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against the Bulgarian atrocities when
England was supporting the Turk.
wondered whether these were the
same Bulgarians to whom they had
extended their sympathy: They were.
in the near east equals, II 1t does not
surpass, the Turkish record thirty
years ago, and the Hun record since
1914. Now. 1t appears that Bulgaria
aspires to be the Prussia of the Balk-
ans. Her quarrel with Turkey over
Of Rumania will be arranged as Ger
many directs. Nominally. there may
be some concession to Bulgaria's am
bition to Prussianize the Balkans, but
1t will only be with herself as vas-
sal Of Prussia.
Greece and the heroic remnant of
Serbia still stand in the way of the
complete Prussianizing Of this strate-
gic section Of the near east. Soloniki
is yet the military outpost Of the al
lies, and Saloniki is Grecian territory.
When King Constantine was trying
to betray Greece to Germany his gov
ernment sought to protest against
the occupation of Saloniki by the al
lies, but the majority Of the Greeks
we're heartily in favor of this occu-
patton.
When France and England finally
took the action they should have
taken year earlier and ousted Con-
stantine and his German court party
the obstacle to complete cooperation
between the allies and the Greek gov
eminent was removed Venizelos
who came back into power, went
about the cooperation In his GUS
tomary energetic manner. The Greek
forces were considerably increased,
and the allies had no further worry
about their position at Saloniki being
undermined. The presence of 200. 900
Greek troops on the Balkan front is
the result Of venizelos in power.
Saloniki Is position of great i'm
portance. War strategists thousands
OF miles away at times have been
very critical of the policy of the
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been withdrawn for the western
front should Germany alter me
the channel ports. fail to achieye her
Wise to return these troops to the
eastern front and TO supplement them
with others with view TO aggres-
sive military operations. n
Germany has had 80 much greater
success in the near east than on the
west that this may be regarded also
as one means OF divertlng the atten-
tion of the German people from the
failure In France and Flanders and
making them believe they are wins
ming the war. While it Is the opinion
of most persons that the issue must
be decided on the western 'front.' there
Is, nevertheless. the feeling that the
southeastern front is again becoming,
vital.
Russia was looked upon as the casts
ern front, and since the. bolshsvtlsi.
for. the time being, turned 1t over to
Germany, Berlin 10 thus left freer to
press for advantages in the southeast.
There are no bolsheyiki In Sreece.
Instead, there are very datermined
people, finally unified In their national
policy. T5t
One element Of this policy is to pre-.
vent Bulgaria from becoming the
Prussia OF the Balkans. A greater
element, however, 10 to prevent Ger-
many making q vassal of Greece. II
the Huns were to get control OF the
a n a mr. 1rN
Tor the Greeks except Crete. and the
other islands. This Ia why there 10
such stern determination to light to
the last. and possibly also why there
is readiness for military opsrations
Meanwhile. there is a very distinct
movement for strengthening the nas
tional sentiment by closer feilowshtp
with some of the elements that hereS
tofore have been somewhat alooe
Leading Greeks are emphasizing the
need Of solidarity, which Will Insure
the aid of the Albaniar,s and the other
peoples who are not distinctiyely
aligned with them az yet
There 10 also q marked tendency III
Greece to forego discussion Of the ir2
rltattng questions Of the past regard@
ing the status Of Italy In the Aegafk
Since Italian statesmen and the itaE
ian people dismissed some OF the oi3
ambitions and reached an under1
standing with the Jugo -Slavs reEar6S
ing the Dalmatian coast, which rsS
moved many causes Of friction, there
seems no reason why the Irritating
questions between Greece ana ItaiT
should not also be adjusted. All thiS
is with view to securing unity Of
action In the supreme struggle which
may yet come In the near east. m
Greece has the. assurance that thu
allies appreciate the loyalty OF thS
last year. They know that victory fo1
the allies assures them Just treatment
In the future and, in measurable deE
gree. the qualification OF the nation0
aspirations. They realize also ho4
important their country may beeom1
within very short time in conne0I
tton with the military operations III
the near east. That ls why they looE
forward to the coming year a. onX
OF promise, promise that the rosz
from Berlin to Bagdad will still ~
blocked and that Greece viii NOT M
allowed to become base for GermsS
military operations against Paissttn~
EGYPT and then Sues canal u l.
Evening star., 1918-07-07
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

