El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-09

sfbls because Of our stand and at the
same time the passions OF both sides
have been greatly intensified and the
dangers of new hostllities multiplied
We have argued that without access
to the Aegean. the Bulgars would not
accept the new treaty and fresh wars
would result But the treaty Of
London in 1919 assured the Bulgars
access to the Aegean and possession
Of Kavala and Dedeagatch- Notwith-
standing these concessions Bulgaria
attacked Servia and Greece in 1873
The treaty Of Bucharest after THIS
second Balkan war again conceded
Dedeagatch and Kavala- what the
Bulgars seek is a Prussian status IN
the Balkans. This fact is recognized
In Europe but rejected by the Ameri-
can delegation at Paris.
Z. 5. Delays Action.
The postponement Of the disposi-
tlon Of Constantinople IS due TO the
desire aid expectation OF Europe
that the United States would take
mandate for the city and wish Of the
European nations to consult our
pleasure as TO the size Of the dis
trict about the town, which We re-
gard as desirable to make our control
easy. Both president Wilson ana Col
House advocated such al American
mandate while IN Paris. and Il was
the general expectation that en
American mandate Of it would follow
he prompt ratification Of the treaty
which has not been ratified
Thus. the Turk has been saved
once more, this time BY America and
there Is a growing belief that MS
retirement from Europe viii not take
place as a result OF the latest war
Meanwhile the whole Ihracian CUES
ton. together with that OF Constant
la H.n
cause Of American conditions in
washington and American policies in
Paris.
The third question adjourned with
out date is that OF the southern
Dobrudja- Rumania annexed Il In
1913. No one viii argue that the
Rumanian claim is based upon TIE
based upon the expectation Of a Bull
garian attack and the necessity 70
protect the Bucharest-ConstanZ rail-
way. The attack actually came IN
1916. was successful and following it
Bulgaria. acquired the whole Of the
Dobrudias north as vel as south
with all the seacoast OF Rumania
10 1918.
At paris the American delegation
advocated a policy which would have
compelled Rumania 20 resign the
southern Dobrudja- Conceivably Ru-
mania would have made concessions,
had her claims elsewhere just claims
In the main, been recognized. She
proposed 10 cede most Of II to Bull
garia- provided certain territory went
TO Servia and SerVia was constrained
70 eracuate her corner OF the BanaL
But this compromise was rejected.
Old auarrels Remain
The result is a quarrel between
servia over the Banat, the postpone
ment Of any decision as 70 the Dob
rudja. which keeps alive the Bulgar-
Rumanian quarrel. To this is also
added the perpetuation Of the Greco
Buigar dispute over Thrace- Today
Rumania and Serb troops face each
other in arms iu the Banats Buigar
and Greek forces confront each other
IN Thrace and the rivalries between
Bulgaria and Rumania have lost
little since the Paris conference first
undertook 70 force Rumsnia 10 cede
the southern Do-udia and then abau-
doned the task.
Americans are little interested in
the facts Of the Balkans. The nation
wide WEAKNESS over = European
7vrangles is growing rather than les
SEEMING, but It is necessary 70 recall
that the failure OF the great powers
Of Europe 10 settle the Balkan situa-
tion in 1913 led 10 the world war in
1913 and resulted in the sending q
2000.00o American troops 10 France
3 in 1917 and 1918. Therefore we can
J hardly afford TO be wholly unc0u-
cerned with new treaty which pre-