The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06
ALLIES MEET TO-DAY IN
COUNCIL At ROME
Salonlki Campaign, Itaiy's Larger CO.
operation and Greek Situation
to Be Discussed.
OPEN WAR ON GREECE MAY
COME II DEFIANCE CONTINUES
Entente Press Declares Meeting Is
But Another Evidence of Allies
Determination to Push War TO Sue
ccssfui Conclusion.

Amsterdam Jan. 5.--One of the
most momentous war councils of the
entente powers begins at Rome to-
morrow. Its outcome will decide the
future disposition of the allied Sa-
-leHiki- expedition, the question of war
or peace with Greece and the entente's
steps toward rectifying the Rumanian
blunder and ameliorating the whole
situation in the Balkans. menacingly
aggravated by Mackensen's continued
successes on the Sereth. Premier
Lloyd George arrived in Rome today,
il was officially announced in London
He Is accompanied by Lord Miner.
member OF the British war council.
According to a Paris dispatch. the
French delegates to the conference
also have arrived In the Italian c'tpi-
tai
The all-overshadowin question to
he discussed at the Rome conferen ce
is: What is Italy prepared to do in
the way OF cooperating with the AL
lies in an energetic Balkan campaign ,
Declare ton of war on Greece, in
view of King Constantine's renewed
defiance. is limited at as an inevita ole
consequence OF the Rome conference.
In Berlin the news of the entente con-
fab in Rome is hailed as a sign of
anxiety and confusion. The Tage-
Italy fails to pledge her cooperation
in the Balkans. Sarrairs army Will be
"irretrievably lost"
The paper adds: This council at
least clearly demonstrates the cfiti-
cal situation of the entente it. the
Balkans
No Sign of Panic.
BY the French and British press
this theory is ridiCuied. 1t is pointed
Nf.1t.a
other proof Of the entente determina-
ton to push the war to a SUGGEST IL
concl fusion and as a sign of conn lete
unity OF council among The allies
Up TO a late hour tonight there was
no news indicating Russian parricI-
patton in the Rome council.
The German viewpoint Of the new
crisis betweens Greece and the allies is
set forth at length by the Ber,iner
Tagehlatt which says in part:
The last entente press reports
stated that Greece would uncondi-
tionally accept the conditions of the
allied note Of December 81. since the
Greek government was compelled to
yield to, public opinion. which urgent
~ clamors for cessation Ut the
blockade.
Evidently the entente governments
We're sure that the blockade would
lead To lhlS result but Things seem
To have taken a different turn. The
answer reported by the entente press
says clearly that the Greek govern
ment considers The conditions unaC-
ceptabie.
This is most natural. No govern
ment can accept this note without de-
livering the whole public of the state
to foreigners. No ruler can do il
without simply ahdicating.
The entente press had announced
that this time the Greek quest .ons
would be definitely settled Appa-
rently this is also the intention OF
the Greeks.
Such would be the case If the re-
port is confirmed that the Greek Par
lament will he called to discuss Greek
mobilization against the entente.
Thus, the entente's coercive policy
would have obtained Just the contrary
of what was planned from the begin
ming"