New-York tribune., 1915-12-10
Want Italy and Russia to
Join in New Balkan
Campaign.
ALLIED WAR COUNCIL
AGAIN IN SESSION
Campaigns on Continent Should
No Longer Be Dominated
from London, Paris Protest.


Paris. Dec. 9.-An atmosphere OF
public doubt and dissatisfaction sur
rounded a session Of the General War
Council to-day. The fate OF Serbia
and the general conduct Of the war on
the Continent have aroused misgivings
in the French mind, and already dr.
position TO "go IL alone" with the ltal-
ians in the Balkans is manifest.
The Balkan question, it is thought b.
many. mas lasted tpo long, and the gen
eral view is that. no matter what hap
pens in the East, France and italy
should not desert the Serbs.
Russian Admiral in Council.
yice-Admiral Roussine, chief Of the
General staff Of the Russian navy, ar
rived in Paris to-day, accompanied ~
several Russian naval officers. He at
tended the session of the War Council
The British War Secretary, Earl
Kitchener, and the Foreign Secretary,
Sir Edward Grey, also arrived this
morning and took part in the confer
ence at the Foreign Ministry. The
British Ambassador, Sir Francis Berthe
was with them. and they met Premier
BRAND. War Minister Gallieni and
Commander in Chief Joffre.
Gustave Herve, publicist. writing on
the Balkan situation, declares that
Russia. Italy and France should unite
in aiding the Sefbs, regardless OF Brit
ish wishes. H says:
Neither the French nor the British
government nor the generals repre-
senting the armies Of the four great
allies seem 20 be agreed on the ques-
ton of Salonica. In any case, nothing
has been revealed of what happened al
these two war councils. Our English
friends still commit the error of not
sufficiently needing our special sensi-
tiveness, which is so different from
theirs.
1--WE, whose sentiment OF honor is
more developed than the sentiment OF
interest. are incapable Of accepting TOR
a single minute the idea OF deserving
the Serbs so long as we can perfectly
we'll aid them. We are, perhaps, idiots,
and Italy. We must be taken as we
are.
Wants French to Direct Action.
at would be like cutting off our
arms and legs, and it would diminish
by 80 per cent our confidence in the
justice Of our cause II we were obliged
to treat the Serbs as the Greeks have
treated them. To tell our English
friends the whole truth, they should
leave somewhat 70 US the direction OF
the war on the Continent.
Each people has its special apti-
tudes. In a council of the allied ad-
mirals it is certain that we should
willingly accept the supreme direction
of the British Admiralty.
"For the conduct of the great CONT
mental war. for which England was so
i'll prepared, with an army composed
purely of colonial generals and officers,
the framework of which it was so diff
cult TO enlarge, why should not Eng
land trust somewhat 20 our general
staff, which, despite imperfections. ~
nevertheless the general staff Of one
of the great warrior nations OF Eu-
rope. and 70 those who possess 70
high degree the temperament and in
stinct for war and are accustomed TO
great European wars?
an any case, the discussion OF the
Balkans has lasted too long. If Eng
land is haunted by the idea Of defend
ing Egypt. and does not fee that it
should rally to the opinion Of the ma
iority Of the Allies, then let italy.
Russia and France alone go to ths
rescue OF the Serbs"