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Show oo THE BALKANS. So far Greeo and the Balkan states have seemed to display a commendable com-mendable purpose of remaining out of the war. This status however, is not apt to be preserved for long. Greece. Bulgaria and Rumania see that if Germany wins Turkey will be permitted to take back much, and perhaps all, of the territory she lost in the recent Balkan war. Naturally this consideration would move the three countries to cast their lot against Germany, because Germany cannot extend the territory of Turkey Tur-key !n Europe by war without conquering con-quering Greece and the other Balkan powers, as well as the nations with Whch she is now fighting. There would appear to be only one alternative for the Balkan states, they might come to an agreement w ith Germany at this time as to ju6t what compensation would be granted Turkey in case of a Teutonic victory. Such an agreement is unlikely for several reasons. The sympathies of the Greek and Rumanian people undoubtedly un-doubtedly are with Russia and Russia's Rus-sia's allies, nnd even the Bulgarian 1 people, despite their crushing defeat by the Greeks, Servians and Ruba-nlans, Ruba-nlans, are not friendly to the Germans Ger-mans and Austrian?. Moreover. Bui garia probably would be able to obtain ob-tain considerable territorial expansion expan-sion if she sided with the allies and the allies won The Balkan states, therefore, see that if they remain quiescent and permit Germany, Austria Aus-tria and Turkey to win, the Balkan powers probably will disappear altogether alto-gether as states. On the other hand, Germany will be able to play one Balkan power against the other, as has been done often before. |