The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-26


entente powers to make the nsxt And that could
only transmission Of Ssrbia's abandonment OF
Macedonia to Bulgaria Nothing less would be accepted
that Serbia should in refusing it. though
for by every Bulgarian politician PAshitch the
Serbian premier. had said much.
King Ferdinand and his feow-workers could. there
fore. watch with delight the twofold spectacle:
On the one hand Serbs squabbiing with her own
friends and writing under their charge that she de
stoying the Balkan league and the
the allies. other. the entente powers
ting out q wild-goose chase. To Ferdinand, who
purnes himself being actor. this
ton must have appeared superiativeIy amusing
BN the diplomatists Of the entente persevered and
carried their point Serbia accepted the situation and
gave up Macedonia.
Now At last. thought the entente governments the
problem Is solved
But bulgaria was profoundly troubled instead Of be
ing highly pleased with the result Of the endeav
She could longer lurk and weave unavowed
plans in the safe retreat of1justfiable neutrality.
While the entente powers were pressing their case
at Sofia. Frdinand signed for general obiliza
ton and rang the curtain for q new act
The expedient being extremely dangerous, the wire
pullers Of Sofia sought to alay suspicion by termng
armed neutrality" disclaiming aggressive designs
against Serbia the ententes For the first of Sofa
and Berlin ranquilize Roumania and Greece The
game was being played by two partners. Germany had
already far wide tho terrifying tale that
about hack way through Serbia and to pass
thence through Bulgaria and Turkey.
The attitude of the brave Bulgars would then. be
shaped by dire necessity They would loyalty cling
their neutrality and passvity
But there was more In order to clear the road fol
the Teutons the Turkish capital the northeastern Ser
bian frontthe Orsova.vidn tract-must be denuded Of
troops And for this purpose Bulgaras aggressive
ton indispensable. But II the army were moved
against the Serbs the quadruple entente would wreal
vengeance the Bulgars. Even these enbarras
sing circumstances, Ferdinands resourcefuness
prevailed.
The scheme consisted the dispatch first four
divisions to keep watch and ward Roumana lest
country should spring surprise the Bulgars In the
meantime irregular army Of twenty-five thousand
comadjic. Bulgarian Bashibazooks, to be sup
piled with everything needful and to be let loose
Macedonia.
And as soon as twenty-five thousand Of them over
ran Madedonia. Serbian troops would have to be dis
patched from the northeastern 'front.' leaving Germany
road Turkey nadequately defended
For the comitadjs not regular forces for which
the Sofia cabinet responsible this case they
would be dubbed "Macedonans in revolt against the
unbearable yoke of Serbia"
Anyway the consequences of this attack on Mace
donia would be the interruption Of railway communities
tions between Saonika and Serbasaswhefe the Serbs
would be isolated and bereft Of Of their sup
plies As corollary Greece would be abandoned to he,
ewn inadequate military and financial resources
II was this alarming prospect that moved King Con
santine to lend ready ear to Venzelos' argument
favor of mobilization. - - -
Greeces further behavior depends in all probabilit,
less upon King Constantine than upon the quadruplt
alliance