The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-20
Two PREMIERS TALK
VIYIANI AND GREY OUTLINE
THEIR BALKAN POLICIES
ALLIES In FULL ACCORD
French Deputies Hear Their Govern
ment's View of Important Opera
tions-Two Days Later British
Parliament Gets Explanation
Good Feeling Between Entent.
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Good Feeling Between Entent.
"The understanding between the
governments of Great Britain and
France is complete, and I can not
better express it than in the fol-
lowing form, namely: From now
France and England, in accord
with their allies, are completely
agreed to go to the aid Of Serbia to
the extent she has asked our aid,
and to assure to Serbia, Greece and
Roumania respect for the treaty of
Bucharest, OF which we are the
guarantor."
So said Premier Viviani in the
course of a speech in the French
Chamber Of Deputies Tuedsay, out
lining the situation with respect to
the Balkan States.
"The British government and the
French government" the premier
continued, "are in accord upon the
importance of effective conforming
to the advice of their military au-
thorities. Russia has decided to join
with her allies to help the Serbian
people, and tomorrow her troops
will fight alongside of ours.
"Gentlemen, we have done our
duty toward our ally. Never has an
accord been more direct and more
complete between allies, and never
have we had greater confidence in a
common victory"
M. Viviani spoke in response to
resolutions adopted by the finance
committee and the socialist group,
urging the necessity Of complete
and immediate explanation on the
part of the government.
"The Balkanic question was raised
at the outset of the war, even before
it came to the attention OF the
world,' the premier began. We
have attempted to re-establish the
union of the Balkan peoples and in
accord with them seek the realization
of their principal national aspira-
tions..
Despite constant efforts, in which
Roumania, Greece and Serbia lent
their assistance, we have been unable
to obtain the sincere collaboration OF
the Bulgarian government. The diff
ficulties respecting the negotiations
were always ct Sofia. Bulgaria made
claims upon her four frontiers at the
expense of her four neighbors.
"Our efforts with Roumania were
partially successful. Roumania was
not unfavorable to the re-establish-
ment Of TIE Balkan alliance. Her
partial mobilization permitted her to
repulse any threatened aggression.
"In their considerate desire to give
the Bulgarian people satisfaction in
their aspirations, the powers Of the
Quadruple Entente did not hesitate
to ask valiant Serbia to make heavy
concessions. The Serbian people
made this extraordinary effort and
resigned themselves.
"The equivocal attitude of the Bull
garian government led the Greek
government to maintain waiting
policy. Our diverse proposals receiv-
ed tardy response from the Bulga-
rian government. Finally, at the
moment when the Quadruple Entente
informed Bulgaria of the important
concessions Serbia was ready to
make, King Ferdinand signed an &C
cord with Turkey and engaged him
SELF definitely with Germany.
"To our friendly question as to his
intention, the response was Bulga-
rian mobilization, in connection with
which the concentration Of Austro-
German troops on the Danube indi-
Gated united action against Serbia.
"Our action must be energetic in
order to meet the efforts OF our enc
mics. In order to succor the Ser
bians we must go through Saloniki,
and from the outset Of the Bulgarian
mobilization we have conducted ne
gotiations toward that end with the
president of the council at Athens.
"This energetic action Great Bri-
tain and France, in accord with their
allies, have undertaken. They have
weighed the difficulties. Our princi-
pal preoccupation is the defense OF
our front, the liberation Of our terri
tory by mighty efforts to which we
owe the victories already won upon
our soil with the valorous support OF
our heroic allies with our forces, sac
rifices and our blood. No government
could do otherwise in duty so tragic
but so simple
The diplomatic rather than the
military side Of the situation was the
subject of Sir Edward Grey's eagerly
awaited statement relative to the Bal
kan situation which he delivered
Thursday to a crowded House OF
Commons.
81 propose to confne myself" the
British foreign secretary said, Ito a
resume of our diplomatic objects
since the war. At the outset, we de-
sired that the war should not spread
and in common with our allies we as
sured Turkey that if she remained
neutral Turkey and Turkeys terri
tory should not suffer. This situa-
ton was completely changed by the
entrance Of Turkey into the war, and
all obligations on the part OF the
Allies then ceased.
eve and our allies then concen-