The reconstruction of South-Eastern Europe

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SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

coast, and Salonica in her possession means only an unjust monopoly and a check upon the commercial development of Serbia. Greece ought not to prevent her from completing her unity and independence by obtaining free access to Salonica. Even if Greece had the will to do so would the effort be compensated by the advantages to be derived from it ?

It is in the best interest of Greece, that the Allies, in the future arrangement of SouthEastern Europe, should solve the question of Salonica, taking into account the real factors which dominate it. For the loss of Salonica Greece can be compensated by some other port and territories in Asia Minor. Salonica needs not to be inevitably incorporated with Serbia : it might be a free city whose freedom and neutrality would be guaranteed by Greece and Southern Slav State. In this way justice, peace, and liberty would be best secured.

Thus united and constituted in one State with natural frontiers the Southern Slavs can prosper and be able to fulfil their functions of a bulwark against any idea of World dominion. But many a reader will be naturally prompted to ask what will be the Constitution of this future State. Nobody is at present able fully to answer that question with even a shade of authority. The Southern Slavs are not in the position to discuss it, for the simple reason that their lands and people are yet under the enemy’s yoke, others are at the front gallantly contributing their

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