The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-27
Certain That Warning
Sta ties H ave Not
Funds Necessary.
OTHER NATIONS
ARE AIDING THEM
Work of Austria and Russia Seen
in Conflict Over Division of
Territory Captured From
Tqrkey-Each Seeking
to Further Own
Ambitions.


bills Of the Balkan War? What ma
lions are extending credit to Bulgaria,
Servia and Greece. in the death Srapple
for the territory wrosted from the
FAST waning power OF Turkey in which
Servia and Greece are pitted against
Bulgaria? Where IS Roumania getting
the necessary funds TO mobolizc an
army of SOC, men to throw into
the field to ala the Serbs and Greeks
against tho lIull,ars? 1t is obvious
that these nations are not rich enough
10 carry on such conflict especially
since each is already heavily in debt.
rs result Of the war with Turkey
Back of All this confusion and blood
shed in the mountainous regions OF
Southeastern Europe stands Russia
and Austria
Annnnl Revenues Small.
The annual revenue Of Bulgaria is
scarcely s3S,oooooo a year, and her
subjects are taxed to the utmost to
raise even this small amount, small
as national incomes 20. Yet Bulgaria
has q lighting force OF 100000 men in
the field. Greece and Scrvia arc in
the same position rs bulgaria. These
men must be supplied with food, arms
ammunition and the thousand and
one things necessary to fighting
force. W hie the male populaCc is
lighting in the reld. agricultural ana
industrial conditions naturally suffer.
History shows that war is the cost
Hest proposition in which any nation
can engage. How. then, can these ma
tons, whose aggregate incomes total
less than Sl50,coC, GOO a year. be carry
ing on a conflict which Will cost that
much in q couple OF months. after the
tremendous expenditures inculrcd in
NEhting Turkey. cold reason shows
lha: outside powers are furnishing the
Balkan nations with The sincws OF
war. AMI the same process OF reason
ins points 10 Russia and Austria as
those outside powers
The Balkan nations are merely coun-
tiers on the checkerboard at which
Russia and Austria are playing n game
of gigantic proportion. Tho constant
fear OF Austria Is a growing Slavic
power on her eastern frontier. Servia
and her allies are Slavs. closely re-
lated 10 Russia. Austria. then. would
go TO an extreme TO keep Servia and
her sister nations from annexinr more
territory or spreading their inhucnco
IN the Balkans.
on the other hand, Russia feels that
she must have 4 seaport free from ice
during the entire year. BY the Slavic
control Of the Balkan sea coast. Russia
would get VIVA; she wishes These two
ambitions. conflicting as ,hcv do form
the basis ON which rests Austrja.s aid
O, Bulgaria ana Russ!a's assistance
10 the Greeks and Serbs
The horrible massacre Of Ru1rarIa
Ch-jst;ane by tho Turlss in 1872 cave
Russia an opcninr 10 attack Turkey
England saw mat RussIo, con,roI Of
Cons,a,tinoDle and Inc mourn az -c,a
1,1ack Sea wo,ld Give tho }ussi,n.
command over ,he sea route 10 India
with Russian nect in the Mediter-
,anean ana an ornv an inc india,
,rontie- # vo,,:s.hava beeo bn, , short
stem for the .t,z,~ o'tcrnlnala british
rule n india =. india was nron,-
able source Of revenue England Joined
Tho Turks in an efror, 10 ren,,lse the
luesians. with tho aid OF France and
England tho Turks dnally tr,umnhed
and the Treaty Of paris in 1855 brought
the Cr.rnean war TO close
Bulgaria, the bone OF contention over
which me way began. was made a
or.nc.panty under the suzernaity OF