Show AU TH-RATEN TH TO O DROP PARLEY PARlY WITH lURKS Balkan Allies Receive With De Derision Derision De- De Proposals Pr Presented at Peace Conference on Behalf of Ottoman Government MEDIATION TO ADJUST DIFFERENCES PROPOSED Awaiting Last Word From Constantinople Delegates Delegate Adjourn Until Monday Without Without Without With With- out Taking Definite Action T t tI I Refuse to Evacuate Albania a. a 1 I Vienna Dec 28 General 28 General Popo- Popo OPO-I OPO the commander of the Servian Servian Ser Ser- inn vian vian galT garrison son at the port of f Durazzo is credited here with the I declaration that neither he nor his I I troops will recognize any orders to toI I evacuate Albania They Ther say they vill will defend the positions they occupy occupy occupy oc oc- oc- oc cupy even against the decision of the London conference or orders from Belgrade L ONDON ONnON Dec 28 The Tho Tho brief ses- ses s sesmon s- s sion mon of f the peace conference to today today tolay to- to day lay brought the Balkan delegates to their feet in protest against the counter coun ter proposals put forward by Pasha in behalf of the Ottoman gov gov- Turkeys Turkey's maximum demands demands de de- mands mends are considered very sweeping and when adjournment was taken to Monday afternoon it was ide evide evident that the he Turks must lower their d demands ud r greatly or consent to negotiate on a nt basis of the terms proposed by the tile thet lilies t IIi e If It they attempt to br guns or r re resort ort t to strategy strategy the allies may ml break brenk tho negotiations negotiation It Is considered considered con con- eldered not Improbable ble that Turkey de desires desires de- de sires s this with the hope of Intervention by by- bythe the powers ower which would lead to a European conference of mediation 1 t plenipotentiaries then could say sayto tho 1 world that they yielded tl to the pressure of or all Europe Tho The allies do not object to the acceptance ac ac e of mediation If It It Is understood understood under under- stood tood that tho the mediators must respect the territorial acquisitions resulting from the war Rends Turkeys Turkey It was Turkeys Turkey's turn today to furnIsh furnish fur fur- nish the presiding officer and Iasha Pasha took look the chair He calmly Unfolded unfolded unfolded un un- folded a document saying that he ho had the honor to notify tho the delegates of t the proposals als of or his hit Imperial govern Continued on Page 1 1 Column 1 1 TEN TO END PEACE PARlEYING Bk Balkan Allies Receive With V Derision Proposals of Ottoman Ottoman Otto- Otto man Government Continued tram from Page Pase One ment for tOl concluding concluding- peace lie He read tIle the terms terIS which were wore as follows V First Tho t The principality of or to remain under the direct administration tion tron of ot Turkey Second Macedonia to b be converted Into a principality with Salonica as Its itA ts capital al The principality to be under the tm suzerainty of ot the sultan of ot Turkey but Jut governed o by br a prince chos chosen n by hy bytho tho the Balkan allies and nominated b bythe by bythe the sultan ultan of ot Turkey e This prince to tobe tobe be bc a Protestant and from a neutral a state slate ta te Third Albana Albania to be autonomous under the sovereignty nt of ot tho the sultan and governed g L by a a. prince of or the Im Imperial Im- Im I penal Ottoman famil family who Is to he be chosen for Cor a n term of ot five years ears with the tilt possibility of ot a n renewal of oC h appointment t. t Fourth All Fourth AH the 1 islands in the thee Aegean e can sea to remain Turkish Fifth The The Cretan question not tobe to tobe tobe be one fOI for the decision of ot the lie conference con con- ference as ng It f is hi a matter between Turkey Tur Tui- key Icey and tho great European powers I HIe The chief of oC the Turkish delp- delp delegation atlon could hardly control the excitement which followed The first speaker er was the Greek premier 31 3 Venizelos The Turkish conditions were so astounding he be said that he lie could scarcely b believe the they were meant seriously although h In Inso so o saying he lie did not intend to offend ih the Ottoman representatives Pasha replied defending defending- the claims of oC his government gO He lie then expressed tl the opinion that the work or of the he he delegates delegate would lie be smoother and anti mutual relations