Sunday, January 6, 2013

Turks' Last Chance Of Peace To-Day.

New York Times 100 years ago today, January 6, 1913:
Allies Will Break Off the Negotiations if Their Terms Are Not Accepted.
MAY RENEW WAR SATURDAY
Daneff Says Allies' Delegates Have Been Given to Understand Their Terms Will Be Rejected.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Monday, Jan. 6.— Dr. Daneff, chief of the Bulgarian peace delegates, in an interview published in The Daily Chronicle respecting the probable course of events at to-day's meeting of the conference, said:
    "We shall simply inquire if the Turks are willing to accept our terms. If not, then we shall without delay break off the negotiations."
    Asked if the allies would approach the powers, Dr. Daneff replied:
    "We shall not. That will be for Turkey. Needless to say, the representatives of the allies will remain in London for some days should the conference break down, so that if the powers take any action we shall be here to consider it."
    "And are you at all hopeful of success at the last minute of the eleventh hour?" was asked.
    "No," replied Dr. Daneff, "I cannot say that I am, I am, in fact, very pessimistic. We have been given to understand that Turkey will refuse our terms outright."
    "And then?" asked the interviewer.
    Dr. Daneff answered:
    "Well, if the powers cannot coerce or persuade Turkey within four days to agree to our conditions, it will be for our guns to speak once more. Next Saturday, in case Turkey holds to her attitude, should see the beginning of the advance of the allies upon Constantinople.
    "Then, in the end, the sea will mark out what the conference has failed to do as to the frontier."

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