New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07

cities which are now dead and buried-some q -
under the weeds and tall grasses OF ceutuv1s
Pea. Odessa Philippi-the last-named cessbv,a-<
for It's gold and silver mines. to say nothing n 4.
ghost Ohe ghost that made an appointment -,
Brutus and kept II when Octavius defeated y,
there I'm the year " b. C.b-are among the most n.
torics. Contemporary Macedonia has two or A.
cities and a few towns. which are among the nly
lest upon earth. They buried in the secr1s,
dirt that breeds Infection and death and are nevu
subjected to any cleansing process except such =
is TO be had from the rain which turns the mann
streets into roaring torrents and sweeps ~
stones refuse and dead animals along By the ~
OF the houses under the noses OF consuls ~
pachas. o,, y,,c
But 10 turn to the political aspect OF the ca
which Is more 10 the present purpose. Aacedoa6
is truly a debatable land. The Greeks claim II, &
course on historic grounds. Besices. IL contaila /.
great many Greek inhabitants. especially at 6sae
lea and along the coast. sery.a claims u becau
II once belonged 10 ner. under The serrian cn
Dushan Bulgaria claims II because II was ~
Of the realm or her Gar Samuel Russia citms
OF course on the Panslay theory, Aus'fa-h.
gary wants II because she wants Saion.ca.
writer in THE pan Mail Gazctte. are ss follow
% Macedonia was province OF me Sr".k EntH
from the ioIrfn 10 te 3or sea ar ,bos..
years. with short interruption curing the tin
the middle Of the fourteenth csntury by the servss
Car nushan 20 The hS anG ,9e SeSis
that the Turks conquered Macedonia after deies;
Ing the Seryian King Nukashin ~ III. and ths
OF that country. TO the question 10 whom Aant
donia belongs historically, the only conclusive u.
swer could be that it belongs 10 the sultan a.
that after him the Greeks have the strongH
historic claim. A. any rate. one tnins Is beya
all douht-the Bulgarians nave no historic CAB
on Macedonia
THE RUSSO BULGARIAN SCHEME
Nevertheless, Bulgaria's claim has been most VI
orously pushed OF all. II was put forward by Rus
sia al the Congress Of Berlin and has been, bot
secretly and openly. backed oy Russia eyer Eno
The reason Of Russia's Interest is. Of course IN.
dent. She expects one day to absorb Bu garia n
so the more Bulgaria now gets the more Russi
worked In this case largely through the churct
The separation Of the bulgarian church froS
ton OF the Bulgarian Exarchate. the tsos q
the Bulgarian Bishops in Macedonia. the sys,emst
province and the treaty OF San Stefano were on
the parts Of one great scheme devised by the Ru.
sian Panslavists and executed by General lgnat.f
The object OF the scheme was nothing less than
bring the whole Of the Balkan Peninsula unts
When Stambulor ruled Bulgaria. and was host.s
70 Russia, he in turn intrigued for Bulgarian coz
Bulgaria so that she would be able TO stand aor,
an Independent kingdom Had ne rename
a anra ' Tdu II Un
as II did Eastern Rumelia.
THE DANGER POINT
Now Macedonia IL always on the verge Of n.
volt. except when she Is actually rebelling az
fighting. which is about half the time. And bot
Greece and Bulgaria have for years been at II.
point Of invading it to annex 4, while A3su!.
TO Salonca, keeps an army in waiting 20 rus.
down there at the earliest opportunity. 4 marci
therefore. almost certainly provoke gensn
Macedonian uprising In which Bulgaria al
Austria would also be drawn. That would mss.
a general European war, and that Is why u
Powers are not at all likely 70 Jet Turkey attsc
The Russian Government. under the lead 6
Count Muravieff, new and AMBITIOUS man Torl
Macedonia, too. But the trouble would be 10 gets
them. Russia is separated from Bulgaria by HUI.
gary and Rumana And Rumania Is nov s.tcu
Bucharest. the most strongly fortified city on =
practicable She could get at Bulgaria b. way G.
the Black Sea, 70 De sure. but her Black Sea ae'
hands off Of Bulgaria until she first forecloses
Turkey when she will, Of course, claim Bulgarf
tributary State, and will be free to enforce II
There is OF course, always a possibility Of n
resist a Turkish attack Should they do So 70 vi
Servia. Bulgaria and Montenegro they might prov
MATCH for Turkey. AZ the outset inc a.ies Ssus
and IL batteries OF artillery. Yet that would q,
amount n round numbers 70 The force q the ;sr;
syria would be heavy overweight, il called Up, L.
theory Greece could put l5oeo men in the field, oD
IL would the resources OF nation or less ,hs,
100000 to keep them there any time. Bulsan
could probably turn out nearly as many. Wy
or 1900 men. II Turkey called oit Mustatuz q
each OF the four ordu. that would add 20 ths,
and reinforcements. the authorities believe d
gould put 10000 troops into campaign IN Eurot;
that II the Turks comport themselves with any
thing like their former stubbOrnness and brayer7
enough to do to hold their own. and. at any rat:
would De unable OF themselves 10 partition Turke5
key would De a terrible and sanctuary struesk
FOR both sides would bring into battle some OF n
most resoiute fighting men in Asia anc Europ
Greek frontier-peace or no peace-ncw goes ano
without saying for the mountain fas'nssses q
recent Deimitation Commission was az work mAs
ping out The boTndary i required the con, ,as
safsy The Country was infested With namerc
bands of brgands, Greeks and Turks alike. Whr
Greece the Turks. with their usual crassness. k
their unpaid gendarmery TO shift for themselves
p poo rads Of IL kssp Mso fd N and sr
tecting life and property resolved TO try .howls.
The frontier between fireece and Turkey vino
for the major part. along the summit Of one 81 re
many mountain ranges from ,. east te west. ssai
Salambria. it runs westward 20 a point near ~
sOva where il DIVORCES TO the southwark, tolet
ing the course OF the River Aria 10 the Gulf
that name II was at Arta the other day u
some shots were fired between rival Sands G
Greeks and Albanians. The extent OF frontier IL
is between 10 and 200 miles Most OF the mai
ranges running east and west as well as nost
and south very lofty. attitudes from ZOO *
TO 5000 feet being numerous. ana at this seas
the highlands are covered with snow, only y
tracks and roads the seaboard on ella
coast being practicable for troops at this perio4S
the year