better if It the press would woul not nol chronicle all d details of ot the conference Dr Daneff Danca head of oC the Bulgarian i plenipotentiaries said that all aU hopes of or corr concealing ea ling the proceedings s from rom tho the pre Jre s being hein lost Jost he proposed a special tribune for tor Or the Journalists in the hallI Hall Hallof t I of f St. St James He lie dilated on the Impossibility Im- Im possibility of oC dealing with the Turkish demands s. s P sha Pasha In Interrupted to ask wh wily why Dr D- Daneff answered that he lie would not flot even en enter into the merits of tho the question of the Ottoman claims hc being beng n preposterous and beyond any e ex cx- lOC of lovers M. M usko lI the Montenegrin delegate n te remarked that tha t Turl Turkey e had hall hadnot not even respected the decision of the powers It Jt hind hall been agreed reed at the ambassadors conference that Albania should he be autonomous only under the tho suzerainty of or the sultan while Turkey tho sovereignty so of ot the tho sultan sul sul- tan Ian with a ruling prince from the sultans sultan's sultans sultan's sul sul- sul- sul tans tan's family M. M 1 Madjaroff Bulgarian minister at London declared that the whole procedure pro pro- was won wrong lie He pointed out that tat as s the allies had presented terms lerms should have offered real coun- coun that tr ir that Is Is real chan changes es al- al t or refusals refusals and and should not riot j hav i ignored them them to present a 3 to totally totally to- to taJ tally different scheme 4 Premier r Venizelos asked for the sake fake of oC historic curiosity that copies or of the he document which Pasha had hael read be given ghen to the delegates and the sitting was f. f ed while the secretaries e made copies When hen the sitting sitting sit sit- ting was Wa-s resumed the Turkish deleJ delegates delegates dele dele- J gates tes delivered a cop copy to each dele dele- gatlon gation Argil cm Question In r reopening the tho sitting sitting- expounded expound eel what evidently c was the tho main object of Turkey In support of or her claims hl He said laid that the powers since the bc beginning of the troubles with the Balkan states had declared that i In case of ot a conflict whatever its result nobody would gain ain from It H It the powers having having- determined to maintain the status quo Dr Daneff Danet retorted nut But you OU forget tor-et that at after r the war i all the premiers of ot th the tue powers recognized I that the status quo was ended and that It was impossible to continue a policy based on Its maintenance Pasha lasha made fresh attempts to I induce the allies to declare what the they objected object d to 1 In his propositions tr trying to make malte them discuss s the differ differ- ent nl c clauses auses but unsuccessfully all repeating repenting re re- re penting that It was impossible tj tb take tale them as a point of ot departure as the they t to be drafted by a l person unacquainted unacquainted un acquainted with events of the lust huH three mouths months 31 I. i. i Venizelos pointed out that Turkey Turkey Tur Tur- Itc key had hall to apply to 10 Macedonia I tho ho reforms proposed l liv v Cuu Count Yon Von which It is ready to grant now flOW that Macedonia Is entirely In tho hands bands of the allies M. M asked d the tho Turks Jurks t tsay to touy say suy uy openly wh whether th I their osal o al represented rep resented their la last l word Pasha wa wai evidently disconcerted discon discoll b by this question Ho lIc avoided a direct answer r saying ying that his Instructions did lid not authorize a i reply elthor either wn way M M. clos wished to add an nn Int Interpretation Inter r- r I of oC the desire of or the nl f allies Ho Uc declared that they never would accept a discussion of reforms especially concerning conc concerning con con- c Macedonia especially at this sta stage e. e when It was not a n question of or reforms but a n. question que of ceding ceiling territories terri tern tories won h by force of arms and thus rightly helon belonging ln to 0 the victors Pa Jasha lm in view of ot the turn taken by the discussion h he lie would transmit to Constantinople tho the observations ma made e by the allies In the hope hope- that he lie would receive b by ly Monday 2 the tho reply of his Ills government go which he be heI would hn hasten to submit to tho the conference confer confer- I ence |