THE MENACE IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1915, Page 5

THE MENACE IN THE EAST.

IF GERMANY CRUSHES SERBIA, Received Oci. 11, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Amery, M.P., in an address to the United Service Club, said the Balkan situation eould not possibly be exf.ggerated. If Germany, through Bulgaria, came into touch with Turkey, the {utter would obtain unlimited munitions for the Dardanelles, where our position is far more difficult than tile censorship and smooth words of the Government allowed people to believe. It would enable the Turks to send reinforcements to Macedonia, and make a second attack on Egypt. It would mean that when German resources of men are beginning to fail, new Turkish armies will be ready to take the lield. This is more serious to us than our allies, for Egypt, -Macedonia, and even India might; bo opened to an unlimited passage of Germany's guns and Turkish troops. Bulgaria believed that Germany was going to win the advance in Russia, and this, coupled with our failure to force the Dardanelles, greatly influenced Bulgaria. Ho believed that the crisis in Greece is but temporary; her army has stood on our side, and is confident that England will win the war if only shq, used her full strength.

SOME OUTSPOKEN COMMENT. MUST GAIN MASTERY IN TBI) BALKANS. WORTH OF SIR EDWARD GREV. Received London, Oct. 10. The Observer says that rabid newspapers which suggest Sir E. Grey's fall could not make a proposal which would be more joyously acceptable to the enemy, even if paid by Berlin. Nevertheless, Ministers, irrespective of partics, have allowed themselves to be ludicrously surprised in the Balkans. If Serbia is quickly crushed, the enemy will have a million of an army near the East, and the Turks, with fresh munitions, will soon be twice as formidable as before. But we may still retrieve the situation, if we fight at all costs for the mastery of the Balkans. Meanwhile, no statesman is more necessary than Sir 10. Grey, who commands more reject than anyone else.

TURKISH HOPES. FOREDOOMED TO DISAPPOINTMENT Amsterdam, Oct. 10. In the Turkish Chamber, on October 5, the President, Halil Bey, said that Bulgaria was opening a new chapter in history. The most important result of the war would be that from the North Sea to the Indian Ocean a mighty group would be created which would forever maintain itself against British selfishness, the French revanche, Russian ambition, and Italian treachery. Euver Pasha made a similar fiery speech. CAPTURE OF UKLGRADE, Received Oct. 11, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 10. A German communique states: We have captured the entire town of Belgrade, and also the heights to the south'westward. We repulsed the enemy, further to the eastward, and our troops are further progressing.

KING FERDINAND'S DREAM. MR. BLATCHFORD SUMS UP. Received Oct. 11, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Robert Blatchford, writing in the Weekly Despatch, says: King' Ferdinand's ambition in the Balkans resembles that of the Kaiser in Europe. He wishes to dominate, and finally rule, a .new 'Umpire, in which Greece, Serbia, and Albania will be subordinated, with his capital at Constantinople. King Ferdinand lias been fooling the Entente with negotiations, and while his masters in Berlin wore; getting ready, Britain was not ready to back her Balkan diplomats, because she was hypnotised by the pacificists and others, who thought the Herman menace a joke, and talked of militarism and armament rings. Men like Jl,ord Roberts, who tried to warn the nation, had received no help from statesmen of either party.

SERBIAN CONCENTRATION. BULGARIAN ATTACK EXPECTED. Rome, Oct. 10. The Serbians have concentrated 100,000 to protect the Ghevegli railway. Bulgaria is making- final preparations. The General Staff left for the Serbian front. An attack is expected within two davs.