The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-18
Carnegie Peace Commission
Makes Report Of Investiga-
tion Into Recent War
CONDITIONS OF OESOlA1|ON
Truth About Horrible Barbarities
More Startling Than We're
Unsupported Reports

New York, May 1S.-Rcsults of an
exhaustive Investigation into the con-
ditlons In the Balkans during and fol-
lowing the wars of 1912 and 1913 with
n view to clarifying public opinion
which has been baffled by conilictinS
reports and befogged by unauthentic
detail were made publlc today by the
Balkan Commission of Inquiry Of the
carnegie Endowment for international
Peace.
Pessimism based on the terrible
moral consequences of war WEieh
WAS series of unutterable atrocities
characterizes the conclusions of the
commission as to the possibilities ot
immediate peace or stability among
the Balkan nations. The situation at
present. I'm the final judgment of the
commission. is hardly susceptible of q
pacific solution. Under present con-
ditions." reads the report" the case
seems well night hopeless
The report which contains seven
chapters and a preface by Nicholas
Murray Butler, Is the work of the fol-
lowing members of the commission:
Or. Josef Redlich, professor of public
law In the University of Vienna, Aus
ula; Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
and NJ. Justin Codart. lawyer and
member of the Chamber of Deputies,
of France; DR.. Walther Schucking.
professor of law at the University Ci
Marburr, Germany; Francis w. iiirs;,
editor of THE Economist" and DR.. III.
y. Brailsford. journalist, Of Great Brit
tain; Professor Paul Milioukov. mem
Der of the Russian Douma. and DR..
samuel r. Dutton, professor in Teach
crs' College, Columbia University. New
York Copies of the report may be
had upon application to the Carnegie
Endowment, Washington, ID. G. General
distribution is To he made I'm Il few
weeks.
Moral and Social Chaos.
This formidable document carefully
considers every conceivable aspect Of
the Balkan situation beginning with a
short history of the Balkan people ana
concluding with the moral and social
consequences of the war.
Stabbng through the glamor of war
fare which attended the triumphant
rehabilitation of Servian troops ami
all The customary Qualifications of the
victors the commission found condi-
tions of desolation. utter wretchednesS
and social and moral disintegratl1h
which defed fun portrayal even IN It's
comprehensive report This moral and
social chaos is the direct result, ac-
cording To the commission, of the un-
sreakable practices of the contendins
forcs The recital of these barbarltles
which forms n principal part of the
report is the first detailed and cole =
tive presentation of facts which have
so far been offered To the world prin- -
cipally i'm the form of newspaper re-
ports. and charge and counter-cha!ge.
The list of horrors compiled from the
statements of eye witnesses for whose
reliability the commission vouches. is
at times more startling than the un-
supported rumors which were former
ly received with incredulity.
I'm this Indictment brought by the
commission against all the Contendine
forces. no one of the Balkan nations
Is spared Atrocities committed upon
the non-combatant Moslems in Mace
donia surpassed in instances the crimes
committed by the race from whic1
lhe Christian nations were supposed I,
nave received their education in tht
lelinements of cruelty. The barbarous
acts and inhuman reprisals performed
ny Bugarians, Servians and Greeks
against each other would he incredible
u they were not supported by unques'
ilohable evidence. From the data sup
pied by the commission it is impossi-
Die to argue that one of the nations
was less violent than another i'm IT.
shastly warfare.
Three Causes Of War.
Ihe commission gives three caus y
oi the war which followed the demant
ot the allies for autonomy of the Eur
"Pean Vilayets, and re-division accord
ing To nationality. These were tn
weakness and want of foresight -
turkey; the powcrlessness Of Europ
:" impose on constitutional Turke'
''o reforms she had introduced into al
absolute Turkey; and the consciens
ness OF increased strength which ALI
"nco gave To the Balkan states.
ne occupation of Macedonia b
"reeks and Servians and the threaten
ueeapitation of the bulgarian ma
uoh fostered the germs of discor
"''ohg the Balkan allies which ha
' n'en stiiied by treaties, the term
a., winch were In continual dispute
Nneged Bulgarian violations of trea