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Show IL. ll.lll in nil i him in ii iinneaiiln uiiiibiijwi TERMS ARE Conditions to be Kept Secret While Peace Delegates Confer London, Doc. 14. The chlofs of four Balkan missions to thopeace conference confer-ence have drawn up the terms of peace whloh the allies Intend to present pre-sent with a united front to tho Turkish Turk-ish plenipotentiaries. Tho tonus are kept secret for tho present und the plenipotentiaries of tho Ottoman om-plrc om-plrc have decided that similar secrecy shall mark the entire peaco conference confer-ence unless It should be consldored advisablo to issue communications from tlmo to time. This, however, must have tho concurrence of all the plenipotentiaries The delegates of rtho-Balkan league have decided to propose Stojan Nova-kovltch, Nova-kovltch, the Servian ex-premier, and tho oldest plenipotentiary, as chairman, chair-man, but should the Turkish dole-gates dole-gates object, an arrangement will be made by which the head of each mission mis-sion shnll preside alternately over the proceedings. Pormier Elefterlo Venlzelos of Greece had been singled out as presiding pre-siding officer, but he tactfully withdrew with-drew In favor of the candidacy of Novakovitch. Balkans Agree. The Balkan nations havo reached an unanimous agreement as to their attitude atti-tude on various questions likely to bo brought up before tho conierence and If any differences exist they have been put into the background for the present pres-ent at any rate. Owing to tho alloged demand by-Turkey by-Turkey that Greece must sign tho armistice before the beginning of the peace negotiations, the plenipotentiaries plenipotentiar-ies of tho Balkan league point out that whon tho armistice was signed by Bulgaria, Servla and Montenegro, the Turks were told plainly that Greece would participate in tho peace conference under any circumstances The Bulgarian and Turkish envoys today visited Sir Edward Groy, the British foreign minister, at the foreign for-eign office. Dr S Danefi, one of tho Bulgarian plenipotentiaries, subsequently subse-quently left for Paris to confer again with Premier Poincare of France in regard to tho European political situation situa-tion I Dcclinec to Prophesy. Prior to his departure for Paris Dr Daneff declined to make any prophecy as to the prospects of the peace, conference con-ference Ho said, however: "We certainly hope to conclude peace Otherwise we should not be here. He laid emphasis on the unity of the allies, saying: "I reaffirm that on all important questions we are unanimous. As to Greece's attitude In connection with the armistice, I should hko to point out that an armistice is a matter of secondary Important Peace treaties have been concluded ln the past without with-out an armistice " Atrocities Denied. Dr Daneff dismissed the charges brought by the Greek paper in regard to the Bulgarian atrocities during the hostilities, saying: "That is no matter to be discussed today. We are here for a definite purpose namely, to conclude peaco between Turkoy and the four allies. Other questions can come aftorward." Dr Daneff will return to London In time for the first meeting of the conference con-ference in St. James palace. Sir Edward Grey will deliver an address ad-dress of welcome to the delegates of tho peace conference at Its first meeting, meet-ing, which has been arranged for noon on Monday - nn |
