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Show oo TRADE WAR ON IE GERMANS Pctrograd, Oct. 20. "Although Greece made a formal protest against the landing of allied troops at Saloniki, Salon-iki, at tho same time she rofrained from active opposition, and she- may find it difficult to maintain this position, posi-tion, which appears ambiguous," said Premier Sazonoff today. "So far nB Russia directly is concerned, con-cerned, the unwarranted attack by Bulgaria upon Serbia has led to any interruption in the transport of goods between Black sea ports and in the Mediterranean. It seems to me the allies would be justified not only in blockading Dedegatch and the whole Bulgarian coast, but also in whatever other measures they may adopt in order that e enemy shall not take advantage of the neutral position of a third power. "I think the allies should give greater attention to purely economic methods of safeguarding their interests inter-ests not only during tho present crisis, but oven more in the future. In military, political and financial domains do-mains we stand firmly together. Russia Rus-sia has received all necessary help for her war Industries, but we must not overlook tho fact that Germany's most vulnerable point is her trade, which she confidently hopes to revive after the war. "The fact that the British navy has swept the German flag from the seas and thereby rendered untold services to our joint military interests, perhaps per-haps has lessened our collective con-corn con-corn for the protection of our trade from German competition. It is high time that we should think more, on this question. The war must end some time, and wc should not delay in discussing dis-cussing commercial treaties between our allies. "As England apparently is about to waive her century-old prejudice against national service, and has Introduced In-troduced temporary tariffs, wc may hero find suitable ground for discussion discus-sion of a new treaty, with tho possibility possi-bility of excluding our enemies from the benefits they hitherto have derived de-rived so abundantly from their trade with Russia. I personally undertake to give the Idea my heartiest support." |
