Representations had been made to Turkey that the Enos- Midia
line ought to be respected, but the Great Powers were willing to take into consideration any modifications of the line which Turkey considered "absolutely indispensable" for the defence of Constantinople and her frontiers. The future welfare of Turkey depended on the goodwill of the Powers, and this goodwill and financial assistance could not possibly be accorded if Turkey remained at Adrianople. He did not definitely oppose all idea of revising the Treaty of Bucharest. At the same time it was clear that Sir Edward Grey hoped that the treaty will be allowed to stand as it is. Returning to the question of Turkey, Sir Edward Grey suggested that forcible coercion of Turkey was not by any means out of the question. A particular Power might intervene alone if Turkey gave sufficient provocation, and the other Powers would be very unlikely to lend any support to Turkey in that event. Sir Edward Grey's speech has been extraordinarily well received throughout Europe. We have written of the Balkan peace more fully elsewhere.
