The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Great Masses of English
People Condemn For
eign Policy.
THEY SYMPATHIZE
WITH MONTENEGRO
Demand That Great Britain Cease
Doing Dirty Work" for Aus
tria-Believed There Can
Be No Peace With King
Nicholas Driven From
Scutari.
ny PHILLIP EvEnr.r.r.

London. April 2s.-Whne IL is still
within the range OF possibility 10
keep tho parties together on cues
lions Of domestic politics. all party
lines In England are frequently wiped
out when II comes to the foreign
policy of the country.
This is what has Just happened in
regard 10 England's position toward
the Balkan situation. While the great
masses Of the people. following their
natural inclinations, sympat hized with
heroic Montenegro from the verv day
mat diminutive country threw down
Inc gauntlet To mighty Austria m.
press from the very first stood against
SIR Edward Grey. Irrespective OF party
llhcs The radical Daily News and
inc ultra-Conservative Morning Post
round themselves equally strong cham
pions OF the Montenegrins .nd to-
gethcr with the Tory Pail Mail Ga
zette. criticized the government for tts
shortsightedncss and Willingness 10 do
Austrias dirty work, while I.oro
Northclifc's Times and Daily Mail.
with equal zeal defended the Liberal
governments foreign policy as the
ohiF sta'esmaniike course TO he taken
by great nation like Great Rrttatn.
Position Easily Undcrstood.
To the unbiased observer nor ONLY
IS the position taken by the par, OF
Inc prose-, which condemns sir Edward
Grey, easily understood from a human
ana idealistic point Of view, but il,
Is equally easily understood from A
unitarian and business standpoint.
The rational course for Great Rri;ain
TO take in the Balkan question would
be 10 advocate the policy which gives
The best promise Of lasting peace in
the Balkans, but in acting aa he did
SIR Edward Grey has undoubtedly
backed the wrong horse. II Scu,arl
rs wrested from the MoDtenegrins who
have, at7ieaat. assvalid a CLAIM, unon
that city as. thesSsreeks upon Saionica
or Rounania on Siiistria az the an
cestors OF King Nicholas are buried
In Scutari in churches which they
built themselves, and which would he
Montencgro's capital, peace in the
Balkans will be assured only until
Montenegro feels strong enough TO at
tack the artificially made State OF AL
bania, and then the danger of Euro
pean crisis will once more arise In
failing to realize that Montenegro's
attSck upon Scutari Is not a war Of
conquest because the city was once
Montenegrine, Sir Edward Grey has
committed an equally great mistake, rs
When he tailed to realize that the only
reason why Austria wants to keen
Scutari out faiontenegro's hands is
because she desires to keen IL from
and at the same time make Albania
as strong Is possible in order that il
may resist Italy's attempts TO capture
II and thus become the ruler of both
coasts of the Adriatic.
Sir Edward Grey has not seen that
what is happening now are the Skin
inishes which foreshadow great com
ing conflict between the Slavs and the
Teutons ana that in this contest il
would serve England's interests best
10 remain faithful to her present
friendship with Russia for if the Slavs
are defeated and the Teutons are vic
torious Germany's first victim Will be
England, which will then stand alone
for France, which will undoubtedly
have thrown in her lot with Russia
VIII. as a defeated and weakened
power, he in no position to come 10
England's assistance, even should she
still desire TO do so.
Russia Stronger Every Day.
With Russia growing stronger every
day and without hold upon the Balkan
states approaching the formation of a
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