Evening star., 1915-10-12
Premier Bratiano Said to Have
Assured Italy of Eventual
Cooperation.
GREECE is TO MAINTAIN
NEUTRALITY FOR A TIME
Venizelos Greets New Pfemlers s
Statement With a Declaration
in Favor of War.

| PARIS, October I2.-Premier
Bratiano of Rumania has given
the Italian government to under
stand that Rumanian cooperation
on the side of the entente may be
considered certain, says special
dispatch from Rome. The Ru-
manian government, however,
will choose its own time for TAX
ing the field against the Austro-
Germans.
| Cannot Remain Neutral.
MILAN, October IL, via Paris.-"It is
impossible for Rumania to stay out of
the war;" said Take Jonescu, former
Rumanian minister of the interior. as
quoted by the Bucharest correspondent
of the Cor..Ss.a DC La Serra-
| NJ. Jonescu affirmed his absolute Ger
tainty" of the defeat of Germany and her
allies and continued: Il believe moral
forces are invincible. Germany repre-
sents reaction and therefore must be
crushed. l pity the Bulgarian people,
who are rushing into an abyss.
Il shall use all my strength to induce
Rumania to throw her sword into the
balance. 1, can state that this Is the
nations greatest DESIRE"
Greece Neutral for Present.
LONDON, October 1.-THE Greek
| chamber was informed by Premier
Zaimis at meeting yesterday that In
| order to better assure the vital inter
ests of Greece her neutrality will for
| the present be armed" says a Reuter-
dispatch from Athens. The premier
| added that the future course of the
ministry will be adapted to meet events
as they occur. and expressed the be-
lief that the governments course has
the support of the people.
In -eply former Premier Venizelos
said:
mo one would wish toacreate internal
I.difficulties in the country. in view OF
the present extremely critical situa tion.
The chamber will give its support to
ment policy does mot alter the prin-
iciples of my policy. upon which the
chamber already has given its vote.
Interests Demand War. :. !.
Even If there existed no treaty with
Serbia. our interest would oblige us to
depart from neutrality as another state
! W
pense.
"The question is not whether we
ought to make war or not, but when
we ought to enter the war. In any case
we ought not to allow Bulgaria to
crush Serbia IN order that she then
may attack us with all heI forces. The
national soul says it Is to the interest
of Greece that Bulgaria should be
crushed. II Bulgaria should triumph.
Hellenism will be completely van
Iouished"
The sitting of the chamber then was
adjourned until next Monday.
Violation Of Greek Soil.
BERLIN. October 12. by wireless to
! Tuckerton, N. J.-"Discussing edito-
rally the European military and po-
litical situation, the Vossische Zeitung
entente press to minimize the violation
of Greek neutrality involved in the
landing Of troops in Saloniki." says the
| Overseas News Agency today.
In its leading article the Berliner
Tageblatt points out that King Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria and King Constantine
of Greece are prompted by purely pa
triotic motives in the attitudes they
have adopted in the war situation"
Stirring Up Albanians.
ROME, October II. via Paris. October
12-Austria and Germany are urging
lbanians to fight against Serbia to free
Macedonia" which is inha bited ebually by
Albanians and Bulgarians, according to
| dispatch from Bari to the Idea
Nazionale. 1t is announced that Prince
William of Wied, former ruler of Albania,
who has been on the Serbian front with
German troops, has returned to Albania
| Many persons who have been given
decorations in the past by King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria are reported to have returned
their decorations as a protest against the
attitude of Bulgaria.