The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
WIN AN Neutrals Leaning
TOward Allies, French ThinF
Germany VIII Seer Peace

sive e Immediately launched from
SalonicA-
$4,000 a sAlonlea-
A quarter OF q million men are
immobilired ~ Salonica. II has
been rather generally understood
that there will be development there
when the time Is ripe. Alexander
of Serbis Is understood 20 desire the
time TO ripen Immediately. Serbia
has a crow OF her own 20 pick with
Bulgaria. and the picking will only
be possible while Bulgaria remains
sn enemy nation. IL there be de
lay in the allied offensive from Sa-
lonlca. il is possible that Bulgaria
will make terms. That nation is
understood TO feel deeply that she
made q mistake. II the allies win
she will sssuredly be disciplined. II
only because she so completely
fooled the British foreign once. II
he central powers win she viii drop
70 the position OF province OF
Germany.
Have you heard the story about
he king OF Greece and his wife,"
A Queen's Hat Pin.
or course one heard that delight.
:ul DIT OF intimate tittle-tsttle which
accompanied tho kings illness early
in the war. II was then asserted
that her grace the queen had thrust
4 hatpin into his grace the king up
10 the button Ia the course OF a de-
bate over Greece's position in the
war. Now il Is asserted that they
have been on domestic terms that
are moro than cold. for year and
\ half. and that Of late the king has
developed pronoEncedly proally ten
denotes The domestic terms have
dropped farther in temperature. The
word goes 10 Paris that Greece may
abandon her neutrality and Join the
allies.
The king. II appears. has discov.
cred what happens 10 a neutral
country which is not strong enough
10 protect It's neutrality. Not only
has Greece beer pretty enectually
settled by the allied troops. bat It's
coast line and railroads have been
20 taken by the allies that her army
might be starved in fortnight Il
she thought II wise 10 cut up rusty.
Under the circumstances the ped
dlers Of small items .hink she may
abandon her neutrality when she
gets her terms. Her terms are so
| mixed IA the general Balkan en-
tanglement that they seem hardly
worth setting out. A part has 10
DO with Rumaria. That country
il appears. Is like wise ready TO Join
the allie@--when she gets her terms.
One does nothing in the Balkans in
war time beforv one has come TO
terms The Balkans have raised
/, cynicism 70 the dignity OF an art
/, Sweden. one hears. is still VIC
iently a1ti-Russian. and quite I'M
likely 10 enter the war. n she
( thought the allies would lose. she
would likely take Germany's side
in order to once and for all pay OF
old scores with Russia The fact
| that she does not seem TO indicate
she thinks the allies viii win. espe-
J cislly when one considers the man.
ner In which Great Britain has man
! handled her commerce. Denmark
Is proaiiy because she has an old
grudge With Germany over Schles-
wig. Holstein. and Norway has been
particularly picked upon By the Ger.
man submarines lately. II is rath.
er quaint commentary on condt
tons that io-odd OF Norway's ships
were sunk By the Germans-or By
mines--in few weeks. and no
newspaper has yet asked what Nor
way PROPOSES to do II the United
States had been concerned. the edL
tors would have been quite breath.
less In asking that President VII
son would do now.
And Spain, Too
Spain has changed her tone COM
pleteiy, one hears. For reasons OF
long starding-ons Of which was the
German promise 20 take Gibraltar
from Great Britain and restore II
20 Spain--the Spaniards were pro-
German IT the outset Now they
ceem rather pro-ally. or al any rate
pro-Frenrh. Switzerland has been
a. independent a. hedgehog. Her
papers have not hesitated 20 tell
Jus. what they thought OF both bel
l!gcfents. and 10 attempt has been
made 20 musHle them. The veeffns
toward the allied side In certainly
signifeant.
A minor matter, bat perhaps q
suggestive ono, has been tho change
of tone IN France toward England
France has preserved o scrupu
Iousiy correct attitude toward hei
ally, She ofhoiaiiy preserves thai
tone today but comment upon Eng
lish Affairs IL more frank than for
merry In the press, Praise Il
hssped upon the British In certain
Of the Paris papers for their achieve
msnt IN holding 100 kilometers oil
line with 10000 men. In one ei
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