The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27
I|G NATIONS BACK
| OF BALKAN STRIFE
kustria and Russia Undoubt-
Iedly Furnishing "Sinews of
War; for Conflict.
EASONS SIGNIFICANT
lustria Fears Growing Power
|pf SIavs, Russia Wants
Balkan Sea Coast.
EASONS SIGNIFICANT
.clal Cable 10 The Tribune.

eclal Cable 10 The Tribune.
lLONDON, July 26,-Who is paying
-e bills of the Balkan wari What
ykicns are extending credit to Bull
! Ma, Seryia and Greece, in the death
Rpple for the territory wrested from
- fast waning power of Turkey, in
Mich Servia and Greece are pitted
Inst Bulgaria7 Where did Rumania
the necessary funds to mobilize
of 100000 men to throw into
field to aid the Serbs and Greeks
INST the Bulgars7 1t is obvious that
lNBe nations are not rich enough to
WY on such conflict, especially since
b is already heavily IN debt as a
Cult of the war with Turkey. Back
tIall this confusion and bloodshed In
"A mountainous regions Of Southeast
4 Europe stand Russia and Austria.
.Nder Heavy Yoke.
-rhe annual revenue of Bulgaria is
rcely $3s,000,000, and her sub
tH are taxed to the utmost to
'~5e even this small amount, small as
1uional incomes go. Yet Bulgaria has
H4ghting force Of 100000 men in the
MI Greece and Servia are in the
I'VE position as Bulgaria. These men
(llt be supplied with food, arms, am
Etion, and the thousand and one
SnAgs necessary to fighting force.
= Ie the male populace is fighting in
III field, agricultural and industrial
:, Gtions naturally suffer. History
lsTs that war is the costliest propo-
p in which any nation can engage.
"A then can these nations whose ag-
VA I8te incomes total less than $780,
!. rp00 year, be carrying on q con-
which will cost that much in a
le of months, after the tremendous
! ,0nditures incurred in fighting Tur-
5AH Cold reason shows that outside
asers are furnishing the Balkan na-
with the sinews Of war, and the
njb process Of reasoning points to
Va and Austria as those outside
PRS.
.~~ Helpless Pieces"
A be nations in conflict are merely
es on the checkerboard at which
pa and Austria are playing game
I}gantic proportions. The constant
OF Austria Is a growing Slavic
- " on her eastern frontier. Servia
her allies are Slavs, closely related
usBia. Austria, then, would 90 to
KtreIne to keep Servia and her SIS
intlons from annexing more terri
,4or spreading their influence in the
the other hand. Russia feels that
pust have seaport free from ice
,rGt II the entire year, By the Slavic
of the Balkan sea coast Russia
Lget what she wishes. These two
LIONS. conflicting as they do. form
" asis on which rests Austria s aid
..x s1lgarla and Russia IS assistance TO
W. feeks and Serbs.
horrible massacre Of Bulgarian
-~sSi ians by the Turks in 1853 gave
AL an opening to attack Turkey.
~ nd saw that Russian control Of
m ntlnople and the mouth Of the
Y pea would give the Russians com.
sns'over the sea route to India. With
saan fleet in the Mediterranean
;. >. army on the Indian frontier, it
alu nave been but short step for
pr TO terminate British rule in
- AS India WIS profitable source
Pnue. England Joined the Turks
n erort to repulse the Russians.
ne AID OF France and England
Fks finally triumphed and the
~ OF Paris in 1856 brought the
war to a close.
- las Hand Shown.
4 rla, the bone Of contention over
NJ me WAT began, was made a prin.
Under the suzerainty of tbe
A The diplomatic hand OF Austria
N wnen the Bulgarian assembly
U &egdlnand. second lieutenant
nustrlan army, as king,
Hutppeared to be a death hlov ~
.ne Balkans. An Austrian
a. oman Catholic sitting on the
$H tInIone was state Of affairs
ytI1erness to the Russian
fVN|bre1ol9and realized that The N.
ANety OF his little kingdom Law IN
8 InendlIness to all the movers
n pPease the rising wrath of Rms,
sa ms son and heir baptized II IN
rHXh Orthodox church, Wifi ~
A sod1at For a time nosns
u Nm the Balkans, ''nie peace
- POM garatively easy Ia traca an
SWY pnae aerstanding between Ferdi.
auslrla when it is remern.
~ at the very time Austria sm an
@ principalities Of Bosnia and
71na, both vassais Of % Tn-lam anu
MeSvP tnrew off the Turkish :. voTe, nJy,
W. me an independent nation 'A'
Or ded" Peace.
Erend 5l,! Of events showed that
.,endship, if not closer rela.
-, ssea between Bulgaria and
and hnssia, to further her intsr.
80 Balkans, turned to Serv;a
'en fS. like Ike herself. With tbs for.
- Inc triple alliance, Composed
:, ny, Italy and Austria and
es' - entente, in which Enoland md
LIN Russia are joined, the keep,
pS' -. cs IN Europe was given info
;: ,srs ,sr OF these six nations. -n'o
J m Scesslty Joined the Serbs. Bull.
srrs sasrs. ks and the Monteneprins To-.
'PSn,ers.' lP'ner common cause against the
''uf yd fe was nothing for Austria