Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-02
DIPLOMACY FAILING,
LET STRATEG|STs TRY
Statesmen Having Been Unsuccessful
in Balkans, They Should Give
Warriors Il Chance.
BURDEN IS UP TO ENGLAND
1t Bchooves Great Britain to Bear
Brunt of Campaign In Near East,
as Her Interests Are Greater Than
Those Of Allies.
ny DIR. T.. }. DILLON.
III DN' u" 70 HPTFH'VNs
most Authority on balkan Politics

ny DIR. T.. }. DILLON,
Forcnost Authority ON balkan Politics.
ROME, November LIN competent
circles here the opinion prevails that
the craftsmanship OF the allies. havin:;
tackled the Balkan problem unsuccess-
fully, should now make way for the
military stratcgists.
To those who complain that more was
TO be expected OF Italy than a cold as
Gent TO the Judgment Of the allies, the
reply Is returned that she actually CO.
operated with France and Great Brit
ain IN the Near East In various useful
ways which | enumerated a fortnight
ago Gin Il message that never saw tn,
ilEhO. and has promised further CO.
operation in the future.
UP TO GREAT BRITAIN
TO BEAR BRUNT OF FIGHT
Meanwhile. 1t is argued here, il be-
moves Great Britain to bear the brunt
OIL the Near Eastern campaign for the
following reasons:
me british government virtually d.
reefs the quadruple alliance and is
responsible IL not for the conduct or
the campaign. at least for the counsels
mat impart direction to it, The Ger
man bulgarian plot should have been
ioreseen and thwartcd. for II was OBJ
Eious even 10 publicists not in Dos
session of positive data that the realiZa-
tion OF this machination which closes
the first phase OF the war with a larp,
balance to the enemies credit means
an indefinite postponement of the com
mon end, and further heavy sacrifices
on the pant of the allied peoples. But
the continental allies. with the possible
exception Of Russia, have no men to
spare from the permanent fronts
Great britain according to this view,
mas troops enough for the purpose.
n in g.,
East are immcasurcably more precious
IMAM those Of Italy or France The
security OF the Sucz Canal, for ex-
ample, means much more to the Brit
ism empire than to France.
Neither from diplomatic nor a mill
tarY viewpoint have the allied states
permanent contact with each other
Some of their we'll meant cxcrtions. In
consequence. have been wasted II
might be well TO maintain this needful
contact, and also To arrange for the
admission OF information from no Off
c'ai sources by establishing a perma-
n.nt international committee
Now that the junction between tho
Germans. Austrians Hungarians. Bull
CARS and Turks is effected co-ordina-
lion OF their efforts by means of unity
of command has been attained among
all hVe powers. The utmost the allies
may hope to achieve is the preserya
ana its maintenance on Serbian soil
ior II the Bulgars drive it into AL
bania, the consequences may be cx-
trcmely grave.
NIGHT HIRING ABOUT
ANOTHER UNWELCOME CHANGE
Greeces real interests in Albania re-
Gently have become greater than her
apparent interests there, and If the
serbian troops entered that country
H., a
vigorous measures to protect those
interests as would bring about another
unwelcome change in the Balkan sit
uation.
Constantine. who would fain remain
neutral, may feel constrained to take
an active part in the campaign He
Is already making preparations for
this emergency. His artillery and
cavalry are being dispatched in haste
towards the Macedonian frontier
Special laws for wartime are being
Hraftcd That the Germanophile king
would turn his arms against the CEN
tEal empires, of whose final triumph
he Is FIRMLY convinced. is hardly con-
ccivablc. Greccc's only difficulty now
Is the 20.0O0.000 francs advanced by
France and Great Britain, all spent
and more needed.
Greece is concentrating troops in
the direction of Monastir which may
mean that the contentious city has
been conditionally promised to her by
bulgaria. ON the other hand, she is
not using her modified armies to pro
tect Sores and kavalla. which Bulgaria
mas wistfully longed for Further. her
neutrality is so thoroughly impartia1
that II extends to the Bulrarian In
rasion as we'll as to the landing of
the allies, and. if the Bulgarian troops
pursue the Serbs or the allies into
Greek territory, Constantine's govern
ment will. IT is affirmed. content itself
with platonic protest.