Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-12

StldCk oeNU1d anu uNuS JOIN Une Wal
on the side Of the central powers, tle
only Balkan power in a position tt
paralyze Bulgaria's military activities
would be Greece. In addition, Greece
could open its Salonica port for thu
landing Of allied troops, destined te
help Serbia, as well as Greece. Five
or six allied army corps In addition Il
the Greek army could emIbarrass the
Bulgarians and perhaps eliminate
them as a military factor.
Sir Edward Grey also limited thai
such turn could be taken, should
Bulgaria dare to join the Teutpnic
allies. But while Sir Edward Grey
threatened bulgaria. with an attack
from the rear and thus warned her to
keep quiet, an official statement from
Athens and Sofia declares that Greece
In case of Bulgaria's entering the war
would oppose a policy foreshadowed
by Sir Edward Grey.
Tais statement is the most surpr,s'
ing turn in the Balkan crisis during
the last two weeks, because it was
supposed that Greece, already In sym.
pathy with the Allies, would join them
should Bulgaria take a hostile attitude
towards Serbia. This surprising turn
has its explanation in the fact that
Greece, though morally sympataizine
with the Allies, can, Mnder no circu,n.
stances make common cause with
them. because Of 1taly's partnership
to the Entente.
The Italians are holding twelve
Aegean islands taken tfrom the Turks
during the Tripod war. The Greeks
have tried again and again to ge'
these islands from italy, beouse they
are purely Greek, but tn vain, anc
there is no prospect today that italy
will ever hand over these islands tc
Greece. Italy has great plans TO carry
out in Asia Minor and needs these
islands as a base for future military
and political enterprises.
y The old dream of q Greek empire
comprising the wIiole Greek popula.
ftion in Greece, Albania, Asia Minor
and all the Aegean isands is thus
doomed to remain a dream only, be
cause in addition to 1taly's holding the
twelve islands, she also plans to oc.
cupy those parts Of Asia Minor that
are inhabited by Greeks. Further.
more, Italy has also turned to become
q competitor of Greece in Albania and
the well known Greco Albanian lead.
er, MIR. Zarofas, ;ss pronounced the
Italians as the arch enemies of nis
fellow countrymen.
If Greece should join the war, and
If the Allies should win, she would not
get the compensation she is claiming
because England and france could
not force Italy to give up the islands
and could not drive her out Of Albania,
In fact, Greece would not gain any.
thing t|by Joining the war, because Of
ltaly's competition, and in aiding the
ALLIES she would lose all her future
possibilities. This explains why
Greece, though morally in sympathy
with the Allies, not only cannot join
them, but must do everything to pro
vent their emerging victoriously from
the war.
It was said that Greece did not join
the Allies because King Constantine
Of Greece is a 'brother.in-law Of the
Kaiser. That could be true on the
.supposiion that the majority Of the
Creek people was not proAlly. But
after xae last election and after veni-
xelos' returning Ito power, there can be
no doubt as to tie sympathes OF the
Overwhelming majority Of the Greeks.
King Constantine, who is constitn-
tional monarch, cannot have his viii
against the majority OF his people,
and ne would certainly yield, II the
Greek government would consider it
advantageous to Join the Allies.
Thus, not tae influence Of King Con-
stanAine, but purely political consid-.
erations are preventing the Greeks
from joining the war on the side OF
the Allies and from giving assistance
to them in case Bulgaria should at
tack Serbia.
HABRE DEAD.
Henri Halbre, the entomOlogist. Is
dead. He was born in France in 1898
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