HHHE role of Greece in the great
war grows In Importance. A
few days ago Greeks through
out the United States celebrated
the anniversary of the entrance of the
Hellenic kingdom into the hostilities
They are able to look back on very
satisfactory year. and on the evidences
OF appreciation on the part Of the
allies. But they look forward to what
promises to be an even more eventful
year. Their belief was that the coming
twelve months will soc vital develop
inents In the eastern theater OF war.
Many military experts share this view.
Germany's inability to secure a mill
tary decision on the western front this
year is now admitted In Berlin. Sim
ultaneously. there are indications of re-
newed effort to take advantage of the
Russian chaos and to strengthen Ger
many's position all through the south
eastern section where the allies, be-
ginning with the Dardanelles expedition,
Jared SO badly
X
Germany has not yet abandoned hope
of the Berlin to Bagdad railway. al
though that has received many checks.
1t is certain to receive further checks.
yet the Huns are bound to take desper-
ate chances to regain their former
strategic positions, and there is no
doubt that they will take those chances.
The weakness OF Austria increases the
German difficulties. but at the same
~. -
efforts on the part Of Berlin.
Austria wanted to reach the sea at
Saloniki. the Macedonia port. and to
necessary. This also fell In with Ger
many's plan of clearing the way from
Hamburg to Bagdad.
1t will be recalled that after the
first war of the Balkans in which
Greece, Bulgaria. Serbia and Monte
negro were united against Turkey.
Bulgaria was very much dissatisfied
with the territorial partition that fol-
lowed Turkeys defeat. While Serbia
also was not fully satisfied, she ar
that, though Macedonia fell to Greece.
Serbia had a free outlet to the sea at
Saloniki. Serbia was strengthened In
sonie degree, while Austria's sea route
was blocked, and Germany's rail route
to Bagdad also was blocked.
in which Bulgaria. encouraged by
Austria, fell upon her late allies, was
defeated and was compelled to lose
scme of to territory previously al
lotted, her. After that there was moth
ing left for Austria except to find a
pretext for strangling Serbia. and this
came when the heir to Emperor Fran
els Joseph was assassinated.
Bad diplomacy on the part OF the
allies made 1t comparatively easy for
the central powers to win Bulgaria
to them. with the promise of restoring
her lost territory. But 1t is doubtful
whether good diplomacy in the end
could have prevented Bulgaria from
siding with Germany and Austria
Hatred Of Greece and Serbia had boz
come the predominant national pas-
sion. outweighing the ancient hatred
Of Turkey.
The military success of Germany
in the near east, and the concessions
made to Bulgaria as an ally. filled
that country with arrogance. Her
troops showed themselves fit comrades
of the Huns. Persons who remember
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allies in keeping half million
French and British soldiers cooped
up at this corner of the near east.
They have pointed out how 1t might
Dardanelles were abandoned and
transfer the half million men to the
western front. They have criticised
also the Inactivity Of the great force
at Saloniki. and have wondered why
offensive operations were not UNDER
taken.
There were intimations that some-
thing was wrong with the high COM
mand at Saloniki and the suspicion
grew that the defeated element in
France. which wanted peace with
Germany at any price. was reflect
ed In the saioniki command. spme
color was given this view when Gen.
Sarrail. the commander, was recall
ed. Only the other day he was put
on the reserve list by the French
government.
The truth about the half million
soldiers at Saloniki seems to be that
their greatest value is to save Greece.
and that during the year in which
Greece has been In the war. through
her cooperation, they have been
able to do 1t.
1t Is now pretty we'll agreed that
should the allies be defeated at Sa-
loniki and on the Greek front Ger
greece. Once master there she would
have land base for operating in the
eastern Mediterranean and in Asia
Minor. and would be in very ef-
fective position for threatening the
Suez canal. II Greece were not fully
loyal to the allies and were not fully
determined to save herself from the
Huns the central powers would be
able to strike a vital blow to the
cause of civilization.
Evening star., 1918-07-07

