New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-07

few dozen rebels perched unseen ubo7, 81 where
psst1p,Ses soove tae narrow Path. could anSibfs
rifle cock clicked the nitro bomb -xploi rs ths
initiate the inSadfns Turkish 0s a570 SSnl o. SIN an
Tvs aver the p,ectptse as the uountanesr,
TURKS think so. for they have never vsn,,,oS ms
yond certain point. and series % orSersS ,- -
gently showed under the raSh1dsT 49,. aavs been
wink; while the kamakam leisnreIy puiles YIN =.
black Turkish coffee. - Eery
THE REBEL STRONGHOLD.
Once within the confines Of this konitasv..
pubic. much larger than the picturesque rt,s.-
republic OF San Marine. one breathes .ns -
freedom. one sees every side the evfde7cs, :. :
sort Of rude government Patrols guard ev.s-, =
preach TO the chilly plateau az tbs summit. ~
plateau Is connected BY heloEraph win -,
strongholfs 70 the south. that simple mez,,v.-
have been sent from Perrin TO Monastir. one -
dred miles away. When Marconis triun,nb -,
announced. the young Macedonian technoloEis,, -
charge OF the electrical and engineering b~a,.s.-
OK the revolution made efforts to procure appa-a.~.
for intermontane communication between Mora,r,-
Perrin and bulgaria BY this time MarconI an.
paratuS must nave been installed.
The rebel settlement upon that plateau con,,,.,
among other things, OF rebel hospital for ~.
gagemeuts with the Turkish army. There h M, M
wise rehei arsenal, where cartridges are rsaiis5
rifles repaired and dynamite bombs manufaet,Irea
In short upon that Perrin plateau dwel.s a cor
pete insurgent republic. OF whose existence re
worid - not even aV are; When raw recruits sniIss
In the ranks Of the revolution they are out thrnSt
course IN the shelter or thts plateau before thew
are sent out to the arduous hardships OF a fuI
hedged band. ~
The feature OF the establishment upon ths Nm.
astr plateau. around which terrible war 10 now
r r ; Is hgse bakery which SUPPLIES bread or
asur yiayet Up 20 the outbreak Of the nsar-
recton It was possible TO procure provisions tr9,
as Inaccessible a burning ratpit. and the T5rEs
make snort work OF any village even family srs-
communal bakery was Indispensable. Large aosk,
or sheep on the mountain slopes supply the chess
tarua dried NEAR co,StffIIfas the sa as
OF an insurgents rations.
CREATOR OF THE COMMITTEE
Although the organization OF the commits. 4,
thorough. there IS at present no chief OF star A.
long as the inJefatgable creator Of the Vutre,h,.
was living. he exercised ABSOLUTE authority over M.
whole organization. But since his untinlefy ss,,s
Macedonia has been divided into seven revolurs,r-
airy districts. under separate and almost indspsu.
dent commanders. I ought to mention the ra-.
OF this man-Peter Delchef. I am sure that so-,
OF my readers have even heard Of him SUN 1,
the merciessnsss OF fate that often the nass,-
dies on the eve Of the triumph OF his work ana
others reap the fame. For seven years Delchs-
toiled aisht and day. fearlessly mastsrfuy to ers
ate the organization now grown so powerful Ia
had been schoolmaster. but IN the prosecution ~
MS task he displayed unrvalled powers as orran-
iZer and executive In personal bearing DeIsSs-
was gentle. Unpretentious. almost timid His rera-
that he won the hearts OF al the peasants Sur.
Rq rissd Last spring near the village Of Banitsa IN
the engagement. but his band did not surrender
him until the last OF them had bean killed BY Turk-
ish bullets. So lasting was the organization which
he created that L wsathered the shock better than
In governing the country the vutreshna has
established so fsr four successful lnstitution5i
Erst secret police and kl9n duntal in nearly every
system o. taxation; third regular system OF
ment for transmission of letters and smuggling
and transportation Ct arms.
