The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-17

districts
IN these vilayets it is thought that
Wlthout exaggeration the number Of
prisoners may be placed at even three
times this total.
Driven From Cities.
Dealing with other acts of oppres-
sion, the memorandum states that the
Bulgarian merchants and artisans iv-
ing in Constantinople and SaIonica
were ordered to return to their native
villages and were not allowed any time
or opportunity to dispose of their bus
mess or property. Some of those, Bull
garians who with their families had
been established for twenty years or
more, were utterly ruined. AS the order
applied equally to professors and
schoolmasters. the Bulgarian schools
were closed before the end of the school
year. The authorities vigorously en-
forced the same order against the Bull
garian priests. making every effort to
paralyze the development of religious
and educational work, and deprive the
Bulgarian exarch of all his privileges
and force the people to come under the
authority of the Greek patriarch. En-
couraged by the Ottoman authorities,
the Greek bishops and archimandrites
forced their way into the Bulgarian
church. burned the prayer books and
employed menaces to compel the peo-
pie to acknowledge the patriarch. The
archfmandrite of Salonica declared
in recent sermon that the sultan did
not want Bulgarian eXarches in his en-
pire; if they remained they would be
eXterminated.
Ruin for Traders.
In addition to the decree banishing
the Bulgarian tradesmen from Con-
stantinople and Salonica, the porte
adopted measures to ruin the traders
elsewhere. The governor of Monastir
issued an order April % forbidding
Bulgarians to go abroad or even to
ConStantinople. This order was inter-
preted to prevent Bulgarians going to
any large city and forcing them to
deal only with Turkish merchants,
which would gradually ruin and sup
plant. The provincial administration
employed every possible means to in
stall Mussulmen in the Bulgarian
villages. On the slightest pretext the
Bulgarians were forced to cell their
lands to the Turks at any price the
latter chose to pay. Burdened with
taxes. liable to perform statute labor
for the Turkish land owners, the pop
ulation is reduced to a state of serf-
dom. This is one of the principal
causes of discomfort. and when is ad-
ded the exactiOns of the tax gatherers.
it is not difficult to understand why
the wretched people should revolt
from such a despotic government and
servitude.
Doons Turkey in Europe.
In conclusion the memorandum as
serts that the foregoing exposure once
more condemns Ottoman administra-
tive government in Europe. 1t says:
Not long ago the porte denounced
these revolutionary movements as
being fomented by Bulgaria and tried
to put the responsibility on this princi-
pality. Today it must be acknowledged
that it is its bad administration which
is the only cause for the trouble
From sad experience the porte must
learn that systematic persecution.
cruel injustice and bloody repression do
not restore order and peace in a coun-
try. The porte accepted in principle the
project of reform which it has not put
into effect. 1t has declared that the
project is insufficient Lastly the
porte formally promised the Bulgarian
government to cease the arrests of Bull
garian priests and schOolmasters, re-
open the churches and schools release
the prisoners and punish the officials
guilty of exactions; in short, to adopt
policy Of justice and ameioration.
Not only has the porte failed to OBJ
serve single one of these promises,
but In the latter case the surety must
be Turkish subject of non Bulgarian
origin. 1t is easy to comprehend that
the imprisoned Bulgarians find it i'm
possible to obtain release under such
conditions. By this and other similar
acts the Ottoman administration can
be judged. What must be the result of
all this? Tired of waiting the fulfill
ment of promises of better conditions
and driven to despair. the Bulgarian
population have thrown themselves into
a revolution, which is now spreading in
an Ottoman province $50 miles from the
Bulgarian frontier.
THE causes of this revolution are
today known. The responsibility is
liked and the porte can no longer &C
euse the Bulgarian principality."
The memorandum has made a strong
impression in diplomatic circles. The
Austrian diplomatic agent has already
call on the premier to express his anX-
iety regarding the results that may en-
sue from it's publication. The French
and Italian agents also expressed I'M
easiness, although they took a less
gloomy view.
Turks Order Armament.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 16-The
Ottoman government has concluded ne
gotiations with the Krupp works for
the supply of thirty-two batteries Of
quick-fire field artillery, each consist
ing of six guns.
The officials here affect ignorance Of
squadron to Turkish waters. They say
that two divisions of the Russian
Black sea fleet which recently as
sembled for the usual autumn ma
neuvers left Batoum three days ago,
and some of the vessels will probably
visit ports on the Turkish Black sea
1ttoral as was the case last year but
the movement has no significance and
they scout the idea of a Russian naval
demonstration.
Official reports assert that the in
surgents when they occupied the town
of Krushevo, massacred all the
Turkish functionaries. The recapture
of the town was effected by three
Turkish columns operating from diff
ferent points. The bombardment by
the Turkish artillery exploded a num-
Der Of dynamite mines behind the
rebel entertainments causing consider
able damage. The insurgents then re-
tired to the mountains where the fight
ing continues. Large numbers of in
surgents took refuge in the church
of the town and the Turkish military
commandant asked Consrantinople for
permission to lombard the church In
reply he was instructed not to bonn
bard it but to accept the surrender
of the insurgents. Negotiations to this
effect are now progressing.
In the fighting around Perlep 100
Irfrs 80 ILL