New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
Some Might Have.6eens'


Tho allied armies might have reacheu
many weeks "so' soy
tho critics. if Bulgaria had not ue-
,.ched $4,000 men of her arm! anu
sent them to Salonica to prevent "n-
5;snuted Greek occupation Oh 'ha'
lawn Those $4,000 men, strengthened
NV fresh Greek and Serv1an troops
,ho, argue would have been enough 70
continue the march TO the lurh'S" cap
i'al. ....,, ..rs He who
wishes all gathers nothing. In'S APP
nI,es to Salonica. which may end by
being neither Greek nor bulgarian
decision has practically been reacheu
that Salonica. with the Chaicidlce rem
insula, shall be autonomous.
Greece is complaining bitterly al 'his
decision. the Chalcidice feHlhsula
being as Greek as Attica, ana Is also
irritated at being prevented from ocCu-
pvjng Monastir, which is taken by
Servia.
Greece is also obliged TO renouhoe hei
possession Of Avlona, seaport o. Al
bapia. on the Adriatic, to please lay q
Even her right to remain In the lsiaiioS
of Thasos Samothrace, lmbrOs' Lem
nos. Mitylene and Chios, when are
thoroughly Greek, is questioned WINE
affection is raised also to her taxing
oyer from Italy the islands when he
latter occupied during the Turco-ltai-
ION War although Premier Giolitu, in
a statement to the Italian Parliament
openly alluded to Italy's intention 10
cede them TO Greece.
Seryia and Montenegro also are dls-
satisfied at what they considered the
sacrifice of their just demands to both
Turkey and Austria.
Turkeys Traditional Role.
This situation is. of course well
understood by the Turks. who are Try
ing 10 take advantage OF H. whlle al
the same time they are playing upon
N,be iealousies OF the powers.
Rechad Pacha has sent to Constant
nople by telegraph a fun report ol
Mondays sitting and also the result 81
conversations with the Austrian ana
Italian Ambassadors concerning the
frontiers of Montenegro.
N. Miyuskovich also visited Marquis
Imperial and expounded the feelings
Of Montenegro concerning the occupa-
ton Of Scutari and Djakova, besides
the western part Of the Santak oil
Novipazar. He explained the reasons
from a military and commercial point
Of view why Italy should support Mon
tenegro's plans for the sake of its own
interests. The ambassador promised
10 forward the gist of this statement
10 the Italian Foreign Minister.
The Servians and Montenegrins hope
that Italy. Notwithstanding the all-
snce with Austria, Will help him Il
prevent Austria from dspriving them
OF the fruits OF their conquests. Their
faith in Italy is strengthened by the
old Italo-Austrlan antagonism IL
everything connected with the Adri-
attic. and because Of the heavy ex-
penses recently incurred by Italy TO in
crease her influence on the Albanian
shores.
Threat to Austria.
one delegate said yesterday: IF Aus
tria insists now on having her way, in
few years she will be on the sick
list Of Europe, as Turkey has been for
ages. The Slavs inside and outside the
monarchy will not rest until they have
freed Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia
and Dalmatia. uniting them with the
Servian race. Rumania will claim
Pennsylvania, while Hungary, Bohemia
and Galicia all aspire to independence
Thus an unnatural empire. composed
Of fourteen different nationalities. may
suddenly fall like a house Of cards"
The ambassadors yesterday resumed
the exchange Of views preliminary tc
their meeting tomorrow. Especially
noticeable was long interview be-
tween the Russian Ambassador, Count
Benc sendorff, and the French Ambas-
sador, Paul Cambon. on the latter's re-
turn from Paris with verbal instruc.