Evening star., 1915-02-07

Balkanic bloc;
Watching 1taly's that is. OF Greece.
Movements. Houinan.a. Ma nu.,
Montenegro. The chief obstacle to this
reconstruction is the divisions that
separate Greece and Bulgaria.
There Is besides ground for the be-
lief that If Italy abandons her neu-
trality she will at once take over all of
Austria-Hungarys interests in the So
called Albanian state and, II so. Italy
becomes in point OF fact a part of the
Balkanic bloc.
The correspondent of the Corriere
della Sera at Petrograd recently inter-
viewed NJ. Sazonow. minister OF for
eign affairs, who said: I'VE would have
been glad to see on the part OF Italy
more decided policy. 1 do not think
you will delay longer. Why is it that
Italy places her flag at vallona along
side of the Albanian flag, which is only
a symbol Of political anarchy? The
Albanian state has no existence"
And NJ Sazonow added that Russia
| made no objections to Italy's preten-
sions in the Adriatic. Possessing already
Otrante, Venice and now Vallona, italy
should possess Trieste. NJ. Sazonow
L
Russian minister perhaps knows quite
| we'll that Italy is driving sharp bar
gain with the triple entente. not only
in securing recognition for her CO.
operation In the Adriatic, but also in
| Asia Minor. and in the Yemen. In the
Yemen because it should be borne in
| mind Italy possesses on the other
shore Of the Red sea Massonah and
some other sterile places in Abyssinia
which have proved somewhat illusory
| colonies
On the other hand. Italy is making
haste slowly and awaiting the action
of Roumania. whose army. it is said.
will be ready to enter the field when
the SHOWS Of the carpathians have
| melted and when the road to Hungary
| will be open to her by five different
passes In Hungary 100000 Rou-
manfans await liberation.
The meeting of the grand committee
OF the conservative party. which was
| awaited with much
60uman1an impatience in Rou-
Conservat;ves mania, took place
- recently. The OBJ
which Roumania should take in the
conflict.
NJ. Marghiloman, chief of the party,
neutrality. The national aspirations of
Roumania commanded that Roumania
should abandon neutrality. but the date
of such action should be arranged with
the crown. The assembly voted unani-
mously a motion of confidence in NJ
Marghiloman.
ment In Roumania being entirely in
favor of taking part in the war on
| the side of the allies. There are two
considerations which dominate totally
| European conflict. The first concerns
| the fate of the Roumanians under
| Austro- Hungarian domination: the sec
ond. the great interest with which the
| Roumanian government regards the
provisions Of the treaty of Bucharest.
which guarantees a normal situation in
the Balkans. Now. all Roumania un-
derstands that it is only by the over
throw of the Austro-Hungarian power
that the Roumanian people may hope
to realize national unity. The military
| triumph of Austria Hungary would be
fatal to Roumania, for the former is
Iirrevocably opposed to the treaty of
Bucharest.
There have been indications for more
| than a month that Austria Hungary is
weary Of the conflict. These indications
are they have awakened more than or
dinary interest in Bucharest The peo-
| pie and government Of Roumania are
actually much exercised over the rumored
possibility Of treaty of peace which
might leave Hungary whole or relatively
strong. Such a situation could not be
viewed with satisfaction by the Rouma-
nan who would see in any such result an
obstacle to the realization of Rouma nian
aspirations in Transylvania.
There has been much said of a confer
ence between the kings of Bulgaria and
Roumania, and dis
| Royal Meeting patch from Amster-
Expected. @ Vossiebe i,s ep11u 1eitunr IN 'hs hv
the correspondent of that journal, in
which there is question of an early meet
ing between these monarchs, to be at
tended by their foreign ministers. It is
quite certain that the only thing which
holds Roumania in check is Bulgaria's
doubtful attitude. Bulgaria. 1t is as
serted, is demanding territory in Mace
donia under Serb and Greek rule as the
price of her neutrality or of partici-
patton in the actual war. Serbia re-
fuses to make concessions, and SO like
wise does Greece for various reasons,
which have been given authoritatively
and emphatically from Athens.
Greece, according to correspondent