Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-29

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its way 10 come to the help of tn
ALLIES, because in all probability ;
does not believe that such a hel.
would bring good results to Greece.
The Allies are anxious to conque
Constantin0ple, with the object o
turning it yer to Russia; Italy want
to conquer Albania; but can Englan'
hand over Constantinople to Russia
and Avlona and Durazzo 10 Italy VIZ
out keeping Saloniki for herself? Ca
she hand over the Dardanelles to Rus
STA without being herself near tn
Dardanelles? These questions ar
asked by Greek statesmen and al
swered in the negative. If Russi,
gets nold of Constantinople and j
Italy is master Of the Albanian coas
England must keep Saloniki in Oh
form OF another. Now, what al tn
future OF Greece he if her most Wit;
interests are jeopardized' by thre
such mighty powers?
Helping the Allies by declaring wa
on the Teutons and their allies woul'
mean for Greece contributing to he
own ruin. But the Greek people O.
| the other hand are in sympathy wit
! the Allies cause. Thus the cOnflic
| between interest and sympathy is ev
dent. OF course, nobody can predie
which of those two factors will tr
umpn in the end.
For the present Greece is determil
| ed not to abandon her policy of ne
trality, though England offers her tn
island of Cyprus as a compensate
for joining the Entente powers. BIZ
as long as Greece continues to c.
serve a formal neutrality, she mus
either resist the landing of allie
troops in Saloniki or come in connio
| with the Teutonic allies. iFurthe'
more, as long as Greece sticks to nc
present u%ntenable position, those a
lied troops already landed in Salonil
are being p~aralyzed in their NOV
ments, because the Greek governme.
must declare, sooner or later, that j
will prohibit a further landing Z
troops and thus cut off the preser
allied armies in SalontM from t:lei
supplies and from their possibility {
getting reinforcements The allie
governments must take such a poss
'bility in consideration,
Of course, the ,Teutonic allies wi
bring pressure to bear upon Greece
either to stick to the rules of neutra
ity and to prohibit a further landin
Of troops, or to declare a state of wa;
and the Greek government might pr.
fer to remain neutuhF than 70 go !.
war. The T~eutonic allies will ce'
tainlya y.tos G. eece:&You canno: =
neutral and at war at the same tim.
II You are neutral, you must. not pc:
NIT the passage of our enemies arm
les through your territory, and if 70
continue to do 80, you r contin,in
their victorious march in the Ealkar.
with the object Of reaching Constant
nople, and as Greece mas not the ce>
tainty of emerging VIGOROUSLY fro"
a war against the Teutons, she migl.
lose Saloniki to the Bulgarians II sh'
takes issue with them.
As a matter Of fact the Greece ger
eral staff is Of the opinion that tn
whole Grecfan army, if put against til
Teutons, E'ulgarians and Turks. couh
in the best case stop their march 70
awhile and prolong the war, but :
could not stop the march defnitel,,
The Servian army is, probably on
numbered four to one and is alreac
badly beaten at many points. If j
still continues a stubborn defense, i
Is only possible because of the mour
famous nature of the territory tina
fayors the Sel:oians and It is only
temporary obstacle to tae ,Teutos an
B%ulgarians.
With the modern technique of wal
fare such difficulties Of territory ca,
in the long run be surmounted, an
then the big Teutonic army, the whole
Bulgarian army, the NEST powerful c
the Balkans, and "a good part of CT
Turks, army will face the Greek ar
my and several corps of Ally troops
So there is not much chance for tn
Greeks to be victorious if they openl!
side with the Entente powers; and dc
feat for Greece at the hands OF Il,
Teutonic allies would mean at leas
the loss Of territories acquired afte'
the second Balkan war.
THIS possession of a road to thu
Golden Horn must intensity tin
crisis in. England, because the Eng
lish people are aware. of the fact ira
the opening of the road to Constants