New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-23

transaction. It iss bad precedent anC
/ might we'll encourage other countrle'
/ 10 ask a price for their neutrality OF
support. when the British Empire Is
reduced 20 selling part Of itself foi
/ the military support u Greece, thlhk'
might be considered a. in a bad way
"Our strength In the Balkans seem
% have been in nerveless, incompeten
/ hands. Meanwhile Serbia struggles
desperately against great odds, and the
chances OF saving her grow more re
mote. The desperate position IN the
Balkans Is not the result OF mere ms
taxes. but Of inability 70 stand by our
friends or 20 stand up TO our enemies
There r. field here FOR courageous
strategy and able diplomacy. but u
strategy takes the form OF dTiblets and
diplomacy the shape Of gifts, our nat
ural advantages and superior resources
will not suffice
The Evening Standard" says:
"Our policy would be far stronger if
we ceased 20 reckon upon the interven-
ton of Greece at all"
This newspaper asserts the Quad
ruple Entente has failed to recognize
the significance Of the second dismissal
Of Premier Nenizelos, and interprets IT
as demonstrating the deliberate inten-
ton Of King Constantine not to side
with the Allies.
"The King doubtless has rsckoned
with Greek public opinion The
Evening Standard" continues. and so
far there are no signs that the royal
policy is sufficiently unpopular 70 ne
eessitate its abandonment The only
way in which the Allies can induce
Greece 70 comply with her treaty obll-
cations is by pressure. II Greek inter
vention is necessary for US We mus.
make Greece realize the unpleasant
consequences Of treaty breaking. Our
command Of the Mediterranean gives
Us a powerful weapon, and weapons
are made TO be used"
Need More Troops at Salonica.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Paris "Matin" sends the following IN
der date Of Wednesday:
The only way of inducing Greece 10
take military action is TO send troops
to Salonica in sufficient numbers. Min
listers Elliot and Dsmidof Sir +. h. II.
Z Elliot and Prince Film Demidoff, re-
l spectively British and Russian minis
ter. 70 Greece have called on Premier
Zaimis, but no collective action by the
/ Allied ministers is probable at present
I for II would have little chance Of sue
cess. The RumAnian military attache
here Is daily in close relation with his
German colleague and the German Min
ister."
The Paris newspapers welcome Great
/ Brtains reported offer TO cede Cyprus
to Greece as a sign that the Entente
diplomacy has entered the domain OF
reality. Some of the papers express
the opinion that the proposal to make
gifts Of Epirus, Smyrna and other ter
rtory is like disposing Of the bear
/ skin before the animal is killed, but
add that Cyprus belongs TO England
and is a gift worth having, being the
/ finest island in the archipelago after
Crete and having Greek population
Nevertheless, most Of the writers
express strong doubts as TO the sue
cess Of Great Britain's move. They say
, they believe il has come too late, and
that the military situation of the En-
tente allies in the Balkans is badly
COMPROMISED. Some of the editorial ,
saw that Greek intervention would
transform the situation radically. es-
pecally if Rumania also moved, but 1t
il added that Premier Bratiano Of Ru-
mania refused the appeal of NJ. Nen-
zelos. former Premier of Greece, when
the situation was much better.
A telegram received here from Sofia
By way Of Berlin makes categorical
denial Of the report that the Bulgarian
city Of Strumnitza has been captured by
Anglo French troops. The message
states that in encounters which took
place with a few Bulgarian detach-
ments the French and British were de
feated and were unable 20 make any
advance toward the Bulgarian frontier.
The French General Staff has also
stated that the engagement took place
at Strumnitza station, and not at
Strumnitza, which is far to the east.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
To-day's statement by German Army
Headquarters regarding operations in
the Balkans is as follows:
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen.-The army Of General
Won Koevess Is holding the Arnayevo-
Slatina line.
The army Of General Won Gall
WITT has pushed forward as far as
Salevac. Savinovac and Trnovac, in
the region north Of Ranovac.
The army Of General Boyadjief Is
making further progress north Of
Kniacevac
Reports regarding other sections Of
the armies have not yet arrived.
Kumanovo has been occupied by
other Bulgarian army divisions.
Veleze has been taken.
South of Strumitza the enemy has
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