While the military critics deplored
the absence of the half million men
supposed to be at saloniki. they did
not reflect that the abandonment of
this Macedonian outpost would free
at least an equal number of troops
Of tho central powers for the west
eru front Moreover. the Greek
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adoption, that we wonder that his
ideas are opposed until popular opinion
crystalizes for their adoption. He is of
course, in this manner robbed of the
credit for the enactment of such legis-
lation, but does, that rob him of the
actual satisfaction he may get for
having expounded so many reforms
which have ultimately become laws.
We say what a pity that LaFollette,
who has been SO far in the lead in many
public policies, cannot derive the salts
faction and honor of his leadership, and
wonder that he apparently chooses to
be discredited Such deliberate humil-
iation politically is without parallel in
American craftsmanship.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
FEAST AT $1,000 A PLATE.

Commenting on the fact that six
men sat down at dinner in a Philadel-
phia hotel and that the cost of the
feast was 81 900 a plate and that the
host gave to each of his guests plate
of gold, a writer quotes the Apostle
James:
"Your riches are corrupted and your
garments are motheaten. Your gold
and silver are cankered, and the rust of
them shall be witness against you.
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth
and been wanton."
The Indictment drawn by the I'M
'petuous "Son of Thunder" 1000 years
ago holds today as it did then. What
a pity with tens of thousands hunger
ing, tens of thousands ragged in the
winters cold, tens of thousands suffer
ing, no thought of charity should enter
the minds of these six men, What a
pity with the world in agony. brutal
money should so aifront a people dedi-
eating their all to the cause of oppressed
humanity. Commerce and Finance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04

Austrian premier, admitted TO Col. S.
| s. Mcclure that Austria believed that
its attitude toward Servia made the
| chances of Russia's interference about
! ffty-fitty. Yet her diplomatists kept
assuring the world that there was no
| danger whatever of war Viviani, the
| French Prime Minister declared on
! Aug. 4, 1914, that the Austro- Hunga-
rian government had repeatedly given
! assurance that its demands on Servia
would be extremely moderate. Aus
! trla even deliberately deceived one of
her own allies. Berchtold, the Aus
| TRAN foreign minister, while he was
preparing the provocative note to
Seryia which brought on the war, as
sured the Italian Ambassador at vi.
emma that the situation was not grave
These are not the actions of a nation
with just cause. They constitute q
criminal plot to spring European
war.
Germany knew all along that she
was going to force a general European
war out of the Servian crisis. On
July 81, the transatlantic steamer
Kronprinzessin Cecelie, received a
wireless" in cipher: War has bro
hNti but WIN LilSlt iluSSld ana
France. Return TO New York. The
message was sent out four days be-
fore England came into the war and
while Germany was ostensibly making
every effort to avert a general conflict
Austria had wished to settle" the
Seryian question as early as the au-
tumn OF 1913 Then she suggested to
Giolitu, the Italian minister of For
cign Affairs, that his country join her
a an attack on Seryia. Italy declined,
nd Austrian statesmen were COM
Gelled to walt for such an excuse as
the murders at Serajeyo gave them.
Long before this crime. Germany
had decided that the day was to come
sometime during the second part of
1914 The year before she had bought
one-half of Americas output of COP
per In the same year the German
Imperial Bank had made an extraor-
binary increase in its purchases of
gold. In 1911 it was ia million
marks in 1912, 173 million marks.
but in 1918 it was 81 million
marks. In May and June. 1914. she
called her reservists back from Asia
and Africa. In June arms for crlis
ers were sent to Buenos Aires. On
June Is contracts were let in America
for coaling cruisers at sea in August
and September.
The murder Of the Austrian Prince
was Germany's opportunity. The Kai.
ser and his military advisers dared
not miss this chance. So small
group of men sat down together and
planned how murder committed by
an irresponsible fanatic could be made
to embroil Europe. SO dire an exer-
else of autocratic power the modern
world has never seen. That counci
cynically deereeing disaster and deaf
10 millions of men is autocracy a
work Against that America is fight
ing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
THE RED TAPE ARMY.

