New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-10

A STATEMENT FROM THE SPECIAL AGENT
or THE MACEDONIAN COMMITTED
FOR IRE UNITED STATES

. To The Editor - Tho Tribune
SIT. Iu y0Er esteemed paper ~ the I'd ult You
printed editorial article under The utle. Sui
sarian Rrirl r1ase SD reply 70 seems. 70 my pub
. DC REPUTATION ~ Consul General pekllsoE's COM
usnts derogatory 20 the Bulgarian Eayeruueut and
Z the Macedonian Committee
You viii permit me-. trust. o. ADD few state
meuts in ;he C.lGmls ~ your newspaper in sup
port II nay claim that the Bulgarian government
was In no va- implicated iu The abduction ~ Miss
stone and TIA. the Macedonian Committee had
nothing 10 a. vita her capture and detention IN
the mountains
First-It is perfectly absurd 20 assume that the
Bulgarian govern meat approved Of Miss Stones
capture simply 3ecauze fl refused allow the
brigands 20 cross Into its oWu territory tor the
purpose II facilitating the liberation Of the I'M
fortunate missionary. The CliJed States govern
would have acted in precisely the same way.
under similar circumstaLceS ar Dickinson has
no proof that our government UaH lu any Way 20
blame tor the misfortune which had befallen Mss
Stone. The honor Of the nation was FAR more i'm
porta1t thal the Life Of single woman. no matter
what her nationality.
Seoond-The Macedonian Committee had abso-
luJely no knowledge regarding the plan aud the
object OF Miss Stones capture Being the Iresi-
dent OF the financial committee OF this revolution
airy body a. the time this incident took place.
am in position 70 say positively that We received
freedom OF Miss Stone. Il Mr.. Dickinson really
had any proofs duplicating the Macedonian Com
mittee he should have made them public. so that
he whole world might dnd out who tho cOwardv
cu.pTits we're. Mr.. Dickinson. am sure, has no
such proofs
Third must reaf5rn that the detention - Miss
Stone for six months within Bulgarian IsE-
rtory, as she had been within Turkish. would have
been impossible II could only occur ~ a country
Where niSrule and chaos prevail as Is the In
Turkey There is nothing significant IN the crime
Itself outside OF the fact that the government con-
cerned was unable 70 cope with the brisaHds
FouTth-The Macedonian Revolutionary Commit
tee never cid claim that its activities should be
stricted within legal bounds. T. would lot be d
revolutionary Organization II II did. The nature
OF the present government IN Macedonia Is like
wise. reNoll tiCnary since the provisions Of the
Treaty OF Berlin. giving the people autonomous
rights, were never put into execution the Great
Assassin our revolutionary movements IA Mace
oonla, therefore, are thoroughly justfahIe.
Ftfth-Ne az BY no means surprised - see the
Turks, as Mahonttans. insulting and killing our
brethren N Macedonia They viii never reform as
long as they derive their teachings from the
Koran What We cannot understand b mat pro-
Tossing Christians OF the type Of Mr. Dickinson aud
Miss stone, VINO are aware that neither life nor
honor nor property can De secure IN Macedonia
Will not reveal the actual state OF affairs IN Mac
conia 70 the American people 50 that a sentiment
favorable 10 The emancipation q the opDressed
people may be created, but persist In rnaxing ann
biguous aNuslcns which have tendency 20 he
smirch the character o. whole nation thar hss
won already the sympathy OF the civilized world
Boston OCT 3. -t-- s J. SHOOMKOFF.