The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-18
WARNS POWERS
bulgaria Wants Macedonian
y Massacres 70 Stop
WILL co TO WAR, ELSE
Tells Powers They Mus, t,t.rv.,.-
Revolution SITS AbanI,n Present
'act'cs. and Adopt Guerilla
warfare-Other News

A London. September IL dispatch
Ways: The important note sent nv BuI.
CARA 10 the powers, declaring that nm
"ss he latter intervene in Macedonia
bulgaria will he forced to take such
measures as she may deem necessary,
~ helu 10 be a prelude to the mobiliza-
uon OF the Bulgarian army unless Eu-
rope eXerts herself in some way to pre-
vent Il conflict and there Is probab bly,
some connection between his eyentu-
ailty and the decision OF the revolu-
tion1stS 10 revert to guerilla tactics.
when may be in order to reserve their
resources for cooperation with Bull
garia.
II Is announced At Sofia that Prince
1eid1nand will return to the Bulgarian
'apltai IRON EuNirograd in n few days,
When the government will take some
decisive step.
The Daily Mail understands that the
british cabinet has resolved upon naval
cooperation with the powers in near
eastern waters. and hat rBitish war
ships will shortly appear at Salonica.
a dispatch from Monastir denies
That tho insurgents have been terror
'''" vi hiSItIStu ny lulklSn tIOODS.
They are merely bidding their time.
IL says. The correspondent gives an
authenticated case of the massacre
xrear Monastir of thirty inhabitants
who yielded on the strength of Hilma
Pashas proclamation guaranteeing
their safety.
An Athens dispatch annour ces that
Premier Ralli has formulated a de-
mand for the punishment of the Turk
ish leaders responsible for the pillage
OF the Greek villages In Macedonia and
the murder of their inhabitants.
IL is stated in Vienna that the rep
resentatives of the powers have ad-
Fised the sultan TO withdraw the AL
bantam Redifs from Adrianople on ac-
count OF their law~lessness.
A Sofia correspondent telegraphs that
the situation has changed distinctly for
the worse. He says: THE powers ap-
! pear to be pursuing the same tactics
' which preceded the Graeco-Turkish
war, and the result will probably be
similar. Irstead of taking steps to
check the barbarities committed in
Macedonia, they have allowed matters
10 drift and are now trying to find n
remedy in useless and irritating adj
monitions to the Bulgarian govern
ment. Count Lamsdorf. the Russian
foreign minister. and Count Goluchow-
sky. the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister. have expressed TO the other
powers the belief that an identical
note should be e II to Turkey and Bull
garia warning them that In the event
of war neither cOmbatant can expect
aid from the great powers and that
he Austro-Russian reform scheme will
be maintained and the status quo pre-
served"
Beyond making urgent representa-
tions to Bulgaria, the Associated press
learns from a well informed diplomatic
source that the powers will take no
action to avert war in the Balkans
until the conference between the cZar
and Emperor Francis Joseph at Wen
ma during the latter part of the month.
The result OF this decision will be to
continue to leave Turkey u free hand
in the ruthless suppression OF the in
surrection, unless Bulgaria, unmindful
of the warning Of the powers that she
will reap nothing from intervention,
should act, an eventuality which the
diplomats fear cannot long be post
poned. Interest is taken here in the
suggestion of the Novoe Vremya of st.
Petersburg, as a solution of the diff
c~ulties, that officers Of the foreign
powers be attached to all Turkish re-
prcssive expeditions. with authority to
prevent unnecessary cruelty.
A Turkish official says the appoint
ment of Main Bey as governor of Bel
rut is believed tt show the porte's ap-
probation OF the necessity for preserv-
Inc order.