The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-24
TIE FLANK MOVEMENT.

It appears that tho Balkan allies
have struck out a new course Of cam
paigu. The Greeks are going 20 the
relief Of the Bulgarians in their diff
cult problem of breaking through the
Tchatalja line of Notifications. The
plan is for the Greek forces, 10000
strong. TO proceed to the gulf of Saros,
north Of the Dardanelles. taking the
Qualifications of that waterway in the
rear and then flanking the Tchatalja
forts. This is move that has evil
IDENTIFY been overlooked by the Turks,
That it is a perfectly feasible one is
evident by glance at the map. With
the Dardanelies cleared, the Greek
forces could then proceed direct TO Con-
stautinople by sea, and the line Of for
tifications at Tchatalja would neces-
sarily have 20 be abandoned by the
Turks IL is an excellent strategic
move, and is well calculated 10 bring
the Turks to terms.
The Austrian government IS making
itself an affliction to Servia by its
diplomatic intrigues and its active in
reference against the Servian effort
70 get an outlet on the Adriatic Sea.
IL is, undoubtedly, due TO the diplomacy
OF Austria that tho Albanians are un-
dertalling TO set up an independent
principality. which would head off the
Serviaus, and Austria aud Italy are
to join in 4 naval demonstration in
support Of this Albanian proposition.
1t is evident that IN this procedure
Austria has concluded not TO accept the
British proposition TO wait until the
end Of the war and settle all the prob
lens involved at once, evidently fear
ing that Servia might in the meantime
get such advantage that ii would be
impossible TO deprive her of it later
on. But Russia, Great Britain, and
France are yet TO be heard from on
this question, and it is, undoubtedly,
the policy Of these three nations, in
accordance with their entente, to post
pone the settlement of all questions
until the end of the war; and it may
be expected that they will interpose Il
decided objection to Austria's s interior
ence at this time.
The alleged defeats Of the Bulgarians
in the supposed attacks that they have
been making on the line of fortified
tions at Tchatalja are probably exag-
gerated. The Bulgarians evidently
have been feeling the strength of those
fortifications, and have made some
sharp attacks for the purpose of de-
veloping the strength Of the Turkish
lines: but that there has been any
thing like a general assault, as claimed
by the Turks, is unlikely. The Bulgar-
ians will endeavor to hold the Turkish
forces in their present position until
the Greeks can execute their flank
movement of capturing the Dardanelles
and sailing up to Constantinople or its
vicinity, which will compel the evac-
uation of the Tchatalja forts,
We consider, however, that the pros
pect Of general European war. which
has been mooted good deal, is dim;
aud this in spite OF warlike rumors;
for it. would be the height OF folly
aud a deplorabe waste of life and
property for the European governments
to get into n general war merely be-
cause Austria does not want Servia TO
extend her boundaries TO the Adriatic
Sea That is something that the pow.
crs OF Europe have such slight concern
in, that TO 60 to war about it. would
be the crime of the age.