Representative Kitchin wants to
have a white band placed on the arm
of every army officer who is doing
civilian work. Why not put a band of
red tape on the arm of every deserv-
ing Democrat who is holding a war job
at Washington or elsewhere? This
would perhaps create shortage in red
tape, but it would serve to call attention
to the size of the standing army of
deserving Democrats and that is the
army which really arouses the enthus-
iasm Of some Of our most vociferous
Democratic politicians National Re
publican.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04

The world at last knows just how
and when Germany decided to launch
this stupendous war. on July 5, 1914
a small group of German and Austrian
autocrats met in Berlin and decided
on war in Europe within a month
They agreed to seize the murder of the
Austrian Crown Prince at SeTajevo OF
June 29 as their opportunity to wiz
German world-power.
The most direct evidence of this
meeting comes from Turkey. Early in
July, 1914, Herr Wangenheim, the
German Ambassador at Constantine
pie, was hastily summoned to Berlin
When he returned on July II. he told
the Italian Ambassador, Signor Gar
roni, the purpose of his journey He
had attended a meeting OF German dip
lomats, military men, and tlnanciers,
at which a European war had been de-
cided upon. Signor Garrcni asked him
what was to be the provocation, He
replied that the Austrian note to
Servia ON the Serajevo murders was
to make impossible demands. All this
the Italian Ambassador has reported
officially to his government.
Our own ambassador at Constant
nople, Mr.. Henry l.. Morgenthau, re-
ceived a similar statement. Herr
Wangenheim told him that at the con
ference in Berlin the date of the war
had been positively fixed. The Kaiser
had presided Moltke, the chief of
staff, the sinister Admiral Won Tirpitz,
the leaders of industry, the directors
of railways, the bankers, were all
there, - everyone who could aid the
war Each was asked if he was ready.
All answered in the affirmative except
the financiers. They asked for two
weeks in which to unload their foreign
securities and arrange their loans.
This comes straight from an eye-wit.
ness.
Direct corroboratiye evidence comes
from the Reichstag. Herr Hasse, the
socialist deputy, in speaking Of the on
igins of the war. said, I'VE do not for
get the conference in Berlin on July
5, 1914. and the activity of Won Tirptz
and Falkenhayn In those days. This
statement fixes the date of Herr Wan
genheim's conference.
There is abundant circumstantial
evidence. From July 10 TO July 20,
1914. all the great stock exchanges in
the world experienced an acute and
mysterious depression. Experts then
could not explain the decline Now we
know that the German bankers were
unloading their foreign securities.
German owned stocks We're quietly
pushed into the market Prices tuIn-
bled
German and Austrian diplomats dur
ing those two weeks acted like men
about to spring a trap. They deliber-
ately lulled everyone into sense of
false security. The Kaiser went to his
yacht in Norway. The Chancellor left
Berlin for a rest. The same trick was
turned in 1870 when Bismark was pre-
pairing to strike France.
Austria practised even more posi-
tive deceit Count Tisza, later the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
TAX EXCESS PROFITS.

The Christian Science Monitor in a
recent issue edltorially expressed the
opinion that the unequal tax burden
must soon be readjusted and that the
upper classes or rather the big interests
and tinauciers must be taxed to far
greater extent Regardless Of what we
may think of Senator LaFolette,
whether VIC believe him guilty Of the
disloyalty charges brought against him,
which vet remain to be proven by the
Senate Committee Of investigation, we
must admi, that he was again leader
in a though, which is becoming accepted
throughout the nation as inevitable.
The Senator from Wisconsin has been so
often squeIched and has advocated
many measures far in advance of their
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
DUTY OR POLITICS. WHICH?

In letter addressed to a Democratic
partisan organization conference held
at Newark, N. j., on March 20, Presi-
dent Wilson said 81 cannot overlook
my responsibility as leader of a great
party.
Why not? A vastly more important
job than that Of leading the Democratic
parts is in hand The cry is continually
going up from administration partsans
that the opposition should forget its
responsibility in the leadership Of a
political party. Why should not parties
and partisanship likewise be forgotten
by Mr. Wilson? In fact, who in this
country should be more anxious. for
the country's sake. to forget PARTISAN
ship than those who now have public
responsibility enough to keep them busy
without working at the party job,
The truth is, of course, that with
President Wilson, his alleged 'respousi-
biity as party leader" is ever pres
emit There is nothing in the constitution
which obligates him to spend any time
leading" or building up the Demo-
cratic party, especially in time Of war
The constitution does not require him
to serve as eommander-in chief Of the
Democratic party in time Of war,
President Wilson is directly response
bic for whatever of political partisan
ship is operating in the country, so far
as the two leading political parties are
concerned He makes the continuance
Of such partisanship absolutely certain,
and absolutely essential if the war is
not to be used to crush the Republican
party not only during but after the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
PATRIOTISM AND PATRIOTEERING


