IS IT WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1642, 8 January 1913, Page 7

IS IT WAR.

peacb negotiations Suspended. y 'ALUES 1 NEW MOYE- :; TURKISH REPLY AWAITED. ■;'';•>■ .';'■■.';,'!■, ■■': ■ i ' ■ ■" By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ■;■■■:.'■; >,(Reo. January 7, 9.40 p.m.) ;■■•. : -■:■.'. ■'■■■.. .y,'.London, January 7. After examining tho latest proposals, wherein Adrianople'is to be.retained by the Turks, the Allies, suspended the conference .without definitely Waking the negotiations, in the hopo that the TAirks will reconsider their attitude., Reschid Pasha, on.behalf of Turkey, handed the • Allies a-.declaration to tho effect that tho cession of Adrianople;was impossible from: the standpoint of the security of the Dardanelles and Constantinople. '•' Turkey - would, however, consent to abandon Crete on the express condition that no • other island should bo claimed.;, ;.:.''.-' : The Conference adjourned for twenty minutes.; On. resuming, the Allies then replied that thedeclaration did not meet thoir, demands, and'as the 'new proposal was not of a nature to lead to an agreement, they .were therefore .obliged'to suspend the. Conference.',••, >. . 'The. Turk's 'protested that, the suspension was irregular,' as they desired.to di&cuss; matter's'.''.,' "■'. .;■.'■',' '■ ' The .Turkish; delegates: left. the . Palace perturbed and exoited. ' In an- interview later.Hthey declared that the Allies had suspended the Conference,,, hoping that Adrianople. would'.fall, in; the interval.''. ;:/;;': ;AN INGENIOUS STEP;; ; ; '.: INTERNATIONAL SCRAMBLE '.. :■• ;■; '." '■■/. ■ ■ ; FEARED.-:' : '; : ' •:-';;. ■ ■}.'■■'■-.■ (Rec. January 8, 0.5 a.m.) •' London, January .7. The-"Daily Chronicle" ; declares,, that the suspension of tho pence comferenco will ingeniously, relieve the Balkan Allies of; the' responsibility forJ.the..next step, which must be; taken by'.Turkey or the : Powers..:/;' : i.: .;!'.....:,;'. :■• .. ■'■ ' . -;The. "Daily,.-News"; says Italy is anxious to retain th'j Turkish islands in tho Aegean, which, she,is occupying, and.if. :she-does so -scramble; will 'begin.. ■; .= is opposed;;,to' ■ the ; Allies .annexing any. ;Aegean 'islands. ■ •' . :' : Several 'newspapers' v'question.'.'.'Whether .thefPwersjwiirbeJable to. agree .on a /joint/line .of ', ' ; j; ■■ ,V ~:,:';' A BIG ALBANIA. :;v, '; ;';f' ; 'AtrSTRIAN TONE HARDENS AGAINST .SERVIA,':.;'.; '- ,':;;''■;.■ v,-';y;(Rec. January 8, 0.5 a.m.) .:•'■'' '-' >: ,'; ■!;■ t ; : " .•'.':■"■■' :;■'■' Vienna, January '7. -' ■; ;The'.:tono, in official, circles is hardening' against Servia, and is in .the' direction' of .advocating a big Albania\from' .extending Mitrovitza; to Preveza, which, would, leave. Servia only c. trifling-recti-/fication of her;present, frontier.'' ','-,;.'