was exorbitant and that
they would not compel Turkey to pay
so much. On the other hand, it was
proposed by the powers that the allies
who were to participate in partitioninc
European Turkey among themselves
should shoulder that part of the Otto
man public debt credited against the
Turkish provinces they would take
over.
Turkey is virtually bankrupt and in
debt to the hilt The allies are but
little if any better off. The war cost
all participants many millions, and the
allies will pay heavily for all they will
get.