Recently in the same copy of daily
newspaper we read that Brig. Gen.
Cruz had been accused of taking money
for passing army contracts. On another
page we read letter to Armour & CO.,
from their Des Moines agent saying the
firm had been granted the exclusive
right to build a branch close to Camp
Dodge. And the agent added; 81
imagine little package of toilet articles
and q Few bars of soap will be highly
pleasing TO Gen Plummer. He is a
particular old codger, wrote the agent,
"and said to be very fussy about such
things" On still another page was the
account of American sentries who went
to sleep in the trenches in France and
were under sentence to be shot. This
is how mixedup we are in our war
work. If long hours in the trenches
make you go to sleep on duty, your
shot, but if you are wide awake enough
to get soap and contracts, like as not
you will be a general some day or
wealthy profteer. Capper's Weekly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
REPUBLICANS PAPER AT
NATIONAL CAPITAL

The National Republican. the weekly
Republican publication which attained
circulation of 200, 600 in the Middle
West during the campaign Of 1916, Is
being removed TO Washington, d. c.,
where modern plant has been installed
for its future publication, 1t is ex-
pected to make the paper in fact as
well as in name the national Republican
weekly 1t is an eight-page paper in
newspaper form, and will carry weekly
a condensed review of politics and pub
lie affairs, The subscription price Of
the paper is 81 year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
MR.. MADOO ON THE JOB.

Bulletin No. &c Of Weekly Press
Matter, "for immediate publication,
has been sent out from the government
printing Office in Washington and is
typical of its predecessors. A list OF
eight items is offered to the newspapers
of the country to be published as news
10 connection with war activities of the
nation, and incidentally to herald to the
world the greatness Of VIM. ID. McAdoo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
WHAT WAR WILLDoTo YOUR BOY.

Whether your boy is a private or
officer, you can rest assured that he
will come Jut of the war a manlier
man. He will have more self-rehanee.
be more courageous, display greater
quality of fair play and justice and
know better how to obey as well as to
lead. The army is a wonderful leveler.
The so.called "highbrow, the rough
neck, " the wise and the foolish ones
are all on the same plane. Everyone
fights for the same cause. The coal
heavens son, the bankers boy, the
farmer lad, the millionaire, all march
side by side, sharing the same thard-
ships, discomforts and dangeas at
times, and enjoying the Identical pleas
ures, athletics and joys incident to a
soldiers life. There is no better school
in the world for teaching a young man
the lesson of life than the army, and
we shall before the war is over. owe it
a debt never to be forgotten. Red
Cross Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04

TnE Milwaukee Journal, whose head
man holds fat job under the federal
administration, asserts in bold.fac
type that there is less profiteering
under Wilson than under Lincoln. /"
This is about as near correct as the
claim made by the same paper that
Republicans are not loyal If they fail
to vote the Democratic party ticket
1t is three or four months ago since it
was announced. and never denied that
since the present war started in Europe
thirty thousand Americans had been
added TO the millionaire class, all thru
the proftecring route. That many
have been added thereto within the
last three or four months there's no
doubt, more than in all Of Lincoln s
career # may be that the Journal
means since investigating committees
have been at work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04
L..-E!:.NROOT

Is elected United States Senator. His
majority over Davies in the state will
be, it is estimated at this writing,
20, 900 or better. A wholesome endorse
ment Of his fitness and integrity, and
also Of confidence in his loyalty, not
withstandiDg the backbiting of highups
and lowdowns for political prestige.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-04-04

lT sounds natural to read, again.
that German aviators bombed the hos
pital at Naples and Christian women
while on their knees in Paris church.
When these sterling representatives of
'Kultur' cannot kill babies, they kin
sick people and devout women while
engaged in prayer