The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-15
ENGLAND Much Cast Down by
Discouraging Note in Sir Ed
ward Grey's Speech
BRITISH AWAKEN TO
BALKAN SITUATION
Entente Allies Outbargained
by Germany in Deal With
Bulgaria Relations at Least
Friendly With Rumania

Grey. the Brush fOrt'ixn mlnisAsA'
made his long expected expiana-
tion Of the Balkan situation to-
day. As AN explanations. how
ever, OF the failure Of the British,
French and Russian diplomacy In
the near East, II was complete
disappointment to Parliament ana
to the public mt large. As an as-
scrtion of what. II anything. the
entente powers will do TO check
the German march towards Con-
stanftnople. ii was not only dts-
apDoiutmenf---it WAS an evasion.
sir Alfred Miner. sareastically com
menting in the House Of Lords ON the
speech Of the foreign secretary. de-
ciared that the information contained
in In was less than any Intelligent
person In the country already knew
He suggested that. IN view Of nlt
need OF all availa BILE troops on the
western front. there was but one
course for the allies To pursue, and
that. he said. was to withdraw the
$4,000 or 20e.noo French and Brit
ish soldiers from the GallipoA pen
iusrla. give up the iong-drawn- oil'
campaign against the Dardanelles al
together. and transfer the men with
all speed ia the aid Of Serbia before
that country is completely crushed by
GeTnaanw
In reply TO this suggestion. which
was taken up and reiterated In the
form Of an Interrogation To the gov
eminent, t-urd tanstownc was wholly
roncommittai He said that II was
Impossible for any member OF the
government to give any assurance
whatever that the operations at the
viii; either be continued
ara Ia naaaea~ ----------------
May All Go to Balkans
Later In the lobbies there were those
Who found in the evasive attitude OF
Lord Lansdowne a partial Gon!1rma
ton of the belief, which has sudden
Nv become widespread today, that the
ca pairn against Constantinople will
he dropped after eight months OF
futile effor. and the entire expedition
airy force now struggling there sent &c
the Balkans.
Scant consolation was found, NOW
ever. from this speculation. II any
thing. the superstition that the Darda
nelles are to he deserted with but q
scar inflicted on their defenses and
the forces sent at this late date 70
Eerhia has tended to intensity the
sense OF real danger found in r.1e
Balkan situation. At least orr mem
Der of the government rose IN the
House OF Lords TO interpret the new
developments into terms OF victory,
This was the Marquis of Crewe. presl-
dent of the council. who declared with
emphatic patriotism that the renewed
attack to cruS, Serbia would only
serve to make Steiner and ffercer de-
termination on the part OF the allies
70 carry the war to a definite con-
clusion Of absolute victory.
One searched in vain through the
carefully chosen. words OF Sir Edward
Grey for even a suggestion OF assur-
ance that the Balkan menace Is to
be dealt with strenuously. It was
even impossible to gather that a def
mite policy Of action has been deter
mined on.
Words That Mean little.
Serbia he said, is now meeting
The new crisis with splendid cour-
age Cooperation by the Russian
loops has been promised as soon as
'iey are available" The allies are
4c,t!.g IN the closest consultation"
re- exc.
rla4se-were- even few sentences
sr-t,1 r'nicn one might draw Justifiable
.rte.c~ces that something, no matter
vefat. is to be done soon. At one
r int while speaking OF Greece and
Serbia. he said that It Is obvious that
the interests of those two countries
are one in the long run and that they
mrst stand or fall together From,
This il would appear that the govern
fnent does not expect hostile ATTITUDE
70 he shown by Greece.
The present relations of Great Britain
with Rumania at least are friendly,
This the foreign minister asserted posi-
lively. That country, he said. lie favor
able to- policy which will promote
agreement between her neighbors and
has revealed readiness to promote
.he same policy which the allies have
pursued
In opening his address he said that
he did not propose to touch upon re-
cent criticism Of his diplomatic policy.
but would confne himself to the OBJ
feet OF that policy In the near east.
He then proceeded to review the his
tory OF events in the Balkan peninsula
Once the opening Of the war.
Consideration for Turkey.
n Turkey had remained neutral. he
said the allies would have seen that
Turkey and Turkish territory should
not suffer at the close OF hoetilities
The allies had been ready to do all
In their power TO obtain concessions
for Bulgaria. But the essential pre-
lininary to any such course was, no
said, a Bulgarian alliance with tho
entente powers. 1t was that Bulgaria
had declared alliance to the side OF
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