The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-08-13
MUST REFORM 1T
HEAD OF COMMITTEE TALKS OF
MACEDONIAN REVOLUTION.
Nothing Can End 1t, He Says, IN
til Nationsl Aspirations Are Sat
isfied-- Christians Must Be AS
sured Safety and a Voice in the
Government.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 10.-"Nothing
can end the present revolution in Mace
donia until our national aspirations are
satisfied or those fighting to attain them
exterminated."
This was the concluding sentence OF
statement made to the correspondent
of the Associated Press. who is investi-
eating the situation in Macedonia, by
the Macedonian committee at the revo-
lutionary headquarters here. Boris Sar-
affof, the head aud front of the move
ment, is with the insurgents in Mace
donia. His representatives here be-
lieve that the desired results will be
gained through the present movement.
''The object of the present rising"
said the Macedonian committee, "is to
win reform which will assure the Chris
tian people of Macedonia security for
their lives and property, and the right
to participate in the administration of
the country.
"The present revolutionary organiza-.
ton came into existence nine years
ago, when the persecution of the Bulga-
rian population of Macedonia became
fragrant. Today all Macedonia is EN-
braced in the movement, and though 1t
was not intended to strike so coon, be-
cause the preparations of the uprising
were not sufficiently completed, the re-
cent outrages of the Turks, the massa-
cres of the innocent, the pillaging of
villages and the extortion of heavy
fines on various pretexts so exasperated
all that the instruction was decided
upon, no matter what might be the
outcome.
Fighting Area Widening.
"The fighting area is widening and
will gradually embrace every villayet
in Macedonia, until the autonomy of
the country has been gained by force
of arms or by the Intervention of those
great powers which desire peace. Not
until then will We lay down arms"
The Macedonian revolutionary COM
mittee is now drawing up and will
shortly circulate declaration addressed
to the powers, explaining Macedonian
grievances and the objects of the revo-
luton.
The Bulgarian ministry is closely
watching the situation in Macedonia
and has decided to increase the frontier
forces.
The foreign minister has informed
the representatives of the powers that
the government will use its utmost en-
deavors to quell all unrest in Bulgaria,
occasioned by the events in Macedonia,
but the powers must do their part and
take the necessary steps TO induce the
porte to stop the persecution OF inno-
cent and the employment of Bashi Ba-
zouks in suppressing the revolution.
The massacres likely to follow the let
ting loose of the Bashi Bazouks added
the minister, are liable to precipitate
the movement in Bulgaria in favor of
the revolution and thus force the hand
of the government.
Vienna, Aug. 10.-A Salonica dis
patch to the Neu Fret Presse says one
thousand villages in the vicinity of
Monastir have furnished recruits to in.
surgents who have taken an oath of
fidelity on behalf of revolution before
the Bulgarian consul. School mistresses
and girls are organizing nurse corps,
AMI committees are soliciting provi-
sions. A large number of Turkish re-
serves at Perlepe sold their arms and
ammunition to the insurgents and then
deserted.
Constantinople, Aug. 10.-Officials
say that the utmost endeavors will be
made to prevent excuses in the sup
preston of the insurrection at Monas-
tir, Macedonia. Only the regular troops
will be detailed.