The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
BULGARIA CALLS on POWERS
TO PREVENT MASSACRES AND
DEVASTATION BY TURKEY.
Unless the Powers Intervene in Time Bul.
saria VIII he Forced to Take Such
Measures - she May Deem Necessary
May Send Out Special Missions.

Measures ~ she May Deem Necessary
May Send Out Special Missions.
Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept l5--A despatch from
Sofia Of yesterdays date says:
-The Macedonian situation has to-day
assumed the gravest aspect. The Bull
garian Government has. through it's foreign
representatives. addressed a note to the
great Powers, declaring that the Porte
has been systematically devastating Mace
donia and massacring the Christian popu-
lation."
1t says, further that Turkey has mobl-
clares, cannot possibly be for the sole pur-
pose of suppressing the revolution.
Therefore, according to this note, the
Bulgarian Government appeals to the
humane sentiment OF Europe to prevent
the continuance Of such massacres and
devastation, and TO stop Turkeys mobili-
zaton of her army.
The memorandum concludes with the
plain statement that unless the Powers
intervene in time Bulgaria will be forced
to take such measures as she may deem
necessary,
Another telegram from Sofia represents
Bulgaria as having decided, as last attempt
to settle the Macedonian trouble, to send
special missions TO Vienna, Berlin. ST.
Petersburg and Constantinople for final
discussion OF the situation with the view
of averting war between Bulgaria and
Turkey.
With the exception Of these dispatches,
there is little news this morning from the
Balkans, but this probably Is owing to the
fact that the wires have been thrown down
by the recent heavy storms and communi-
cation is interrupted.
One despatch from Constantinople says
that Turkey is about to inaugurate new
policy Of more sweeping methods than
those which have been initiated with some
snccess *. districts south Of Monnstir
A despatch from Sofia to the DutIyTelcgrdph
says Prince Ferdinand has decided to cut
short his visit to Euxnograd, where he ls
now stopping. He had intended to remain
there until October, but is now expected to
leave in few days.
II has been long known that the Ru ssian
military authorities Of the southern and
western districts were holding large forces
practically on a war footing. The corre-
spondent Of the Daily Express now reports
that 80 700 men have been ordered put on a
complete war footing and modified by
Sept 80 in districts of which Odessa and
Tiraspol are the headquarters. The corre-
spondent connects this incident with the
threatened war between Bulgaria and
Turkey.
SOFIA, Sept 1.-THE insurgent leaders
have decided that guerrilla warfare only
will be successful in easter n Mace donia
as their policy Of occupying towns and
villages in the vilayet of Monastir proved
disastrous, for the reason that the Turks
usually destroyed such places and killed
the inhabitants.
The insurgent leaders say that nearly
1000 armed rflemen are now in eastern
Macedonia and thousands Of peasants are
ready to join them when called upon.
This period will not be until larger sup
ply of rifles. cartridges and dynamite has
arrived
1t is said that the Turkish forces in eastern
Macedonia number 1900.
A despatch from Sofia to the Times says:
"The situation has distinctly changed for
the worse. The Powers appear to be
pursuing the same course that they adopted
before The war bet ween Greece and Turkey,
and the result in all probability will be the
same"
The correspondent says that on Sunday
the representative Of stria-Hungary made
certain verbal representations to the Bull
garian Prime Minister and left copy Of q
document covering the same points. This
report, which was apparently based on the
statements of Turkish officials, denouncee
the activity of revolutionary parties at
various places along the frontier, the for
nation of revolutionary bands in Bulgaria
and the manufacture OF dynamite at JAM
boil and elsewhere. The document alleges
that the Bulgarian Army, the police. the
civil officers and merchants are all accom-
plices in these proceedings
NJ. Petroff, the Bulgarian Premier, re-
piled that the Government did not have
a sufficient force to cope with revolutionary
bands and close the frontier effectually
against their crossing. He dwelt on the
ineff1ciency OF the measures taken by Tur-
key for this purpose, and remarked that
should Bulgaria increase her forces on the
frontier the Powers would be no better
pleased.
He called attention to the enormous
Turkish army which ia now engaged in
discriminating the population OF Mace
donia, and suggested that portion OF
tl e,e hosts might he more usefuly en-
ployed as guardians Of the frontier against
incursions
The same correspondent confirms the
report that Austria and Russia are on the
point Of sending a joint note to Bulgaria
warning her that she will be held respon-
sible for the prolongation of the insur
rection.
Russia and Austria. he says. have also
sent a note to Great Britain. France, Ger
many and Italy proposing that an identical
communication be addressed to Turkey
and Bulgaria to the effect that In the event
of war neither cornbatant may expect
aid from the Powers, that the Austro-
Russian programme will be maintained and
tho ct atis quo pre3prvpd,