“The establishment of direct relations with Turkey is of inestimable military value,” said the German Chancellor in his speech of December 11th, 1915, “while on the economic side the possibility of importing goods from the Balkan States and from Turkey will increase our supplies in a most satisfactory way” (see _Le Temps_, 11th December, 1915). It would be a mistake to see in these words the result of a mere bluff, of which the Germans are so often lavish. If the Allies left Germany time to draw from Turkey all the military and economic resources expected from her at Berlin, future events would evidently prove that the Imperial Chancellor’s words deserve to be taken seriously. * * * * * To sum up, the Pangerman plan of 1911 provided in the South and South-East for: +------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ | | Square | | | | Kilometres. | Inhabitants. | +------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ | The absorption of Austria-Hungary | 676,616 | 50,000,000 | | | | | | The establishment of immediate | | | | and absolute German influence on | | | | the Balkan States | 490,275 | 22,000,000 | | | | | | The establishment of exclusive | | | | German influence on Turkey | 1,792,900 | 20,000,000 | +------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ | Total | 2,959,791 | 92,000,000 | +------------------------------------+-------------+--------------+ Now, at the beginning of 1916, the plan of 1911 was carried out in the following proportions: Austria-Hungary had her 676,616 square kilometres occupied (minus the small area in the hands of the Italians), being more or less 100%. In the Balkans, at the same date, under direct German influence, we have: Square Kilometres. Bulgaria 114,105 Serbia 87,300 Montenegro 14,180 ------- Total 215,585 equalling 43% of the total of the Balkan States’ territory. In Turkey the German influence was exerted over almost the entire territory, therefore in the proportion of 100%. If we now add the figures belonging to the three territorial groups aimed at by the 1911 plan in the South and South-East we shall see that Germany has carried out her programme on