The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
|RUSSlANOT READY
FOR EUROPEAN WAR
1t Will Take Five Years for
Gar to Be Thoroughly
Prepared.
TURKEYS AGONY BEGUN
Fate Of Balkan States at Last
Will Be Decided by
the Sword.
TURKEYS AGONY BEGUN

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.)
Berlin. OCTOBER l9-In summing up
the chances Of a European confiagra-
tion resulting from the Balkan imbrog-
Ito. Macmillan Hardin the weil-known
German editor. WHIP is regarded as one
OF Germanys keenest political writers.
gives his views as follows:
Russia needs five years yet to get
ready for a European war, To-day
she Is entirely unprepared. The Vienna
government dose not dare to manifest
its desire to go to war. for IL the dual
monarchy were victorious II would re-
suit In bringing to the heir to the
throne glory and fame which would
completely ovsSshadow the old Emper-
or's prestige England has two main
objects in view. the separation OF
Italy and Germany and the establish
ment OF Engiand's control with ,ut
bloodshed OF an Egyptian or Arabian
khalifate over the Mohammedans OF
India. France. would like TO retain
her protectorate over tho Christians OF
the near East and not lose the billions
which she has loaned TO Turkey. Lon
don and Paris fnanciers are working
together for peace. and European
war is only conceivable II the dsplo-
matte nullity. which Is virtually exist
ing everywhere. ami the governing
forces continue to make avoidsble mis-
takes. But the agony OF European
Turkey has begun. and the question
whether the Balkans politically and
econ onically shall belong to an ALL
ance or confederation OF states under
Russian influence or dependency or
remain open to Germanic expansion viii
be finally answered and decided by the
sword"
Bulgaria Well Prepared.
A high government official. whose
views il publicly known would cause
a sensation, said to your correspo nd-
emit that because she Is better prepared
and more mobile. he expected that
Bulgaria would achieve successes
early in tho war. The Bulgarians'
he added. may even get as far as
Adrianople, but there they Will get
bloody heads when they meet the main
turkish forces" The following dia-
loEue then ensued:
your Excellency. it has been stated
pubIicly that the powers have iocai-
ized the conflict and that there Is no
further danger Of other nations being
drawn in. Il the danger Of compiled
lions between Austria and Russia
past-'' :.
Not yet was the reply.
Us the war in the Balkans liable
TO develop into clash between Aus-
trta and Russian was asked.
..Not tomorrow or the next day,
Was the reply, "tut I would not say
any more"
Us there any truth in the report
that Austria . raobilizing? was the
next question.
..As an ofnciaI cannot say any
more than that Austria is not mobAiz-
ing"
This official denied emphatfcaily the
statement in the London papers that
the leaves Of absence OF German OIL
GERS had been cancelled and that ON
GERS of the reserve had been ordered
to be in readiness. He added: Inefo
will be no so-called trial mobiliza-
lions with US. We are ready. many
of our officers are now on leave: OUT
we always know where they are. They
will not be ordered to return un'ess
they are really, needed.
Despite tho reiterated Official denials.
from Russian Poland and
the Austrian-K Russian frontier declare
that Russia and Austria are botA mo-
htl:xfnS their forces. Austria has been
drawing In her reserves along the IRON
Tier for q fortnight and early TINS
week extended this to Bohemia las
patches from Cracow say Russia mas
mobilized ave army corps. inciuoins
he Don Cossacks and SEQ field guns.
Dasessd ADOag Banks.
Tho discord among the financial In
which are to furnish the
ea pital for the enterprise. broke ou'
a almost at the same time az the al
that the government would
introduce . measure In the hescnstae !
I'M November providing for granting !
-.&roleum franchise to a German cor
nor.tion under government control
The three leading banks which were i
70 participate in the plan. the Dreso-
nor Bletchroder and Bankdisconte are
renorted to be dissatisfied with the a. J
vision Of stock among the German
h.nka Another incident was the ac-
zion Of the Deutche Bank In With |
Grazing Its subscription to the stock
az the German Earth OIL Company De-
cause the latter had signed an agree
men, with the 0erman-AmertcaA Pc
,roieum Company contrary to the pur-
noses OF the German government
The method Of the Standard Oal Cor
I'm Silesia, where. In order 20
Gust Austrian competition. IL v selling
the best oil at 1-3 cents . nter. as
cc,nnared with s cents ana more In
oeher places In Germany where ehers
A NO compesislon. has done much to-
srouss German feeling against that
~cmnsny. and he's contributsd much %
he roverumeus's Intention 70 put an
end TO Il
The Balkan war end the tear. Of o
ruropeap conflict 10 one OF the strong
- arguments again1 declaring war
an me STANDARD OIL Company. II 10
pctnted out that such wars would shut
on the principal sources % the iade-
nendept supplies In Roumania- Siiesia
- Russta, and leave Germany again