Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-03
EFFECT OF BULGARIA'E ACTION.

Bulgaria dropping out of the war has opened vast
field Of possibilities. Of course it has also developed
some things that are rea but these only taking shape
Bulgaria has placed all her railroads at the disposal Of
the allies but this is somewhat like the kaiser presenting
the state of Texas to the Mexcansa the allies have to
do to get them The Germans have possession OF one
main line which still gives them connection with Turkey
but the Serbans have their eyes on this and Will IN all
probability soon cut it and isolate the Turk This would
leave the only means of communication between Germany
and Turkey by ship the Black 1t stated that
Turkey has muniton factories but has depended en-
trey Germany for her supplies and with these cut OIL
the Sutans armies would soon be left helpless. This
means that Turkey would have to make such separate
peace as she could and this also that the Dardan
ees and BoSpOrs would be opened to the allies giving
them direct connection with the Ukraine which is now
seethng with enmity against the kaiser and his AFRO
giant representatives and which is already in open con-
flic with the Germans 1t would also give Rumana an
other chance to enter the war; and with Bulgaria out OF
her way she could do much toward adding to the
burdens Little Montenegro will also have chance to
get revenge for her treatment for though small sne is
some scrapper 1t also will strengthen the opposition TO
Germany in Russia and will go far toward driving the
Hun back the borders there 1t places Austria IN
a dangerous position at the same time for the Serbs,
Greeks and Italians in position to strike at ner DOR
de1s quickly and hard Should Turkey also slide into the
still waters of separate peace which seems the only So
luton Of her difficulties this danger would be increased
by Just that much for this ntre combined force would
he free to attack Austrias back door, conference is
billed at Vienna today and the dispatches intimate that
something of Importance that will be surprise, may be
expected from it. This may mean that Austria too sees
way out except through such peace terms as the allies
are willing to grant her. and that she too may abandon
her big ally This is hardly expected since she is under
the thumb of the kaiser sody that she can do nothing
unless the people take affairs into their own hands, and
this is hardly possbleyet At the same time here in the
United States movement on foot among the represent
atves Of the many of eastern Austria the Balkans
and the border countries but recently part OF Russia
containing population Of 600O0OO0 in the aggregate to
form Middle Europe Federation" This would reach
from the Baltic to the Black sea- would form buffer
state or states between Austria and Russia and forever
spoil the dream of the kaiser for just such combination
bossed and owned by Germany. 1t is claimed the United
States would be friendly to such combination but them
this country has adopted the principle that every people
should form their government along such lines as
suit tbem and she will stick to this rule however friend
E she may feel to the proposed combination. These are
some of the main things made possible by Bugarias ac
ton and there others perhaps many that have not yeti
made themselves apparent Germany that is the kaiser
and the miltarsts who are now Germany, understand
these dangers and they what causing the kaiser to
make such frantic appeals to his people to stand with him
and Got and fight defensive war to glorious vic
tory"