Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-11-10 | Page 6 | Frightened Again

FRIGHTENED AGAIN. The,1 Afhous eorrerspoiitleut of the Lomlou Post lias bt'en impressed to such a degreu by the pro-German propa-j":nnla propa-j":nnla in Athens, led by the queen, the Uai-ser 's sister, that he perceives the time not remote when the Greeks will join the Teutonic cause and battle against the allies. He ventures this prophecy in face of the fact that the new premier has announced a continuance continu-ance of the policy of benevolent neutrality. neu-trality. The Greeks must be given credit for common sense. .Nothing they have done up to date has indicated hysteria. On the contrary they have displayed the most careful calculation. Unless they lose their heads they will not join the German cause except in certain contingencies, contin-gencies, more or less unlikely. Greece is at the mercy of the allies from the sea. The Greeks depend fdr most of their wealth upon trade in the Aegean and Mediterranean. If that cuinmeree is wiped out by the fleets of the allies and if the Greek coast cities are bombarded the loss to Greece will mount into the hundreds of millions. A still further loss will be sustained by battling with the allies on land, for if they are attacked from behind, the allies will see to it that Greece suffers the maximum of loss. The only contingency in which Greece could be expected to ,ioin Germany and Austria, therefore, would be oue absolutely abso-lutely guaranteeing to Greece compensation compensa-tion for all losses and remuneration for the help afforded the Tentonic coalitiou. Wuch a situation can bo brought about only if the Teutonic combine utterly crushes Serbia and the allies iu the Balkans, Bal-kans, and when it becomes apparent that such an achievement is at hand the Germanic coalition will not rieed the aid of Greece. The Greeks cannot afford to risk their all by joining the Teutons prematurely, and if they wait until German triumph is certain their help will not be asked. Moreov er, the pro-German propaganda must change the sentiment of the Greek people. Jt will not be sufficient to control the king and the high officers of the army. The overwhelming sentiment senti-ment in favor of the allies must be transformed into a sentiment favorable to the Teutons. Otherwise any attempt to force the Greeks into the war on the side of the Teutons can result only iu revolution.