New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-08
MALICE TOWARD NOM

To the Editor Of The Tribup.

~ '"' bu'''i VI inc Tribune.
Sir; Two recent incidents q,
great war have no doub. bee,
disturbing 10 the great Germ., ~
The first is the defeat inflicted :,
by the French az Verdun and "a. =
ond is the appearance Of III. I,.s
cavalry before Monsstir. tn. -
event shows that the road h,.
opened across country from A..
Cor Valona, as the Italians call IA
The Romans in the time OF -,
built one OF their splendid m,,ss-
roads from Avlona up the viii.
the Viosa River and across the ,s,."
divide into the valley Of the yi.-s'
and thence TO Salonica. II Is un -.
Trajan averaged 200 miles 49,
this route from Rome TO Cons,,.,.'
pie. He took his chariot IN p
raced over the Appian WAY hI
dist, where he embarked on swim !.
ing galleys for Avlons; then.. r.,
lays Of chariots, changing ever, -
hours, he soon reached the Bo,,..-,
The distance from Avlona TO So.
is about 200 miles. and at 4 vcin .
the valley Of the Viosa there IL ~
in the road extending TO Monast;,
The direct railway line 'front.'
don, Paris and Rome to Consur,..
pie will follow Trajan's route. Nd
car ferry across the Straits Of 0,r,,,.
from Brindisi. The French and ~,
ian engineers had carefully saf,,..,
this line several years before tie -,
and pointed out its superiority IA a.
route followed by the Oriental eur,.
through Budapest, Belgrade, NH n,
Sofia. Political reasons alone k.,.
held up the construction won q.
many years, but now the h.strr
craftsmanship is calling for the i'm.
date building Of the termirals \
Avlona and a double track Min,
across TO the point in the vale, y
the Vistritza whence the rails 4
ready reach Salonica and Consssrt.
nople. By the beginning Of nexs IN.
mer troop trains and ammsnitoa q.
begin pouring into Salonica, and q,
march of as many millions a. MAJ y
needed will proceed leisurely tsvss
the Bosporus.
A much more difficult piece 0! nj.
way construction has been eompletd
during the past season, conneedrf
Petrograd with a port on the Nssi
Atlantic Ocean open the year rsul
This means that next year the Rusa
armies will have a full supply Of n.
munition for attacking the Austnns
and Germans, instead OF being N
stricted TO three months active a.
paigning, as they were last sunrw
II also means that England and F,ses
will be able to get all the Ruszr
wheat they require from q port vidl:
1000 miles Of London and aerou "
tiers which can easily be made safe ],
the English navy.
This past summers campaign is
satisfied the army chiefs Of the Ahe
that Germany is beaten. Her ofa
sives have all been failures, with n
exception Of the comparatively trim,
attack on Rumania. What Brust'sl
did TO the Austrians and Jofre did \
the Crown Prince is only a preluds !
what will happen to the Central ~
ers next year. By Christmas, 1911,
should be possible TO take the sxpns
train in Paris and four days later Il
embark in Constantinople without =
change of wagons-lits. A year ~
railway traffic will be resumed betves
Paris and Berlin, and Russian tsYi3l
will meet the trains in the Germs
capital.
I have an unusually well infons
correspondent in Paris, who writes
that the French, English and italia
statesmen have arrived at very fn
teal working agreement regarding .
future of the Balkan states. Serbis
to have Salonica as her outlet on .
Mediterranean, while Italy takes .
the eastern shore Of the Adristie N
she may desire. Bulgaria will be u
armed and rendered harmless. vhn
Russia will be given Constantinsp'
and all of the Turkish provinces % .
/ south shore of the Black Sea- Grsss
is to become a second Switzerland y
confined within carefully presenss
boundaries. In this final settlsss'
the wise sdmonition Of Abraham ~
coin is TO be carefully FOLLOWED ;
showing malice toward none and sss
ity for all. X. > q
South Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 80, WI