Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-12

into Servia and made directly for the
new capital. Nish. which could easily
be taken. and with il. probably. The
King. unless he should previously Gee
/ 10 Greece. The advance should pro
ceed swiftly 20 the Bulgarian bound
airy. and 70 the Bulgarians. who hate
the Servians. IL could auth0ritativelv
and effectively be said: Take arms
az once and become our ally. as your
sympathies direct. and we shall con-
oede and turn over 10 you the south
twO-thirds of Seryia. reserviug ONLY
the other third. or even a fourth. for
our own protection Thus shall you
recOup the losses uniustiy sustained
by YOU in the second Balkan war
For several months Bulgaria Iouged
for an opportunity 20 be offered ana 90
accept such terms There would hc
10 delay IN taking arms under such
circumstances IL only the opportunity
were offered And then Turkey. join
ing Bulgaria on the east.would az once
and unhesitatingly fall into line. de
lighted with the seemingly favorable
chance 10 settle old scores viii Russia
II did so later it is true bat under
circumstances extremely precarious
and involving great danger 90 its
very existence
Had this plan Of campaign and pro
cedure been carried out. Il would real
ize what IS meant by perspicacious
statesmanship and grand tactics or
strategics. II would open a way by land
through conquered Seryfa and allied
Bulgaria and Turkey into Asia. with
the Suez Canal and India IN the back
ground. and into Africa, with Egypt
Tripoli Tunis, Algeria and Morocco
within striking distance Thus Eng
land and France would be III immi-
nent danger of invasion through their
back yards and suffering the loss Of
their most valued possessions. Their
fleets could be Of no practical service
in such case, while coercion through
hunger or starvation would manifestlv
be futile
but what would Germany. mean
while, be doing? Operating with all
her forces against Russia. Belgium
France and England would remain un-
molested, and with vigilant and dis
cerning eyes fixed upon the compar-
atively defenseless condition OF their
back yards and back doors they would
naturally wish so 20 remain. They also
would recognize the futility of seeking
% pass with hastily modified armies
the strong lines OF defense in Ger
many and especially along lis west
ern border Moreover. they depended
mainly upon Russia with its huge
army and vast population. 10 do the
main part Of the fighting But this ex-
pectatiOn would turn 10 disappoint-
ment and necessarily have 10 De ahau-
doned if Russia were beaten and over
run by the German army and COMPEL
cd 70 sue for peace.
I'm these circumstances. Belgium.
France and Great Britain would Judi
ciOusly hold alOOf from the struggle
and not invite hostile armies to invade
and strike them in their undefeuded
and secretly rebelllous back yards
Their Indignation might find expres-
sion IN the way Of published protests
but the prevailing sentiment would be
that in such case 'The pen IS mightfar
than the sword n IS nov manifest
that tremendous blunder was made
BY the Central Powers 20 facing % the
West with their great armies. instead
Of 10 the East, where the war origina-
ted. The German army could have ta-
ken Warsaw, Riga, Petersburg. .Odess
etc, with probably less ehusion ~
blood and destruction than marked IS
way 70 the trenches along the Aisue.
where ia sanguinaTy deadlock 90 has
| fought, 3iruggled and met with appall-
ing Losses for nearly q year
1T ig now beginning % be under
stood, as developments in Russia In
dicate. that complete success or an
Overwhelming victory there would
tend 70 bring the war 10 a speedy ter
minatiOn, with autonomy assured 70
| Poland But the situation has chang
ed. The Russian army Is potentially. 4
not actually, thrice as strong as 70 vas
at the outbreak Of hOstilities. and the
way 20 the vulnerable back yards a
the allies is not yet open through Ser
via.Bulgaria and Turkey.In fact. so fa1
az II goes 10 is simply a cul De sac O.
blind alley and leaves Turkey itself
alone and isOlsted
Not only would this plan have con
fined h0stilities TO theEast ana isolate.
the war, but lt would also have mad,
Italy either an active participant
az member Of the triple alliance
Or scrupulOusIy neutral. Machiaaf
wrote centuries ago ia d Prinelpf. tha.
'watchful waiting should De the paf
icy Of an Observant ruler untf
IT become quite clear which sif
VIII win IN the war. and with thl
side be can then unite and cIa1
partnership IN the sD0ils. Aachla
velh was an Italian, and be eviGeufl
outlined ~ bis famous book the polie
tnat his country has since followed
But IL certainly would not Be engaae
IN this war. fighting its former allies
the plan indicated had been followed