The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-03
BULGARIA May COME IN.
Very Cautious. but Likely to Help
Ont the Greeks.

LONDON. April 2-Tne Times viii print
tomorrow the following dispatch from its
Athens correspondent:
Widely varying rumors have been cur
rent OF late with regard TO the joint action
OF Greece and Bulgaria in the event Of
war. The attitude of Bulgaria is being
watched with close atteEtion. The nnpreS-
sion seems to prevail in certain quarters
that Bulgaria might be disposed 10 share
Greece's projected enterprise with refer
ence to Macedonia. Sympathetic kilograms
have been exchanged between the stu
dents at the University OF Sofia and the
University Of Athens. and friendly articles
In rhe journal which represents the views
Of NJ. Stilof. the Bulgarian premier. and
his colleag-I are reproduced and COM
mented upon favoraby by the official
proia.
the truth Is. Bulgaria does not intend TO
depart from her present cautious policy.
For the time a. least she viii maintain an
expectant attitude. IL the Greeks invade
Macedonia and reach a point where Bull
garian interests become involved she Will
then take action. possibly by first appeal
ing 10 Macedonia as a faithful vassal and
not as the enemy OF Turkey. Should Tur-
key De defeated by Greece. then both Bull
garia and Servia would probably advance,
despite the restraining efforts of the pow
ers. Such movement might not be osten-
sfbly directed against Turkey although the
latter may well ask TO be saved from
friends like these.
The results Of the recent conference
between Prince Ferdinand and King AL
exander at Sofia are already becoming ap-
parent in a rapprochement between the
two governments and may soon lead 10 a
definite combination In which Montenegro
would be included. Such an alliance is
already openly advocated by the ministe-
raj Journal Mir Hopes that have been en-
AsA
Grafton OF Bulgaria are therefore aban-
doned.
There Is reason TO believe that the re-
lection Of the proposal made by Bulgaria
TO Greece during the winter Is now bit
terly regretted by the king and NJ. Del
yannis. Bulgaria proposed that Greece
should Join her In pressing the porte and
the powers for scheme OF reform IN
Macedonia. She was moved by a desire
20 take tho Macedonian question out Of
fhe hands or the revolutionary societies,
which are "a constant source OF enfharrasS-
meut 10 both governments. but the tradi-
tionsl Greek repugusnce OF the institu-
flon OF reforms by Turkey proved "a tai
obstacle TO the entente.
The Daily Mails correspondent at Arta
will say tomorrow: The corps OF Franc
TGerus. organized by the Greek National
Society, IS actng IN this emergency as a
body OF miSsionares as we'll as a body OF
soldiers. They are going about amcn4The
troops urging that II would be a blot
upon the national honor to withdraw now
and arguing that BY an invasion OF terri
tory opposite Aria, Greece would only
claim what the Berlin treaty recognized as
hers. The missionaries are firmly con-
WINGED that they are engaged IN a re-
Hglous war. They wear the cross upon
their shoulders. and IL is believed they
spread republican propaganda.
The town was frightened last evening
Thursday by firing In tho direction OF the
frontier. In a moment the bugle sounded
ana the civilians rlisned pell-meu into the
streets. II was finally ascertaine-i that a
cotsFse OF criminals had endeayored TO es-
cape across the frontier, out had been seen
by the sez1tries. who had fired upon them.