The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
GREEKS AND BULGARIANS
RIVALS FOR SUPREMACY
REPrRLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Sept. 1.-THE New York
newspapers don't seem to understand the
Macedonian situation said Constantine
De PassaulaEdes, the editor Of Thermopy-
lac. the Greek newspaper. to-day.
The trouble in Macedonia began about
two years ago. when the Bulgarian revo-
l~utionary committee of Sofia was organ
lied. Its object was to expel the Greeks
from Macedonia.
TIC carry on the conflict, they obtained
from wealthy Greeks. by force and black
mail, revolutionary funds. To quote from
a pamphlet issued last May by the So
ciety Of Heilenismo. Athens: From De-
cember, 1901, to the end of 1892, the Bull
garIan committee assassinated about CO..
Greek merchants and other wealthy
Greeks Of Macedonia. ard from others.
by threats and blackmali. they raised
from $50 to f1,coo $3.50 to 5000 each
BY the latest statistics which the
Greek Government sent to the Powers
about the racial population of Macedonia.
as reported in the Nea Hemera OF Trieste.
Austria. on August -, the total popula-
ton in the vilayet Of Monast!r, which
consists Of the districts Of Koriza. Dibra,
Sores and Elbasan. IS s59.109. OF which
there are 3Gs, 7s2 Greeks. 174.011 Bulgarians,
1900 Servians. 12,O0O Rournanians, 344,766
Nussuimans ard $3.50 Jews.
BULGARIANS IN MINORITY.
The volayet OF Ealonica, which consists
Of the districts Of Sierra and Drame. has
a population Of 1.O4C.220. Of which number
there are 34s 800 Greeks, Do, sS6 Bulgarians,
H5.514 Mussulmans n 6,7O of other ma
tionalities, OF which number there are
5.o0O Jews. Thus, it is seen that although
the BulGarians lay claim to Macedonia,
they are decidedly in the minority.
According 10 tho statistics of the Bull
garian Exarchate itself. there are 55,G23
Greek pupils attending the schools in
Macedonia and 1874 Bulgarians. Accord
ing to the statistics OF the Turkish Gov
ernment, ffty-three Greeks to one Bull
garian pay taxes.
The Greek population is not only the
largest, but the most progressive. h
British Consul in Salonica. writing to his
Government. said. Generally the Greek
population in Macedonia is higher in num-
hers and education than the Bulgartans.
They also surpass the ~Bulgarians in bust
ness and commercial enterprise. The
Greeks. however, are quiet and avoid
trouble. hoping that they will get benefit
by peace. while the Bulgarians are al
ready to commit any crime for their
own benefit
"Of the Bulgarians fighting IN Mace
donia to-day not one has been born in
Macedonia. They all make inroads from
over the frontier. The people generally
are peacefully Inclined and prefer to re-
main under the Turkish protection rather
than under the criminal rule Of Bulgari-
ans.
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE.
"Of course. behind Bulgaria is Russia,
who wants to grab everything. To quote
from an article written by Prince Nest
sersky. in the -Graschdaum. OF st. Peters
burg: IF there were not Russian Consuls
in Macedonia there never would have hap
rened these pitiful things. 1 am very sure
the revolutionary movement would
never ave risen so strong in the absence
of Russian Consuls.
I'VE must not forget thai Macedonia,
Albania and Bulgaria are using every
means TO force Russia TO go to arms
against Turkey. 1 am asking of your Gov
When things are in this condl-
NlOl' IL - t4It USE LOI uS W idNC WI
suls in Macedonia? If had the power of
the Government 1 would recall all OF our
Consuls from there"
"When the actual revolution began,
about a month ago. in Krushevo. accord
ing to the Acropolis of Athens and other
Greek newspapers. 400 Greeks were slain
and the city was ruined. According to
the same paper about thirty Greek vii
were destroyed in the Vilayet of
Monastir. During the conflict. of course.
some of the villages were destroyed by
Turks. who found 1t necessary to
lombard them. in order to drive out the
Bulgarian revolutionists. who were de-
Tending themselves there.
According 10 the papers published in
none Of the Greek mer-
there can easily escape the black
nail Of the Bulgarians. who are practi-
ling tho ..money-or-your-life' game.
we find, then. that the Bulgariaus
no right to Macedonia by either
numbers or commercial interest. The real
of the country is with the Greeks.
"Thernopylae has mad an appeal to
The Greeks of this country for funds to
relieve the Greek sufferers in Macedonia.
the Greek Consul, D. n. Botassl. has
also made appeals for the same purpose
II behalf of the Greek papers of this