Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09
NEITHER DESIRES WAR
Turkey Nor Bulgaria Ready
to Fight.
THE POWERS PROTEST
WANT NO CHANGE IN PRESENT
STATUS
Report That 200 Moslems Were Blown
Up in Mosque at
Kinpriul.
THE POWERS PROTEST

BERLIN, May 9-The German govcrn-
ment regards the Turllo- Bulgarian situa-
ton as being grave, but responsible Off
cials say that if a collision can be STAYED
off through the summer more sober coun-
sells can get a hearing in the winter when
military action is impossible
Regarding the mutual rcCrimination Of
Turkey and Bulgaria in imputinC belIi-
cose purposes the officials here say Turkey
certainly cannot wish for war, because she
is unable to bear the expense ana knows
beforehand that the powers would not per
NIT territorial expansion as a result of vic
tory. 1t is also believed that Bulgaria
while showing a dcporahIy weak attitude
toward the revolutionary element does not
desire war
The powers have made representations at
Sofia. emphasizing the imposslbility of al
lowing Bulgaria to realize the fundamental
aim OF it's policy, namely, the acquisition
Of part of Macedonia. The powers know
that the partition of Macedonia in favor
of Bulgaria would cause Greece. SerVia and
other countries to raise claims for TUr-
ksh territory. Hence the powers are
uritedy determined not 10 permit any
Change in the status quo.
Reforms Must Be Carried Out.
on the other hand the reforms in Mace
donia. which have unfortunately been sus-
SaIonica, must be carried out, and Austria
Hungary and Russia. which are immediate
Iy concerned, will see through their con-
suls that they are carried out.
1t is understood that the powers in their
representations at Sofia reproaching the
Bulgarian cabinet with showing weakness
toward the revolutionists pointed out the
necessity for "A more energetic attitude.
In addition to the communications made
to the government at Sofia the powers have
made representations at ConstantinoPle
which have convinced Turkey of the hope
lessness of deriving any territorial or pc
cuniary advantage from attacking Bus-
garia. Nevertheless danger lies in the fact
that Turkish and Bulgarian troops are fac
ing each other on the frontier and in proX-
unity to it, rendering a more or less ac-
cidentai collision possible, which could
easily grow into uncomfortable dimensions.
The situation, therefore. is having a de-
pressing effect the German boerses and
is preventing any operations on large
scale.
Casualties at Monastir.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 9.-Thirteen
Christians were killed and nineteen were
wounded and three Mussulmans were kill
ed during the recent outbreak at Monastir.
In an encounter between imperial troops
and a force of insurgents in the neighbor-
ing village of Zapari, May 6, eleven Bull
garians were killed and seventy flour We're
made prisoners.
VIENNA May "A mosque at Kinpriui.
in which 300 Moslems had assembled. was,
according to a dispatch to Die Zeit from
Sofia, Bulgaria. blown up with dynamite
May ,. The worshipeTs We're buried in the
ruins. The perpetrator of the outrage.
man named Popow, committed suicide by
shooting a paper found in one of his
pockets described him a member OF the
Macedonian Knights of Death