The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-17
MACEDONIAN SITUATION
Greek Editors Explanation OF
the Eastern Trouble.
BEGINNING OF THE RESURRECTION

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Constantine D. PhassouIarides says
Reliance ON Russia r Responsible
For the Revolution ana THAT Mace
edonians Are satisfied with turk
ish RuIe--Greek Population and In
terests Far Exceed Bulgarian.
"The New York newspapers do not
seem to understand tie Macedonian
situation said Constantine d. Phas-
soularides, iae editor Of Thenmopyle.
the Greek newspaper, recently to
reporter Of the New York Commercial
Advertiser.
"The trouble In Macedonia began
about two years ago. when the Bull.
garian revolutionary committee Of
Sofia was organized It's object was
to expel the Greeks from Macedonia.
70 carry on the conflict they obtained
from wealthy Greeks, by force ana
blackmail, revolutionary funds. To
quote from a pamphlet issued last May
by the Society Of Helenism Of Athens,
From December, 1901, to the end Of
1902 the Bulgarian committee assas-
sinated about GOO Greek merchants and
other wealthy Greeks of Macedonia.
and from others BY threat and black
mal they raised from 80 to E1,o00
$3.50 to $4,000 each
"By the latest statistics which the
Greek government sent to the powers
about the racial population Of Mace
donia, as reported in the Nea Hemera
Of Triest, Austria, on Aug 20, the
total population in the vilayet of Mon
astir, which consists Of the districts
Of Koriza, Dibra, Sores and Elbasan
is S59,100, Of whom there are 300TS2
Greeks, 174,0l1 Bulgarans, $4,000 Ser
vians, 1900 Roumanians, 344,TG6
Mnssulmans and 1850 Jews.
"The yilayet OF salonil1a, which con-
sists Of the districts of Sierra and
Drame, has a population of L04o,22o,
OF which number there are 34S,050
Greeks, 205,SsG Bulgarians, 225,5l4
Mussulmans and 60,TT0 Of other na-
tlonalities. Of which number there are
$1,000 Jews. Thus it is seen that al
though the Rulgarians lay claim to
Macedonia they are decidedly in the
minority
According to the statistics OF the
Bulgarian exarchate itself. there are
55,633 Greek pupils attending tile
schools In Macedonia and 1884 Bull
garians. According to the statistics Of
the Turkish government hfty-three
Greeks TO one Bulgarian pay taxes
"The Greek population is not only
the largest. but the most progressive.
The British consul in saloniia, writ
ing to his government said Generally
the Greek population Ia Macedonia IS
higher in numbers and education than
the Bulgarians They also surpass the
Bulgarians in business and commerce
The Greeks. however. are quiet and
avoid trouble, hoping that they will
get benefit by peace, while the Bull
garians are always ready to commit
any crime for their own benefit
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ilonia today not one has been born in
Macedonia. They all make inroads
from over the frontier The people
generally are peacefully inclined and
prefer to remain under the Turkish
protection rather than under the Grim
inal rule Of the Bulgarians.
"AOf course behind Bulgaria is Rus
sla, who wants to grab everything to
quote from an article written by Prince
Mestsersky in the Graschdaum OF st
Petersburg. If there were not Rus.
sian consnls IN Macedonia there never
would have happened these piufnl
things. ! am very sure thar the revo-
lutionarv movement would never have
risen so strong in the absence of Rus
sian consuis. We must not forget that
Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria arr
using everv means TO force Russia Il