Arizona republican., 1915-08-08
"Beyond she Alps, Etc"

week, it is probable. the war situation in Poland Courand will have so far cleared itself that the anxiety which is troubling the vest ,rn allies will replaced by certainty. What will i, the next move of Germans and Austrians is the question now being asked. It supposed that a million or more men released ern front would be immediately hurled against the western but that will probably n"t be the case. There seems to be urgent need of immediate activities in the west. The London Daily Graphic on the fall of Warsaw says France tor long time has been putting forth practically her fui! strength so whatever more has to be done must be done by us." But while there are from l 50o. .OOO to 2OOoOOO British troops in English camps most of them have not gone through tre l.erod of training fit them for the kind of war fare they will when the grand collision comes. Another drawback is tke lack of ammun- tion which it months for the factories of Great Britain and this country supply. It will, therefore months before the lines of the western allies will be greatly strengthened The time has probably passed, anyhow, for the great offensive movement which should have been made when the Calician drive was begun.
 Germany and Austria will likely find it to their advantage to operate first other fronts. The crushing of Serbia, which could be accomplished quickly. would release permanently more than half a million Austrans. also likely that q domination over Balkan region having been established large force will probably oe sent LO break up the movement against the Dardanelles The London Observer believes that brief cam ign will be launched against Odessa on the Black Sea. and that in other ways the Teutonic allies win impress upon French and English the futility Of the attempt against Constantinople.
 Another conjectured movement would be against Italy which according to London reports is already experiencing difficulties and which would be unable to resist a Teutonic avalanche from the Carnic Abs The Austrians Germans would under stand the political advantage of being in occupa- ton of northern Italy when the time should come to talk of peace And that time, they believe. would be near at hand when the whole force of the Central Empires would be thrown against the Brit ish and French in France and Flanders.
 It may supposed that Italy will be made to ray7 heavily in the of Teutonic victory for her lesertion of the alliance at critical moment The tiermans and Austrans possession of northern Italy, would be in a stronger position at the end of hostilities enforce payment
 There would likely be less opposition to a ter ritoriaI exaction from Italy than from any or the other nations whose territory might be occupied by the Germans at the end O the Her act is re- garded by the world as one treachery which even tha mowers of the entente only weakly de- fended The annexation of territory of France Belgium or Russia would be entirely different matter and would be regarded robbery for which sometime reparation would be demanded The annexation of a part of Italy, whose northern boundary has never been well defined, would be re- s;.rded as a. punitive measure not wholly unjust