The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF

gically needs Banat as badly as Serbia does. Moreover by incorporating Translyvania and many other districts in Hungary with a predominantly Roumanian population, Roumania will obtain within her future frontiers large Magyar and German minorities, so that she will have every incentive not to be burdened by Slav minorities also. We are fully confident that a fair compromise will be reached between them. The Anglo-Serbian Society, formed with special purpose of promoting harmony and good understanding between the Southern Slavs and the Latins, can do very much in that respect by clearly exposing the facts.

When in 1913 Albania was created, Serbia had good reasons to object to it, because the creation of Albania was promoted by Austria-Hungary not out of any friendly feelings towards the Albanians, but by enmity to Serbia, in order to prevent her from gaining access to the sea and to use Albania for creating fresh difficulties for Serbia. But with the disappearance of AustriaHungary, and under the changed conditions of future Europe, Serbia will have nothing against a free, independent Albania; but will be ready to assist her in coping with the many and serious difficulties attending the making of a nation out of many unruly and independent clans which, for centuries, have recognised no higher authority than their chieftains and no other laws than their tribal customs. Essad Pasha, by his loyalty to

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