| Show OS THE RAGGED EDGE the war situation Bitu atlon in europe has ba got to the ragged edge of expectancy and near DOT ever it it would be no to receive the announcement moment that hostilities have been any my the action of the great powen of ibohm ia ope in instituting a blockade of ports bag b facilitated rather than Aln dered we the progress toward an amaat inauguration of war yet the stockade which was waa to begin beg IB today arev inroy bus 6 failed alel of ito ita purpose so 0 o far ift theO the greek reek patt are concerned it AW intended to prevent the forward ing mr of greek troops to the turkish and nd to prevent giving them a there but king gore ii a the powers bin me are dispatched and his war vita in before the be blocked bloc kad 22 squadrons cou gt to work oxe raees is net a great nation OB today vw a numbers bambera go but her king can lay A bettor claim to greatness great than the rulers of most molt of the other nat nati loaB omiL held within gt a very somali email area and with the proportion or of a quarter of a million troops theopi against nine dine million 01 0 opposed to him tie be ban baa imado his country of at least equal im porta oce witta witia any V other notion nation in any matlou question that Conce concerius ius him an important factor in his success in this regard is thai shut hie bis course has been suca elbs hat be mosses of europe fully sym with him from a conviction thai ila be la is on the side aide of right elected king on OB march he has haa governed gove wi saily ik a country exceedingly difficult to rule be bam baa suppressed brigandage 96 stared the institutions of the lend land aud ad served the national ambition lor for renei rt nei at the same time maintain ing the abe confidence of bin people and of other nations in bit bi honor and integrity he ban baa not dot failed in any folsome yet entered upon to extend greek power and today he stands ethoda as a the defender of christians against man ba toben and when his band in withdrawn in crete at the he threat of A ab gnat powers powen who promise to keep th the peace the murder of christian by MU as begins abow there Is no question but bat that the chief influence that upholds the turk today in IB the money power which eon can troll the hands of government in ID western europe the mosses of the people are with the greek hence benoe the hopes they have of winning the turkish battalions encouraged by the attitude of the may be buried across the greek frontlet frontier but behind them the population of macedonia are ready to spring to arms under the greek reg flag and the sympathy extends to italy and other countries not because they love the greeks particularly but they hate diate the turks turk most cordially for this reason that part of europe soon would be ablaze ablaza from an overt act ot now liable to occur at any moment and which can be delayed a short abort time at the most moat russia to i master of europe to in the concert of action now maintaining a doubtful peace but the latter once broken the only resource of the northern power to la to bleza constantinople and attempt to control all of european turkey this britain cannot allow on the mediterranean coast and her bar ships and armies mut must be against russia to lo dividing the poll king george of greece knows knowe all abis and in it he seen a chance of greatness and power for his hie king kingdom dow though it may requires require a heavy beary national sacrifice aorl floe at bret but be knows know also al that if he shrinks brinks he be must retire from the throne and greece must mink into an insignificance which he be has baa been laboring for thirty four years year to bring her bar out ant of the indications are that be haft ban decided to make the aorl floe floo and strive ter for the greater prize price and that chat he has hai nerve courage and ability to attain his hia desire in the end |
