Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

the confiict OF Roumanfan against Bu.
garian, Hungarian against Roumanians
SHAY against Hungarian we may not as
sfst at the spectacle of Servian against
Greek and q renewal .ofsthe GrecO-hou-
manian and Greco Bulgarian conflicts.
Against such conditions Europe has
done nothing. may do nothing. and nat,
urally. because OF the selfish interests
OF the powers that constitute Europe.
II Russia has been able to play the role
or pacifcator at Bucharest II Is due in
large measure to the accident ,of the
OCCASION the accident that ,Roumania $
hands are free. that she has shaken her
self free from Austria that would have
bound her as Austria would have bound
Bulgaria
Sir Edward Grey. speaking recently in
the house OF Commons. and replying to
member who mad interpellated him
by asking him why England did not i'm
pose peace In the Balkans, said: IF the
honorable member will cast his eyes
on the map he will see that the Eu-
ropsan concert cannot treat questions of
1T is extremely dif1cult for the Euro
pean concert to have recourse to force TO
impose peace. Who will impose that
peace?'
Europe. for fact. is more concerned
In keeping the precarious peace Of
Europe than in keeping the peace OF the
Balkans.
Roumania, 1t should be said. enters tho
Balkan alliance at a most propitious mo-
ment. Roumania incontes-
ROumania'S tably is a superior element.
the one power which more
4AsA ooo' than any other has known
how to maintain on the banks OF the
Danube the traditions of the Latin civili-
cation which created her. Roumania 10
intact, her finances have been put in
order, her strategic position Is excellent.
and her army of $4,000 men, well armed.
equipped and trained, constitutes for her
a predominant place among the Balkan
allies. of which she may say with truth
, that she Is now a great part. Roumania,
for fact, answers the puzzled and en-
| barrassed query of Sir Edward Grey.
Roumania has imposed the peace at
Bucharest. and that she has done SO is
due to her army Of $4,000 men.
Roumania entered the Balkanic alliance
with the announcement that her main OBJ
| ject was the maintenance of the Balkan
equilibrium. She has superior reasons
| for becoming a member of the Balkan
states alliance. Roumania possesses in
Macedonia an interesting colony of Rou-
| manians under the name Of Koutzo-
Valaques.
When the peace of the Balkans is
finally signed and sealed there is ques-
/ ton to be solved. settled urgently-fhe
question of the Turk. At this moment
the powers are considering the eventu-
ality of a naval demonstration before
Constantinople with the view OF impress
| ing Turkey with sense of the insult
and indignity committed toward Europe
The occupation of Adrianople and Thrace
| by Turkey is a fragrant violation of the
treaty of London. and merits prompt and
drastic punishment.
X
The powers are. i'm a measure, respon-
| sible for this unfortunate outbreak in the
b a ans. Bulgaria
| Responsibility was forbidden to con-
.en. tinue her march upon
Constantinople, which
| would perhaps have satisfied her legiti-
mate ambition and rendered improbable
that which followed.
In place Of the proposed naval demon
stration the Balkan armies are ready 10
face eastward-march upon CONSTANT
nople, and thus avenge the wounded
honor Of Europe.
Inasmuch as Turkeys case is now on
the calendar for discussion, or rather So
luton, mention should be made of Incl
dents relating to Turkey. For example
the mission of M. Natchovitch, ex-Bul-
garian minister to Constantinople and
also to Vienna. M. Natchovitch, who had
distinguished himself by his fierce hatred
of Russia. was held in reserve as
trump card to win the sympathies Of Tur-
key in the delicate mission which cir
cumstances had made necessary. Turkey,
taking advantage of the Balkan troubles.
sent note to Bulgaria demanding the
evacuation of the Marmora coast and the
territory along the Enos- Midia line. NJ.
Natchovftch was charged with the mis-
sion of negotiating with Turkey. Briefly
M. Natchovitchs mission failed, and the
Turks soon after marched westward and
occupied Adrianople and Thrace.
The Ottoman army. under Gen Izzat
Pasha, is the shadow of the once val
liant army of the past In the Tchatalja
lines II numbers 10000 men, in Thrace
10000. total of 10000 men as a MAXI
mum.
In taking possession of Adriansple, or
while about to do SO. the government at
Gonstantlnople communicated to the pow
ers the following note. which is instruc-
tive as well cynical:
1t said, in part:
Notwithstanding the haste which the
Bulgarians manifested i'm signing the
preliminaries of peace. they have re-
should be returned to the Ottoman en-
pire. The Bulgarian acted with the
manifest object of assuring to himself
frontier in consonance with the err
TouoOuS Interpretation which he pro-
posed to give to the denomination
'Enos Midia line"
The imperial government. careful OF
the possibility of having to defend it's
capital and the Darda-
Turkish nelles, insisted that the
Boundary P gnns s of departure tn51aw at
line north along the course of the
Maritsa. The trace has not been marked
as it should be in the peace treaty.
The Ottoman government hoped to ar
range that question with Bulgaria by
diplomatic channels. unfortunately. the
horrors which Bulgarians inaugurated in
the territories occupied by them and the
barbarity and indescribable vandalism
which the ex-allies have found prevented
that solution. Besides. experience has
shown that all negotiations undertaken
with Bulgarians are condemned to drag
along Indefinitely. Under these conditions
occupy at once the frontier in question
in accord with the powers. the future
fate of Thrace ="
The Ottoman government considered
the Enos-Midia line as definite. and
binds itself not to cross IL under any
pretext"
The Ottoman government hopes that the
great powers will recognize that the
actual war between the Balkanic states
and the combinations proposed for Thrace
obliges Ii doubly to assure itself as soon
as possible of a frontier guaranteeing
them the security of its capital, and, while
taking into account the particular situa-
ion. IS tAa.y afcl will