SEBBIA'S APPEAL FOR AID.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 248, 19 October 1915, Page 5

SEBBIA'S APPEAL FOR AID.

GKEEOE WILL IVIATv'E ITO SACRIFICE.

SALONIKA LANDING AT •GKHE3OE fS REQUEST.

TONDON, -0-% 16. The 'Times's correspondent at Aiht*ns states: The negative reply from Greece to ihe Serbian appei-1 tor aid is trsed' on the Sdrbo-Gremfm treaty, vhich is pi:rely Balkan, while tho Biilgr.i-ian attfeck on Serbia is an incident of the European war. Serbia* by implication, recognised fhe. limit of the scope of the alliance by breaking off 'relations with Bulgaria and ■requesting the help of the Entente without f.ny previous agreement with her tilly, Greece. It was thus '-evident that 'Gr'ppce was rnder no obligation to'lend military aid to Serbia. It was to the interests of both countries that Greece; shoiild continue neutral, since intervention would be a sacrifice without the "lejist l-.opo of saving Serbia, ■yet the gives :t. assurance that she will give all help compatible with the interr.aticnal sitintion.

The Times comments: "This interpretation of the obTigrtions of Greece does not commend itself to the Allied 'Got em men ts, who await a more ■satisfactory explanation of Greoce's policy!"

The 'Corn"ere della Sera publishes an 'interview with M. Venezelos, 'granted on :29th September, which affords a crushing reply to the German attempts to parallel the Landing at Saloi'ika with the invasion of 'Belgium jVI. 'Venezelos .said: ' 'We fisked the •Powers of the Eritt-nte y'hether they would be disposed to send us troops in case Brlgar'ia, by attacking Serbia, obliged us to help our. ally. The Entente replied.in the affirmative. 1'

The statement show' 3 that the Jellies' isroops "landed at Salonika at the formal request of Greece.