THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 530, 4 January 1913, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

TURKISH TERMS.

CEDING LARGE TERRITORIES.

By T*l*srapk.—Preet Association.—OopjTfgbt London, Wedneiday.

'The Tpifkt bat* -flow" agreed to the cession of the territory westward of Adrianople and autonomy for Albania., They propose that the great Powers should be left to fix the boundaries, but suggest that Turkey and Bulgaria should directly negotiate the: TursoBofgarian frontier. The Allies insist that any negotia tioua must b* with the representatives of a the beligerenti invoved. ALLIES'MINIMUM. WILL NOT BE CONCEDED. London, Thursday. Interviewed to-day, M.'DanHff, Preeident of the Bulgarian Parliament, said that Adrianople and the Aegean Island must be surrendered. Unless to-morrow's cuafeence comes to an agreement in accordance with the Allies' terms negotiations would be broken off. Reschid Pasha, Turkey's chief delegate, interviewed, said that Turkey baa abandoned enormous territory because she was beaten, but she did not intend to abandon Adrianople or the Aegean Islands. , At the Bitting of the Peace Conference yesterday the Turkish delegates announced some slight modifications which bed been made in their previous proposals.

/ The modifications include a willingneee to agree tp the cession of ell the Turkish territory westwards of Adrianople and. also to the granting of autonomy to Albania.

The Turkish representstifes soggested that it would be advisable to seek the opinion of the Powers regarding Crete. The Allies would perhaps address the Powers on the subject later on.

The Turks suggested that the Porte would be unable to «ede regions belonging to A*ia Minor. The Allies* delegates demanded the cession of these regions and also declared thai the Turks most prepare a definite map of their proposals in regard to the new turco-Bul-garian frontier. ~■ ~, ,■,;>. ~ It was suggested that Tut key and Bulgaria : thoirl«> «rt*r . jnio negotleitont for the fixing of the ,other bnunr dariea which should be left to the great Pbwerst ■ '"'/■'.;-; Tlie' Aliies* representatives insist the negotiations must be conducted With the representatives of •If the Allies.

The Turke agreed to this proposal. ReMhidPaehe the principal Turkish delegate, intimated that he and bis colleague* would seek fresh instruction* on various points;