Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-07
CELEBRATION or HOLIDAY taALrs
CONFERENCE At sT. JAMES
PALACE.
SEEK BEST METHOD
OF INTERVENTION
Powers Offer FrinsdIy Advice and Way
10 Sought for Friendly Intervention
Much Hoped For From the Powers,
Especially Observation-Disclosures at Con.
stantinopis May Have Result Desired.

London. Jan. There is practically
no disposition in London to doubt that
as soon as the delegates OF Bulgaria.
Greece. Montenegro and Servia have
celebrated the orthodox Christmas holi-
day the peace conference will be re-
sumed.
There Is a deep seated reluctance
among all parties against the reopen
ing Of hostilties a!tho threats of such
an evertuality are still uttered
At the same time the powers are oc-
cupied in Offering friendly advice to the
antagonists and in case this should
prove insufficient the ambassadors are
seeking for the best methods of In.
tecvention.
Explanations From Rschad Pasha.
Speculations concerning the method
OF providing an issue from the present
deadlock are rife. 1t Is asserted that
Rechad Pasha. the principal Turkish
delegate. has telegraphed to Constanl-
rople asking to reconvoke the confer
ence and may make some explanations
which he was prevented from giving
yesterday owing TO the Druslue sus-
pension of the session. At the nex-
meeting i. is his turn to preside.
Much is hoped for from the action Of
the lowers especially from Russia. 1t
is believed that the greatest effort OF
the powers will be exercised at Con-
stantinople. II weeks elapse. however,
without the yielding of Adrianople, the
Bulgarian delegates declare ut will be
General Savoff and cannon who will
speak,"
Delegates Celebrate Christmas.
There were many exchanges OF
Christmas greetings this morning
among the allied delegates. all of whom
attended church services except Count
voynositch. the Montenegrin. who Is =
Catholic.
!. Tie Greek delegates went to the
Greek church while the Bulgarians.
Servlans and Montenegrins went to the
Russian church, explaining that this
was done simply because they do not
understand Greek.
The first stage OF the peace negoti-
ations. which is regarded by diplomats
largely as one OF pretense on Turkeys
part to avoid the appearance of yield
ing to the demands OF the allies with
out pressure from the powers. is over
now. 1t is expected that the second
stage soon Will begin. with the powers
acting behind the scenes and pulling
the strings which viii; compel Turkey
to concede the bulk OF the allies de-
mands.
without money. her army made
auate and demoralized, her statesmen
realize that Turkey is in no condition
to resume hostilities with the slight
est chances Of success
At Mondays sitting Of the conference
Turkey renounced in favor OF the al
lies her right in the island of Crete.
in the Aegian sea on condition that
the allies do not claim the cession OF
any other islands, and promised FUR
ther rectificaton OF the Thractan
frontier but insisted upon the reten-
tion of Adrianople The allies de-
clared that this was not satisfactory
and suspended the conference.
Will Be Resumed.
THAT does not mean rupture OF
the negotiations. The conference may
he resumed >ither ny Turkey giving
notification that she has fresh pro-
posals to submit or by the allies on
the ground that they have commuHi-
cations to make to the turks. IL 10
generally expected that the work OF
the conference will be taken up again
At the end of the week. when the
festivities in connection with the Or
,bodox Christmas are ended.