New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04

a corollary thereto the problem of
Turkey in Asia.
Rechad Seemed Depressed.
Lazar Miyuskovich, the head OF the
Montenegrin delegation. presided AT the
session. Immediately after the min
utes of the last sitting had been ap-
proved NJ. Miyuskovich asked Rechad
Pacha TO present to the delegates the
promised new Turkish proposals
Rechad, who had been working hard
over cipher telegram until a few
minutes before the session was called
to order, seemed rather depressed. On
rising he said his imperial government
desiring further to emphasize the con-
ciliatory spirit that animated it, had
authorized the Turkish military and
technical experts attached to the Otto
man delegation 10 mark on map the
proposed new frontiers between Tur-
key and the allies, which he would
present later.
Meanwhile he read what he called
"the last possible terms Turkey can Of
fer" These were as follows:
Ilrst-That Crete. enjoying simple SUI
zerainty of the Sultan. but In reality I'M
Russia, France and Italy, constitutes a
question which can be dealt WIN ohIy
by the powers under the responsibility OF
which the administration OF the Island IL
condllcteG pSneCialIN regarding nDdHtt'
police and Justice
Second-That Turkey shall keep her
islands. That she cannot renounce those
near the Dardanelles because they are IN
dispensable TO the security Of the chan
mel of Constantinople, or the Bosporus
as Il is better known; nor those further
south. because they form an integral part
of Anatolia.
Thrd-That the recthcation of the
Thracian frontier shall begin south from
Segot called Port Lagos, in haragatCn
Bay. and run almost perpendicuiaris
northv ard.
This not only would leave Adrianople
in the hands of the Turks. but also the
entire coast along the Black Sea now
occupied by the Bulgarians TO Lake
Derkos. beyond which the Bulgarians
have not penetrated. This coastline. as
the bird flies. measures more than
eighty miles.
Turks Want Mustapha Pachs.
In addition TO Adrianople. this rect'-
fication Of the frontier would leave IN
Turkeys hands also Mustapha Pacha.
Kirk Kilisseh and the whole theatre
of the present war The experts OF the
allies estimate that Turkey is asking
5000 square miles OF territory more
than the allies are ready to give her.
Each leader Of the allies after the
Turkish terms had beer resented de-
clared that they were ina eptable and
insisted on Turkey accepting those pro-
posed by the allies. 1t was then that
NJ. Nivuskovich issued orally the allies
ultimatum.
THE allied delegates. said NJ. Miyus-
kovich ''see with regret that the Otto-
man delegates take no account OF the
results of the war. and the allies con-
seouently would be justified in break
ing off the negotiations. In order. how
ever. TO afford fresh proof Of their con-
ciliatory spirit they request the Otto
man delegates 10 make them at a SIT
ting AT { o'clock Monday afternoon,
January &. proposition on these
terms
Points To Be Considered.
one of the leading delegates Of the
allies. discussing the situation last
night, said:
Turkey must take into considera-
ton that the principal reason why we
agreed to an armistce wa that she
made us understand she was ready to
meet our conditions. While it would
be DESTROYS to avoid the useless butch
cry of men 10 force the Tchataldja
lines and enter COnstantinople. which
would raise innumerable international
questions concerning possession of the
Ottoman capital. now that Adrianople
is about to fall, 10000 of our troops
surrounding that city will be freed to
join the others at Tchataldja. Then,
! disregarding the consideration which
restrained us before, we could march
on Constantinople and dictate condi-
/ tons from there, as Prussia did to
/ France in 1871 from Paris"
! Fugitives from Adrianople as well as
: information obtained from British anu
Turkish sources in Constantinople indi-
cate that the captuaton OF the city Is
merely a question Of days and perhaps