South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-06

ed white the present condition OF the
German NItteleuropa and the condition which would
result from the transfer OF Bulgaria from German
TO allied control IL would mean the removal of the
keystone Of the German arch opening from Europe to
Asia Minor.
GERMANY PLANNED
CENTRAL EMPIRE.
We are beginning to be perfectly familiar
Mitteeuropa- The world understands that in
the years preceding war Germany laboring
to construct great central empire
insure % the domination OF Europe, a Napoleon
possessed IL in his great period and in addition with
Turkey and the straits OF Dardanelles and Bosporus
included in the empire, would enable Germany
escape from the fatal embrace of sea power and lay
hands upon Asia Minor upon North Africa,
Z approach Egypt and India
the present war: IL a fact upon the n-German
maps all German calculations German policy
sought the first years of the present century to
obtain the decisive voice in Constantinople and,
necessary urther condition the realization OF the
of MitteeurOpa, equally complete mastery
O the Balkans For it essential to possess land
ward communications with the Turkish empire and
these communications necessarily passed through
Roumania. Serbia Bulgaria
BY 1912 Germany had achieved ec1:omic and politi-
cal supremacy ConstantnopIe; she had pushed the
construction OF the Berlin Bagdad railway from
Scutari facing the Golden Horn TO the CIcian gate
and her engineers already tunnelng the Amanus
Taurus open for the railway in
TO the plains or syria and Mesopotamla When TINS
work was accomplished the only interruption Ger
man power between Berlin the north and the Per-
sian gulf and the Suez canal on the south would be the
thin barrier constituted by the territories of
Serbia Roumania Bulgaria; if this barrier could
broken down, then German influence would be un-
mpeded. and the OF German imperial advance
be removed beyond the reach of sea power.
BALKAN WAR RAISES
AN OBSTACLE.
the first Balkan suddenly raised
Balkan obstacle hitherto unexpected Bulgaria Serbia
and Greece. laying aside age long rivalries made
common cause against the Turk defeated him, de-
prived him Of all but tiny fraction OF his European
territory laid the foundations what seemed
for the moment likely develop into powerful Bal
kan federation and permanent barrier to German
In this situation German and Austrian diplomacy
dertook the danger. Serbia had made a bar
gain with Bulgaria by which Macedonia to be par
titioned states the falling
TO Bulgaria. Serbia received northern Albania
and her long desired window the sea" Austria
forbade Serbian EXPANSION 70 the sea SERBIA tneh
asked a revision her Bulgarian agreement, which
would enable her hold OF Macedonia all Of
which had been conquered by serb and Greek
Bulgaria and melted by Berlin, attacked
ba. The second Balkan followed and the destruc-
OF the Balkan league the fatal obstacle to German
schemes. thus achieved.
Unfortunately for Germany however Serbia and not
Bulgaria the AS consequence consider
Serbian state created squarey across the Ger
man pathway Constantnople and for this state
there assured Russian support Roumania, too,
had drawn into the conflict and passing
from alliance with Germany to sympathetic un-
Outstanding with the opposing group Of nations. on
hands OF the Germans; hex held his throne a
result OF German financial aid to country
assurance that Germany Austria would shortly
store Bulgaria all she had just lost
In 1914 therefore when the world war came. Ger
many controlled the Berlin Bagdad railway except
the short span between Begrade Bulgar from
tier. This the barrier 10 her great Mtteleu-
ropa Could she dispose of Serbia then with the king
OF Greece IN her a strong element
STA at her disposal she might hope establish her
great world empire. In these conditions Austria It
tackled Serbia and thus preJpitated the world
war Russia bound support Serbia and Brit
ain France could abandon their Russian friend
ALLIES Failed To
GRASP SITUATION.
After war came total failure the
allies to grasp tho situation
Instead OF reinforcing the splendid Serb army which
twice initiative only limited re-,
sources defeated Austrian armies. the allies
caught by the Consantinope and wasted their
and material resources at Gallipoh AS a
suit. when the time come. Germany and Austria
Serbia BulE8ria abandoned her neutrality
treacherousy assaulted the serbs in the and in
brief the little Sav state and the
barrier between Berlin the abolished
In 1915 Nitteleuropa was a fact.
year later The brief Roumanian episode COM
pfeted the creation Nitteeuropa Brought into
war by Russian command. betrayed by Russian
cabinet Roumaua armies defeated and country
oVerrun the Eolmaniau government had escape
from which followed the Russian revolu-
and placed Roumauia completely under German
control AT the close of 1915 Mteleuropa an even
more Impressive fact The Balkans were lost 20 the
allies. save for Sa'u-ki and there grave DANGER
that the Salonhi army ulEht be assaled the rear
by the Greek forces under Kins Constantine. the
brother-in-Iaw and faithful friend kaiser Mean
time the war had overlooked into Asia: i'm the spring
OF British striklns captured