El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-01

TURKEY should be the second Of central powers to
ask for peace and Austra-Hungary the third Unless
there crubng Of the "internal 'front.', Germany viii
fight TO the last.
The signing of the armstioe with Bulgaria gives the
entente allies tremendous lever quite apart from its sig
nfcance possible precursor Of peace treaty
i is evident Bulgaria has started negotiations quite
without the knowledge consent Of Germany. Events
Ehr0uded mystery for several days after Bulgaria asked
for peace have become plain now Macedonian front
having been broken through by French British and Ser
7zn troops who then Invaded Bulgaria. leaders in that
country sent hurried appeal to both Germany and Aus
Hungay for renfOTcements to help restore the front
Always before such appeals had been successful This
time the big Teuton powers unable respond There
too much pressure the west front This illustrates
the point made recent editorial In past years. when
pressure developed 'front.' Germany always able
transfer guns from another front to break up
The attack That because the allies seemed unable to
coordinate their blows This year they have remeded that
error. They striking all fronts simultaneously,
with the single exception Of the Italian line
As Z result the enemy's predicament Bulgaria had
70 have help be ovsrun, and neither Germany Aus
tTia-Hungzry was able to give that help. So Bulgaria,
sRays with eye TO the main chance avoided losing
defensive fight by asking peace King Ferdinand had
intention Of seeing his and countryside made aoheI
serTian wreck Re believed in quitting while the quitting
good His ENJOYS II the allied base Of Sd
oa the arisce has been signed and peace discussions
vii undoubtedly follow.
TIE importance Of the aristioe itself can hardly be ex-
sEgeated Il puts stop TO enemy activity II Serva and
MoHteHsgO and breaks the Albanian line which Bulgar
have been holding in conjunction with Austro Hungarian
troops The latter are now reported eTacuatng their posi-
tons
Most important, IT ISOLATES TURKEY ABSOLUTE
LY FROM GERMANY AND AUSTRIA-HUEGARY. Bull
gara lies between Turkey and Hungary covering
the gap between the two countries except for short
stretch Of the Danube where the river has Rumania
the east bank and Servia on the west
With Bulgaria reduced to combatancy, Turkey
receive military other assistance from the Teuton
empires and the German troops which form the backbone
Of the Turkish army cut off from theft homeland.
There is practicable way around. British face the
Turks IN MesCpotama- British and other allied troops
have taken nearly all Palestine from the Turk The only
possibility Of communication between Turkey and Berlin
Vienna is that Of establishing lane between Con
stannoPe and the Russian port Of Odessa That is hardly
possibility for the treaty with Russia does not include
the night 10 transport troops supplies for purposes
and because the only railway communications from Odessa
uoEth and west poor and meager Russian railway
cozElunictons always are. Moreover, shipments from
Germany and Austra-Hungary TO Turkey monopolizing
the railroad would cut off the movement Of supplies from
Russia 10 Teutou countries which would
laEuitous 10 the latter.
So Turkey is cut off and menaced on all sides by enc
mes Bulgaria might well be included in the list Of
Turkeys enemies for the two countries have been at dag
points for the past several months territorial
and economic questions and neither has any love for the
usr Certain It is that king Ferdinand would jeop
a--ze his hard aristice by vinkng at any aid &c
Turkey Thus cut off, Turkey only postpone for brief