NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE essential news of the week is the great ohange for the worse in the Balkan situation. Serbia and the Allies are now at war with Bulgaria. Not only have diplomatic relations been broken off, but the Bulgarians have crossed the frontier and attacked the Serbians in two places to the north- east of Nish—their object being, of course, to cut the Serbian communications. We have dealt elsewhere with the general strategic considerations of the situation and the duty of the Allies, and also with the diplomatic history of the last week. The strange anomalies in the actions of Greece, and the humilia- ting position in which the indecision of her Government has placed the Greek people, have rendered our task a most painful one: We must, however, be very careful to draw a distinction between Greece and those who for the moment control her policy. The nation has plenty of men in it who are with M. Venezelos, and against the paltering politicians who apparently cannot see that in a crisis like the present national safety demands a clear and decided policy and that shilly-shally is bound to lead to ruin.
