The Bulgarian stroke was a bold one, but it has
failed, and failed because the Servians and the Greeks have shown a military strength and capacity much greater than was expected, and have, indeed, from the military point of view proved that there is little to choose between them and their enemy. What is the more remarkable is that the failure of Bulgaria's sudden coup has not been due to the pressure of Roumania. Though that pressure has no doubt been strongly felt diplomatically, it has not been felt in the field, for the Bulgarians elected to run the risk of leaving their northern frontier entirely open, in the hope that they would have beaten the Servians and Greeks before the Roumanians had time to mobilize. But though the Roumanians have not helped the Servians and Greeks in arms, now that the Bulgarians have been defeated, Roumania's mobilization and declaration of war will enormously increase the embarrassments of Bulgaria. The Balkan States have very little use for the words " mercy " and "magnanimity," and we may be quite sure that Roumania will demand her pound of flesh. It is impossible to see how Bulgaria can escape the consequences of her rash attempt to take more than her share of the territory con quered fro m Turkey.
