Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-17

Dominant STAKE among SVouP-6ASn
Of Balkan States Has Minor Issues 70
Settls-varied Interests Of Greece.
Correspondence of Associated PreS,l
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE Balkan questiqn,
formerly internal with Macedonia fs
the chief stakes and the states ran4d
against each other or against IurYy
over this rich bone OF contention, ts
undergone d complete change Wlpn
the past few months.
Some of this Macedonian issue aH
remains, between Bulgaria and Serpls'
but it is almost lost in far greater
issue international instead OF internal
as the two great warning elements IN
Europe have suddenly recognized these
little Balkan states controlled the
high road from northern Europe 10 the
orient-the link between Germany ana
Austria in the north and that vast
vista of sleeping power IN the SOUTH
east: Turkey and the Dardanelles,
Egypt and the SueZ canal, Asia Minor
and the Persian gulf, and the overland
route straight from Berlin to the Tar
east.
SO that the petty Balkan disputes
which have been going on for years
are now suddenly merged into great
er international drama. in which the
Balkans are mere incident the su-
preme issues now being:
For the quadruple allies-to hold the
Balkan states intact as far as possible,
as solid wall or buffer between the
Austro- Germans in the north and their
imperial goal in the south: Turkey.
the Dardanelles, Egypt and the east.
For Austro- Germany-to divide the
Balkans as much as possible, state
against state, with predominating
state, Bulgaria, favorable to the Aus
tro- Germans aim of a direct route
from Germany 10 Turkey and the
orient.
Part of international Game.
This shift of the Balkan issue, max
ing It part of great international
game instead of a petty struggle Of
small states, has come about within
the last four months. The allied pow
ers were slow in realizing it. and their
up to a recent date treated the ques-
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But all the time Germany
dramatic winning of Bulgaria and
the linking of the central powers to
Turkey and the near east.
East of the Balkan states has
number of issues involved in the new
struggle. Some explanation of these
has been gathered from official and
pnlp
ian, Grecian and Roumanian-and from
other available quarters. showing the
respective viewpoints about as fol-
lows:
Bulgaria considers herself the ag-
grieved party of the Balkans. She
claims to have done most of the fight
ing against Turkey over Macedonia.
and to have received the least reward,
the bulk going to Serbia and Greece,
which Bulgaria claims, did not do the
hard fighting. The Bulgarian lega-
ton furnished the Associated Press
with a pamphle. review Of it's case.
showing the following distribution Of
the territory taken from Turkey:
Serbia with the smallest territory
before the war, received $4,000 square
kilometers, Of which $4,000 were fertile,
and added 100000 to her population.
Greece, next smallest in area and
population. gained $4,000 square kilo-
meters Of which $4,000 were fertile
and added 100000 to her population
Bulgaria. the largest in area and
population, received only 5000 square
kilometers. Of which none were fertile
and added only 100000 to its popula-
ton" Then follows this explosive Off
cial statement:
lis this possible? Yes! And be-
cause of 1t, this is what Bulgaria de-
mands: She is not satisfied with such
division; she demands new one;
she shuts her ears to proposals OF
Balkan Union in which she pays all the
expense"
Bulgaria has issued another pamph-
let, printed at the royal printing estao.
| lishment at Sofia, entitled, How the
Serbs Behave in Macedonia" givins
detailed accounts Of alleged atrocitie:
! in Serbia's part Of Macedonia agains
priests of the Bulgarian state church
| These accounts are narrowing In tn
extreme, alleging that in some case!
Bulgarians were crucif1ed, Others
buried alive, others tortured until the!
died, with names and places. Thi
| pamphlet Is given as an evidence o
Bulgarias claim that her people II
Macedonia are being crushed.
Another Of Bulgaria's allegations ]
that Roumania took 1910 square kilo
meters of Bulgarias Black sea from
while her hands were tied during tn
struggle with Turkey This Black Sc
country added 100000 people to Rou
| monia's population. The people ar
| Bulgarians, according to Bulgaria, an
she wants them back, and the Blac
sea front too.
/ Other Bulsar Operations.
Aside from these official claim!
there are reports Of other aspiration
Of Bulgaria. King Ferdinand is sal
to foresee another great Bryzantia
empire in southeastern Europe. wit
himself as the first Gear OF Byzantfun
The realization OF this dream woui
mean the absorption Of the Balka
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