The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-02
BRIGANDS ARE BUSY
THEY HOPE TO MAKE TURKEY
SETTLE MISS STONES
RANSOM
MIsCREANTs ARE PROTECTED
Rev. DR.. Constantine Tells How
Brigandage Is Conducted In Bull
garia-Under Supervision of
Revolutionary Committee.

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Rev. Trico Constantine, Macedonian
missionary. spoke at the Peoples church
last night The doctor took for his SUBJ
ject, THE Poetry and Pathos of Bull
garia,' but did not confine himself to
his theme at all closely, but instead
gave rather an exhaustive review of the
political conditions existing in Bulgaria
and a short history of the Russian
Turkish war of 1877, which resulted In
the establishment of free government
in the principality. He also spoke Of the
capture of Miss Stone.
Perhaps you do not know it," said
the doctor, ''but there is today existing
in Bulgaria, with headquarters at the
capital city, Macedonian revolutionary
committee that is organized for the pur
pose of lettering the Bulgarian govern
ment. Under the direction of the COM
mittee there are bands of Macedonians
called there Vulcan Heroes. but here re-
ferred to as brigands. They are formed
for revolutionary purposes, and these
are the men that captured Miss Stone
and are now holding her for ransom. It,
Is true that she was captured in Turk
ish territory, and that these men were
dressed as Turks. 1t is also true that
she had a passport from the sultan of
Turkey, but nevertheless, for political
reason, she is being held.
while she was captured in Turkish
territory she was speedily taken into
Bulgaria. Why? Because if these men
were captured they knew that there was
not jury in the country that would
convict them even on a charge of muir
der if they could show that they were
doing it for the good of the cause.
Last spring, when the United States
made a demand for indemnity on the
Turkish government for American prop
erty destroyed. it impressed these peo-
pie with. the idea that money to buy
arms and other revolutionary supplies
might be obtained if they could get some
country such as the United States to
recover from Turkey any expense that
might be incurred for ransom purposes.
Accordingly. when the opportunity
arose, they captured Miss Stone and
named the figure, feeling sure that the
United States would take up the mat
ter as it has done, and pay her ran
som and then compel the Turkish gov
eminent to reimburse the sum so ex-
pended. In this way they would prac-
tically compel the Turkish government
to furnish them money to spend in the
revolutionary cause.
Ransom Must Be Raised.
''These brigands as you call them have
requested the government not to pursue
them, and the Bulgarian authorities will
not do so, for If they are chased out
of Bulgarian territory it will necessitate
hurry and inconvenience for Miss Stone
and her companions and then If they
are caught in Turkish territory it will
go hard with the brigands. I trust that
the good people of this country will. go
On with the work of raising the ransom,
and that God will spare Miss Stone until
she can be restored to her work and
her friends.
AS to the future of Turkey. DR.. Con-
stantine says: There is only one way
to reform Turkey, and that Is to wipe
it out. Complete extinction alone will
do it. Reform in Turkey and by Turkey
is impossible. AS subject race the
Turk is kind and docile, but as a ruling
race he Is intolerable and unbearable.
No one must presume to be his equal.
We have Greeks, Bulgarians, Armenians
and Turks and they will not mix. The
Turkish race is not fit to govern any
one. They cannot reform, for the Koran
teaches them to approach an infidel and
ask him three times to become one of
the faith If he will not cut off his
head, says their Bible. II he is Chris
tan or Jew, worshiping the true God,
approach him three times and ask him
to become one of the faith. If he re-
fuses make him your slave. That is
the teaching of their religion, and how
can there be any reform under such Il
religion? AS for brigandage, the Turk
ish government could not abolish 1t if
it wanted to, and the revolutionary COM
mittee in Bulgaria is working every day
to compel Turkey to live up to the
treaties made at the close of the Russo
Turkish war. We want Christian gov
eminent officials. We want our Ian
guage the official language where we are
in the majority, and we want our gov
eminent to extend to all territory where
our people are in the majority"