Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-27
Saturday Morning, March 27, 1915
BLOCKING 10 rAs FEAST

BLOCKING TO THE FEAST
 There is something almost indecent In the coldbiood ed way in which the Allies are going about to cut Tur keys head of and carve the remains and in the way the interested neutas are preparing to flock the The forcing of the Dardaneles has at the same time the worlds attention southeastern Europe and tossed bomb into the always unstable Bakans not to mention the sidebrus at Itay's nteress-al of which effects were undoubtedly foreseeu by the shrcwd Brit ish satasmanshp which be directing the broad aspects the war for the Allies
 The most interesting situation ,hus developed is In a country with which Americans naturally sym pathize because glorious history its legacy literature and human freedom has had stormy career in modern times Su5jugsted by the Turks con querca by Venetians reconquered by the Turks finally winning her independence n the bitter struggle of S2l29 in which Lord Byron lost his life suffering since from revolution and counerrevoutcn Greece has only begun to come into her own with the present century. the second Balkan wars great prestige end much territory She wanted at few years of peace to develop her resources and con solidate her acquisitions There was Heilas vih work at home for srher scnr in the restoration
 
 the souls of the Greeks
 And now ail once Greece is by dissenton and balanced between peace war And in the struggle -here looms up the figure of the biggest in the Balkans one of the greatest of living statesmen The foreign world has just awaked to a realization Of his bigness now that he has his ob He Eeuherios venzeos the premier recently forced to resign by Rnl Constantine. And thereby hangs a tale
 It was venizelos who planned the first Balkan war. accomplished the miracle of uniting the Balkan states against Turkey his brain that directed the uaign. It was he who when it came to a division Of the spells conducted the Grecoseryian isolation aue defeat of Bulgaria and brought his country forth from the war with twice the territory had when began.
 venizeIos was a pacldst after that But when the mg guns sounded at the entrance the Dardaneles. and he saw Britain and Franco about to drive thc Turk into Asia divide his possessions ven zeos was for war He wanted the Of the islands of the Aegean and the Of Asia Minor that is stn inhabited by Greeks, as in ancient times By joining the allies he thought striking quick Greece might even win and keep the noble seaport of smyrna. That would be sufficient compensation for the Of the vague Greek hope of day. perhaps, possessing Constantnople Such a consummatIon would have glor iously crowned Che career oc statesman who began life as Cretan revoutionist with price his head And tlc nation was with him.
 But the king was not Constantine is cautious monarch Moreover. he has German leanings. I'll, father was a Danish princeling Tic received German military training the kaiser is his personal friend He bears the title of Prussan field marshal Hi' wife the queen Sofia is the German kasers sister From personal leaning and perhaps too, from fear o disaster Constantine declared for peace dschargel h premier unconsttutonally, and vith a premier or gonized new ministry that apparently lacks the sup port of both parliament and people
 It looks however if vi be but short tim' before this powerful statesman and popular idol is ca ed back on the iob and Greece plunge into the
 If Greece enters the struggle that win start thing moving with a rush. Bulgaria heretofore supposed u be unateraby on Germanys side appears to be Wayer ing as the prospect Of regainug Adrauopls and win ming the rest of the peninsula to the edge Of Con stantnople-which she before, and had taken ava from her-is held before her eyes. If Bulgaria enter against Turkey or even gives guarantee of ner traHty Roumania win jump in and try to win the Ror manian part Of southern Austria seryia Will have r' ueeed expectation of gaining trip oi Austria lcadin