The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-11
The Route to India

| Almost the last links in the iron ring which
has been welded about Germany and her aly.
Austria. are being forged when Greece ana Ru
mania enter the war
/ Years ago when Russia became ally ot
France as sor, OF hostage for the great loans
France had made her, the German empire re-
| allied that IL in position TO De Saueeteo
between two hostile countries
! T. Immediately formed an alliance with Austria
Hungary and Italy. the latter for defense only.
and proving 20 BE- bur scrap OF paper. when
the present war broke out
when Edward VII looked upon Europe ano ner
alliances and viewed Britans splendid isola-
tion (" as Lord Salisbury put II. he bgan 10 won
der IL there was not commercial menace IN all
this and II Great Britain should not get into
the game.
There was certain melon in Asia Minor 20 be
cut. and the road to the Orient, and especially
20 India. kept clear
England threw Of her isolation and Joined
Der fortunes with those OF her two hereitary enc
mics France and Russia.
Germany had begun her military propaganda
with the alliance OF France and Russia and when
England showed her hand. redouoled her enorts.
She not only trained an army and navy. out
she trained in spirit every man. woman and
child within her borders. She knew that the
time was coming when existence, itself, DEPENDED
upon her entire population.
Was she alone in the military program No
France was busy in Morocco. drilling every Afri-
can she could muster.
Britain was building up an army in India Cher
own people being treo OF eIptoilatlnB Ncahri
nations and preferring peace TO war;. and she
built two batileships 10 Germanys one
When IL was proposed that England would
stop increasing her navy II Germany would, no
satisfactory arrangement could be made
| Russia at the same tine was covering her
4 plains with Cossacks. the most ruthless, bar
barous soldiers the world has ever seen.
| Europe became huge military camp, Just
waiting for a spark which would ignite the finder
| and set of mighty confagration-
| The spark came.
| very tiny one
| The murder OF an Austrian arch-duke In a
tiny Balkan state. but il was sufficient.
Austria proposed terms OF apology which no
| country could accept.
Russia came to the aid Of her Slavic neighoor.
| Germany Of course backed up Der ally.
! Italy crept out on a technicality ana later.
| Joined the other side.
! Germany struck oft 90 take Paris before her
eastern enemy could attack; We all know what
followed.
And now one Of the final acts OF the tragic
| holocaust is staged
! Little Rumania is obliged for diplomatic rea-
sons and possible gains 10 cast her fate In
the balance with the Allies.
Greece's monarch has fed and the people Gas
has been the case from the first are clanoring
4 for war;.
with Turkey defeated, Greece has much TO
gain
Many Of her people live on Turkish Concs
Greece soil
With Turkey triumphant, she has much TO
/ fear
We an remember the disastrous expedition 70
the Dardanelies and the failure Of the Allies 20
send help 70 serbia.
With the Balkan pennsular practically on
! their side the only outside attack the Allies
have IN fear il from the Turks.
| Also there is the route TO India.