The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-08
exult in the rumor that he found it
even hotter there than in Washington.
THE OPPOSING FORCES.

Now that the recent allies of the
Balkan states are at war with each
other, with Bulgaria on one side and
Servia, Greece. and Montenegro on the
other, it is of interest TO note what
the respective war strength of each
amounts TO. and how the opposing
forces may be aligned.
There is no way to ascertain the
respective losses of each of the states
in their recent combined war against
Turkey But assuming that the losses
are relatively equal, n computation of
strength made before the war began
would probably be in corresponding
ratio for each. Beginning, then. with
Bulgaria, we find that the population
of that country is 1929 los by the
most recent census, that of 1910. Her
war strength is placed at 235,000 men,
but the whole nation went to the war
against Turkey, and it is probable that
Bulgaria was able to mass nearly if
not quite 100000 men in her invasion
of the Turkish provinces last fall. Her
mobilization was practically the same
as that of the old Goths, where every
man went to the standard in wal
time Her forces overwhelmed the
Turks, outnumbering them at every
point. The slaughter was terrific; but
strenuous efforts have been successful
in keeping the losses from the public.
Greece, with a poulation in 1907 (the
most recent figures available) of q
631,952, probably put into the field
against Turkey about 100000 men.
Montenegro with population of
about 100000 mustered for the army
something like 10000 men; but Mon
tenegro, like Bulgaria, went almost bod
lily TO war. and her forces may have
considerably exceeded the $4,000 es
timated men liable to military duty.
Servia. with population of 2,911,-
701 by the census Of 1910. has an army
roster of 175,000 men, Doubtless it
would be fully able to put that many
into the field now against Bulgaria,
The combined forces, therefore, that
could be brought to bear by these three
nations against Bulgaria are computed
at 355,000 men. But if Montenegro
keeps out Of the fight, as it may do,
the Greeks and Servians would be able
to muster an allied army of about 325,
900 men. Probably Bulgaria could fully
match this force, so that the opposing
armies would be substantially equal.
But the report is that Rumania is
her army to take part in
herself more than match for Bulgaria,
having a population of 5,956,690, with
an ordinary war levy of 10000 men;
but Rumania, like Bulgaria, could turn
out swarms of reserves, so as to more
than match man for man every soldier
that Bulgaria could put into the field.
From this computation, it is clear
that if Rumania should take part in
the war against Bulgaria (and she
would be sure to oppose Bulgaria, if
she went into the war at all,) her
would be decisive. and Bull
garia would be beaten and be obliged
TO sue for peace. In that case Bull
garia would lose the whole of the tri-
angular bit of territory south Of the
Danube, which Rumania has been claim
ing from Bulgaria for years past, and a
part of which was awarded to her in
the recent Russian arbitration. If Ru-
mania takes part in the war. she will |
do so, undoubtedly, through the incite-
ment of Russia, for Bulgaria has shown |
herself to be largely insusceptible to
Russian Influence, since the swelling
of her head caused by her tremendous |
successes against the Turks. This
swelling was evidenced by the tart re-
ply which the Bulgarian Car made to
the Car Of Russia in the recent ef-
forts Of the latter TO keep the peace
as between the Balkan states. That re.
ply has not been made public, but is
to be something IN the ma
ture Of "Mind your own business
And, as the Czar of Russia makes it
his business to be the head of the Slav
peoples, he is probably using Bulgaria,
for the purpose of discipining Bulgaria.
so as to bring down the swelling Of
the Bulgarian head.
NO GAIN TO THE PEOPLE.