New-York tribune., 1912-11-24

u~ ONsTA last bull
wark is gone" That startling
~ statement was the concluding
s,ntercc Of a dispatch sent a lew Gays
aeo 10 the Vienna "Reichspost" from the
Bulgarian army headquarters. II re-
ferred to the fall of Tchataldja before the
victorious first army Of the Bulgars ana
the severing by their third army OF the
Turkish right wing at Delyunus.
Coupled with the peril of the Sultans
capital came demands from SerVla ior
the extension of her territory to the
Adriatic 10 provide her with the seaport
she has long sought in vain. These oe-
mands were made in the face OF oppos'-
ton from Austria, nation far more pow
erful than servia Nevertheless SerVia
insisted. Diplomats said that If the weak
er country did not relinquish her de-
rnands Austria would be compelled TO re-
sort to arms. They cast about among
IN. maze Of iealousies and intrigues of
the central European governments TO
discover the source Of SerVias conn
dsnce. II was agreed that even the Bal
kan allies backing would not be suInclenl
some vastly stronger government must
{ b. encouraging the Belgrade government
i n xtiek TO its claims. This could be out
one power-Russia.
HER MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
In support of this theory there is the
fact that Russia is keeping her tliile
expired men in the army and is moOiii%-
ing her forces. At sebastopol transports
were preparing a few days ago TO con-
. yey Russian troops across the Black sea-
vhfa her arsenals and commissariat de-
, partmeuts were working night and DAY
Russia has coveted Constantinople since
she first became powerful enough to hope
I for conquest beyond her borders. Ihere
: is no better port to be found Tor her
navies and her merchant fleet Althoush
she possesses the north coast Of the Black
Sea, her warships are forbidden by Eu-
Z rope 10 pass through the Dardaneiles INTO
the Mediterranean She needs CONSTANT
nople, and for nearly two hundred years
its capture has been laid upon her pS
specific Injunction This command forms
part Of one Of the most remarkable
state documents ever penned.
II is found i'm the so-called secret VIII
Of Peter the Great. AS Emperor OF Rus
sia he made that nation one of the great
powers Of Europe When he died, IN lIZ5'
he left to his successors a testament con-
tanning fourteen rules. by following which
he hoped they might ultimately become
masters Of the world.
WILL THAT DISPOSED OF WORLD.
The Russian author. Bulharyn, once
wrote: TO steal and to lie are the TWO
auxilisry verbs Of our Language" That
BIT Of pessmism might not have been
uttered II the Russian rulers had never
received the VIII OF Peter the Great
which here follows:
In the name OF the most holy ana
indiyisible Trinity. we, Peter the FIRST
Emperor and Autocrat Of all the hus-
slss, etc, to all our descendants ana
successors to tho throne and govern
rnent Of the Roman nation:
God. from whom we derive our
existence. and TO whom we owe our
crown. having constantly enlightened
us b. His Spirit, and sustained us
by his divine help, allows me TO looh
Upon the Russian people al called up
on hereafter 10 hold sway over Eu-
rope. My reason for thus thinking is
that European nations have mostly
reached state OF old age, bordering
on imbecliity, or they are rapidly ap-
preaching H. Naturally. then, they
will be easily and indpbitably con-
quered by a people strong in youth
: and yisor, especially when this lat