The secret police Is instrument q retribution.
When TURK violates the honor Of Christian ziri
1t is absolutely necessary 70 speak Of this be-
tians in Macedonia-or When Turk klls a Chrs-
tan without reason that Turk is placed the In
later an attempt Is made 10 "expursats" that Turk
The rule has so strongly impressed itself upon tbs
tan girls IN the city; even IN the country hts cour-
age holds him only so long he Is in the COM
| Turk no longer dares to devastate The Vutresh-
ma is the first agency to teach hin the lesson Ias
ways the village wherein a Turk IS found dead %
sscEsd For tie murder Of ore Turk tweaty in
1 nocent Christians suffer II does not take much
arithmetic to perceive that the Christians can never
obtain redress in this way.
PUNISH TRAITORS AND SPIES.
The second purpose % the secret police IS to pun
ish traitors and spies Wherever Hellenic civi,iza-
ton has spread It has carried both kinds Of venal-
lty II was so in the days OF the Greek who BE-
trayed Leonidas. Thess Greek spies frequently
cause the death Of dozens OF Insurgents and me
destruction OF entire villages So numerous s-s
these Greek spies Mr.. Brailsfor1. special commits
sioner in Macedonia for The Manchester Guar
dian" declares IN "Ths London Speaker" that tbs
Greeks and the servians have become the parasites
Of the Turk They play the SPY a1d the .5 HioFq "a
Macedonian COMMITTEES is naerciless. It's secret po-
lice descsnd5 upon them unseen and escspes w.
may be outwardIy the most ardent worshi2psrs Ok
the Sultan. the most ooedient giaouTs. ne 90,
lection OF the committee taxes IS asO su1mli-so 20
the secret police These taxes must be taid 10
be sure. IN the pay meDt OF them some ol rs ~,
they have also to say-surpassed themselves ~ y,
their Hberaty They nave AZ con5rioatse az s ~
poor. they have all given as much as tney co5 90
nan Christfa1s thus give money TO the COMMITTEES
peasant pavs taxes to the Turkish army to STAMP
II QUIT His prayers accompany the HFs' IA aA-
In return FOR the taxes paid to the Turk ths
Macedonian gets the most hideous misgovernnsI.
on earth. What does he get in return tor We -
ond tax He gets arms. ammunition jgs5is e 81 -
Macedonian Committee have greatly comnas...uit
smnIs The iitisants repair at The dead q nisa'
70 some specified dark cellar containing 1s I1s
heard and decision pronounced. there Is 70 Tsa
tape. costs. no brides The course OF w. aai
somewhat unconventional but II - eqlis.'. :, tss
gratuitous Again. formerly the permission 2. .s-S
kainakam necessary 70 a marriage W = =,
= permit he charzed a whole dOwry OF rom -
$50 At the earnest solicitation OF the 80 Al
the committee has entered the ma nonlaa IN.
and is now preparing % issue special perlnus "A
recting the priests 20 celebrate clandestlle ~.
dngs The priests seldom dare % di5ooey 4ns 5,si
ma rrfage permits are gratuitOusi 50 WeA 80
plned have the peasants become that tlsy .-s,4.
apDeal 10 the Turkish officials for any Gauss
S6ever The agent OF the committee Is tne C- sy
administrator whom they recognize 10y ~,
their taxes 70 the Turk. TO be sure. and ply
be let aIOne-the biggest blessing man u4!
Tor In Turkey but blessing that IS SySteul-'-1-
1s-fo1 hofb n he and the unjust
Finally. an excellent pOstoffce has oeen 49,.
fShed with courers arriving ~ soma arc l ~ 40.
Ing for the interior OF Macedonia every two -s
All the special correspondence Of Inc Se@ - as
tribune came out Of Macedonia by means Z. -,
co-nnoittee post Advices Just received In $50.
from the American missionaries IN NontsI -
close that the letters OF these Uissionar.- s,-sf
,v,srtcan pCard come TO Boston bI7ckened oilIts-