ich followed. This constituted the
great service rendered to his people by the King of Serbia,
Peter. Serbia has not perished, has not fallen into ruin,
and has shown herself able to endure a war with Turkey, as
she is now bearing the incredible blows of Austria-Hungary.
But Bulgaria, which rejected Russia, has been seized in the
grip of internal disturbances; she stands distracted before
her Slavonic duty, and knows not whither she must go or why.
If, at the last moment, she has sufficient sense to find her
only way of salvation, which is in friendship with Slavdom,
that, again, will be to the credit of Russia.

That is why, at the present moment, when the last act of the
Balkan tragedy, begun long ago, is being played, we can look
history in the face with calm eyes. Whatever may be formed
after the end of this war, whether a Slavonic Federation, in
which Russia could hardly take much interest, since she
requires, first of all, the concentration of her own forces,
or a series of independent, separate Slavonic kingdoms, we
may say that, in having summoned the Slavs to unity, Russia
has not deceived them, has not led them along a false road
to destruction.

Italy's Publications in War-Time

Absolutely nothing is published in the Italian papers or reviews
concerning military or naval operations until the result of a given
movement is known. Meanwhile, what are Italians reading and what is
the intellectual food given them to sustain the wonderful sentimental
enthusiasm with which they welcomed the war?

Previous to Italy's declaration of war against Austria-Hungary, on May
24, the press in general dealt with the negotiations between the two
Governments from the point of view of domestic politics, which gave
foreigners the impression that Italy was only waiting to receive her
price to remain neutral until the end of the war. Austrian intrigue
and dilatoriness were alike criticized. Little was said about Germany
in regard to Italy, although her military methods in Belgium and
northern France, her raids on the defenseless coast towns of England,
and her submarine activities in the War Zone were severely condemned.
This censure, however, was entirely academic and objective. The
reviews republished a quantity of English, French, Russian, and even
American articles as to the causes of the war, and the illustrations
which a