The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-18
UNUTTERABLE ATROCITIES
IN WAKE OF BALKAN WARS
Conditions Described IN Report by
Conpiission OF CnrneSic Endow-
meut for Peace.
Pacific SOLUTION NOT IN SIGHT
Utter Indebtedness and Social md
Moral Dlsintcgrntton Found After In
vestiGntion Defy Fail Portrayal.

, New York. May l7.-Rcsults OF an
exhaustive investigation into tho con
ditions I'm the balkans during and fol
rowing the wars of 1912 and 1913. with
view TO clarifying public opinion.
which has been bnfticd by contiictinr
reports and bcfogged by unauthcntic
detail. were made public tonight by
inc balkan Commission OF Inquiry of
the Carnegie Endowment for Iuterna-
| tionul Peace
tessimism based on the terrible mo-
| raj consequences of u war which was a
series OF unutterable atrocities, char
acterizes the conclusions OF Tho com
mission as TO the possibilities of inn
mediate peace or Stability among the
balkan nations. The situation at pres
snt III the final judgment OF The com
mission, Is hardly susceptible OF = pn-
ellie solution. Under present condi-
tons. reads the report, the case seems
well nigh hopeless"
The report. which contains seven
chapters and n preface by Nicholas
Murray Butler. IS the woil of the fol-
rowing members of the commission.
DR.. Josef kedlich. professor Of public
inv In tho University OF Vienna. Aus
rla' Baron Estouhnclloa de Constant,
ana NJ. Justin Codart, lawyer and mem
ber OF the Chamber OF Deputies OF
france. DR.. Walther Schuciting. pro-
lessor of law :tt the University of Mar
burg, Germany; Francis w. Iirst cdi-
Tor OF tho Economist, and DR.. H. ~
Braiisford. journalist. of Great Britain:
Professor Paul Mlioukov. member OF
tho Russian Douma. and Dr Samuel T
button. professor In Teachers College.
Columbia University. New York
ALL ASPECTS or" SITUATION
ARE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED
This formidable document carefully
considers every conceivable inspect or
the Balkan situation, beginning with
1i Gs
ana concluding with the moral and So
cial consequences of the war.
Stabblng through the Eiamor OF war
thrc, which attended the triumphant
generalization of Servian troops. and
all The customary glorihcntions of the
victors. the commission found cond,
IONS OF desolation. utter wretchedncss
and social and moral dislntcgration
which defied full portrayal even in its
comprehensive report. This moral
ana social chaos is the direct result"
according To tho commission. "or the
unspcnkoblc practices OF the contend
ing forces" The recital OF these har
bnrities. which forms n principal part
OF tho report, is the first detailed and
collective presentation OF facts which
have so far been offered 20 the world
principally In the form of ncwspoper
reports. and charge and counterCharce
me tst OF horrors compiled from the
statements OF cyewitucsscs, for whosr
reliability the commission vouchcs Is
MT tinos more startling than the ,in-
supported rumors which were formerly
received with increduli:y.
In this Indictment brought by tho
commission ng1inst all the contcndinr
forces 40 one OF the Balkan nations j.
spared. Atrocities committed upon tn.
noncombatant Moslems in Marctnnir
surp' Sed In many instances the crimes
committed by the race from which tho
have received their education I'm IN.
rehnemcnts OF cruelty. The hnrbarouv
acts and inhuman rcpris,ls performed
by EulGarians. Scrviuns and Creeks
against each other would he Incredible
II they were not supported by unocus-
tlonable evidence. From tho data sun
piled by the commission II Is imros-
siDle TO argue that one OF the nations
was less violent than another in its
CHASTITY warfare.
The commission gives three causes
OF the war which followed the demand
of the allies for autonomy OF the Eu
ronean vilayets and rcdivision accord
ing 10 nationality. These wcro the
weakness and want OF foresight of
turkey. tho powerlcssncss OF Europe
TO impose on a constitutional Turk ey
The reforms she had introduced into M
absolute Turkey. aud the consciousness
OF Increased strength which alliance
gave to the Balkan states
The occupation of Macedonia by
Greeks and Scrvians and the threat.
encd decapitation ofthc Bulgarian ma.
ton fostered the germs Of discort7
among tho Ralkan allies, which had
not been stifed nv treaties. the terms
OF Which were In continual diHuutr
Alleged bulgarian violations o,
treaties and Scrvian transgresslons
followed by mutual demands for con
ccssions and extensions OF frontier
prec'pitatcd war between the allies
which for wanton cruelty and whole
snle demolition is almost unparalleled
FRiGlI1FUL MtSSACRES
COMMITTED BY GREf-I<s
he seconi chapter OF the report. un-
dcr The heading of 1.-The War and tho
y 'ncomhatant Population" Is n re-
ci'"l OF 'hcse horrors. In review OF
the acts committed by tho Creeks
against the Macedonian Moslcms the
commission had At its disposal docu-
mcnts of undouhted verncltv. which