New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-01
KaiSer's Ministers Confer
with Baron Burian
at Vienna.
RUSSIA WILLING
TO MAKE GRANTS
Galician Defeats Are Cause
Serbia and Montenegro
Will Protest.
BY GORDON GORDON-sMITH.


Lugaro, juno 30.--All eyes In Eu-
rope at this moment are turned on vi
emma, WHERE DR.. Won Bethmann-H oll-
veg. the German Chancellor. and Colt
lieb Won Jagow, the German Foreign
Minister, are comforting with Baron
Stephen Burian Won Rajecz, Agstro-
Hungarian Foreign Minister, trying to
induce Austria TO make such conces-
sions TO Rumsnia as will prevent her
intervening in the war and thus pre-
vent the threatened cataclysm in the
Balkans.
Discussing the interview. "The Co
logne Gazette's" Berlin correspondent
says il IL impossible to state positively
as yet how the future policy of Ru-
mania and Bulgaria with regard to the
war will shape itself. He asserts. how
ever, that il can be said that the
quadruple Entente's hopes of military
support from Rumania and Bulgaria
have been materially lessened.
The war has now reached critical
point. The success of the Belgians,
British and French in France and Al
SAGE has been neutralized by the re-
treat OF the Russians in Galicia. As
q consequence the centre of gravity
now lies in the Dardanelles. For Ger
many and Austria it is life and death
question to proven. these being forced,
as this means ammunition being
poured into Russia by the Black Sea,
which, in turn, would allow the army
TO resume an offensive. Thus far
condition Of stalemate exists on the
Gallipoli peninsula.
Balkan Action Is Crucial.
In this position of delicate equilibri-
um the intervention of the Balkan
states is crucial. The Allies are there
fore making desperate efforts 20 gain
ther1 over TO their cause. while the
central powers are making still more
desperate effort 10 keep them neutral.
Balkan statesmen see their chance and
are exploiting the situation for all it
is worth Since the Galcian retreat
Russia is more inclined to make con-
cessions TO Rumsnia. unwillingly, as
il Is a new sacrifice Of the aspirations
of Serbia, which has fought so valiant
" by the side Of the Allies.
Bulgaria is also making large de-
mands as the price of her assistance.
She asks two districts of Macedonia
annexed by Serbia after the Balkan
war. These cover 11000 square kilo-
metres with half a million inhabitants
If, however, Austria is defeated, Serbia
and Montenegro will fall heirs TO 75,-
600 square kilometres. with a Serbian
population eight times greater than
that she would lose in Macedonia.
Hungary Refuses to Yield.
Up TO the present, however, Hungary
has utterly refused to hear Of any
territorial concessions to Rumania
Hence the personal visit Of Won Beth
man Hollweg and Won Jagow to Wen
ma to bring pressure 70 bear on Burian
A. the same time Baron Won der Busch.
German Minister, and Count Czernin,
Austrian Minister, are working hard
at Bucharest. On Friday last they
had a long conference with Alexander
Marghiloman, the pro-German ex-Prem-
Ter. who afterwards had meeting
with Premier Bratiano.
The Entente powers, especially Rus
.ia, are much hampered in the negotia-
tons by the ever growing Indignation
in Serbia and Greece at what they re-
gard rs the unjustified and excessive
demands of Rumania and Bulgaria.
But behind all the intrigues OF the
Balkan politicians. with their axes TO
Grind. and Of the German agents, keep
inc alive national discords, there are
the Balkan peoples, who do not enter
into sordid questions Of individual in
terests and who know that as long as
the Turks are masters of CONSTANT
NOBLE and the Dardanelles, they can
never work out their salvation. This
will sooner or later cause the artificial
situation in the Balkans painfully con-
structed by Austro- German intrigue to
collapse like house of cards.