The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-31
GREECE NEXT.

Following the leadership of the deposed
Premier Venizelos, pro-entente, fifty thou
sand Greeks presented an ultimatum to
King Constantine which will be the means
Of precipitating Greece into the maelstrom
of war eff we, the people, are not hearo
in these. our resolutions, we must take
counsel what is to be done to minimize the
ruin which awaits us" says the voice OF
the people to royalty in no uncertain terms
Truly the spirit of democracy and the pinch
Of war are sending the Divine-Rlghts
theories toppling
Aside from the fact that Greece hates
the Turk and wants to fight the Bulgar, war
is probably the lesser of the two evils, what
with the Bulgarians occupying her ports4
and the allies subjecting her coast to
limited blockade, holding up her ships, and
interrupting her commerce.
Germany is now making preparations tor
Creece's entry into the arena. What these
preparations are, no man sayeth; they are
probably more sentimental than effective,
for Germany is at present taxed to the ut
most
Greece's army in June when Constantine
issued the rehabilitation orders at the be-
hest of the allies, who had come to doubt
the sincerity of king so completely under
the domination of his German wife,
amounted to 100000 men. Reduced to peace
strength it would total only 10000. Her
total available strength is however 514, 600.
This army trained and paid by the allied
gold, will be tremendous weapon against
Turkey from the south, which already IS
fully occupied with Russia and even Servia
on other frontiers and with Roumania pre-
venting reinforcements being sent to Tur-
key, and also sending column against the
Ottoman, it appears that Turkeys lsola-
ton from her allies will be speedily &C
complished
With fifteen nations at war and two and
a half million square miles of territory en-
e; ged, it is hard to realize the working
ont Of the Napoleonic theory: to separate
the enemy and crush him in detail, but some
such strategy as this must be the guiding
force of the gargantuan operations now
Turkey, Bulgaria. Austria, reduced, and
finally Germany.
The late Lord Kitchener said that the
war would last three years, and according
to all indications, his estimate will be real
lied almost to the day. Germany's super
human defense will rank with the wonders
to conquer her; and the lesson for us t.
learn from her example is the necessity O
preparedness.
Germany builded ships and drilled armie.
and made plans for forty years; any one
two, or three nations against her would bt
as children in the hands of strong man. I'm
til the nations of the earth massed agains
her, and began the belated war prepare
ton, the Teuton legions went through TIL
opposing forces like circus rider through
"a paper hoop. Had the nations of Europ
been on as efficient "a war basis two year
ago as they are today, the war would neve
have happened
What would be the plight of America
we'll organized, thoroughly equipped, an,
powerful foe cast covetous thoughts il
this direction. We know too we'll wha
would happen, and quiet statesman il
Washington knows it-that's why he, tn
tue American, is giving us an army an
navy that will be able to perpetuate TIL
name American"