New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-17
MACEDONIAN UPRISING.
SAID To BE Outcome Of Bulgarian
Plan Of dRncSing the Country.


washington. sept Is ospeoiaD.-An Official Of
o,e Of the countries directly interested in the
IA kan troubles asked yesterday regarding
,he situation and the causes Of the disorders
.r Macedonia For political and diplomatic rea-
sors this Official consented TO talk only on the
condition that his name should not be con-
-ertes with the interview. He said.
The Macedonian question is very irnperfectly
understood IN this country. Most persons be-
lieve that the fight now geing on IN Macedonia
= o-fv one % the periodical rIsings OF the
CHRISTIAN Inhabitants 81 province q the OF
torar Empire against Turkish rnisrule. seek
'rr reform or autonomy or complete ince-
n IS nothing o. the kind The present move
--e-r IS the elimination or a well concocted
-rrr o. tie Eulgarians. started many years
hack 20 absorb Macedonia. ano 70 annex that
country 90 Bulgaria. and the so-called Mace
DOMAIN Committee composed exclusively of
Buicsriaus ana bulgaro- Maceoonians. IS the
800 erroreut CT that political movement. There
- -rr p single Macedonian Greek IN that com
--i-,ee although they form the majority OF the
-,-~ularfor 81 Macedonia.
~ understand thoroughly this question
INST take into consideration tho different ma
-iors-ltfes % Macedonia and the political as
,-.-,ti--s q the powers Interested IN that coun-
a. Macedonia IS to-day the LAST powerful sup
-o-t 81 The Turkish domination ia Europe. ana
re sultan VIII not relinQuish u without Wig
,-C-a resistance. To Austria Hungary. Mace
so-ia Is the nearest object OF her views IN her
C--s--s1 rolicy. which tends always toward the
- So Russia considers herself bound 10
l~fs-s her Siav0uian interests. with her especlal
s--o-este in her monasuc establishments IN
,----- A+pos Rumania having discovered in
- r-fbe az The KoutFo-Nalahs a brother race.
---sf-a-s that she mas word TO say IN al
roitcal ecclesiastical and natlonal aI1alts Q.
MACEDONIA Seryla and Montenegro nave put
coward certain pretensions IN the noT1her.
f.s+-l-+e which possess some sprinhhn6 OF
es-vo- Slavs Bulgaria. 20 which me treaty ..
- e-efs-o had allotted the largest part OF
.rso.ao-fa hcres 70 obtain. by the anneNatlon
$50 --ovince. supremacy IN the Balkan
~T-r- .r-f -r-e
s.ers f- their national assembly held al lpek
= $500 showed themselves the defenders OF the
Integrity % Macedonia ana hllaliy - 80 ~
-rz-hefardiug the unfortunate NdI "a - 49,
-. fo--ar that for two thousand years Mace
fonfa has remained an autohoInous =, 49, 5.ess
e+r+e or an important fraction OF ne otLei S.1
t5crlersr empires and also even under the o.
.C---- Government. Hellenism ~ as me nrst ele-
- ~ civilization ~ that state
Trus Decides Turkey, which now eNeIclses a.. az
s,-+t,.a sovereirrtv on Macedonia, there are
ei~r+ r-etenders who believe tnat IntE "a :.
-i9rfg either on portions or IN the Whoe oi - -,
- sl,-s-re-ce of these aspirations ana ne
mutual rivalry q the SAID pre'el.leIs a. ss
chef assurances 70 the 0gllai. - ar least
zion q his authority I'D 'hAl plo'' o.
for some time 10 come
.~TrzTTY OF COMMITTEES.
D.. .--o-r ali these small nationaliies ne
Prirarans have been the most a'lEe ~ 5,i IN
last twenty years IN. ne Ser sInoe but have
bee- PARTICULARLY active since me - -
e. w. 81 1897. and by their cohlluUaL go -.
sf-~ e
-. s-4 establish a Macedonian autohollls'
20 the rroft Of the bulgarian eleIlle l,,, .+f
Tho population ~ Maeeoonia = 80. --i-,ci,,al
--r-ea st e bout TWO million me ~ - - -
--0s,s-s are those u Nonastir ana saloillo0r anu
their last census was o,o
o..u .. e.s GO se-sas -. -. i iseS
1---s-.s5s -. $4,000 Jews .--------------' ''
u viii be seen from this that the Greek ele-
rrent is nearly double the bulgaIlaA, - -
-ris Goes not represent the actual Stdet a.
.hiDge The trade OF the country Is chie.ly az
she hands % the Greeks, the bulearlaHs -
,-os+7r arrfcul-rrists and cattle ralsers- IN lne
,-lavet al Salonica the Jews are very ll. -
+e~f element and in the city Of Salonica there
e-e r-5rv .,-eaIthv Jews in the banking business
n We come 70 the question Of the schools. the
sfsereparcv between the Greek and bulgarian
schools is srfil more striking. Il is wei known
fact thar ne money ior me man tLalLCe sse,-
BULGARIAN schools IN Macedonia comes chleny
tron soma. while The creek se n9ors r.-aeFs
tanned exclusively by the Maceo3Ll-1.- -, o1e
fhe Greek Government never having given one
cer- for the schools Of Macedonia A rlcn bGl-
garian called Geld. maintains a school lA 50
Wrge most of the nationslities OF the Orient.
following the example Of the Greeks have liec
~ free themselves from the ottoman domination
iv the force Of arms and BY the sacIlnoe OF
+tef~ fIoo5 and their worldly goods. the Bull
gsrlans sought 10 obtain the same result py
leaving 20 some one else 10 % u for lheIh-
Thus in the first part Of the nineteenth century,
they fel into the arms 81 Russia In 1Stc icy
looked toward France for their liberty. Then
they turned toward England, and obtained A
advantages from LIsrdel. ALier ltle III
near War they became the ferNeLI NoIShl kpeIs
o. Naroleon III and when IL was pointed out
% them that they would obtain their eno
quicker hy embracing the Roman talhoic
saith many Of them did not hesitate 10 abandon
The eieion 81 their fathers. II was At that
tire rs56-6N that several establishments or
the L.azarists we're founded in Bulgaria
TO ESTABLISH A BULGARIAN CHURCH.
But this did not please orthodox Russia, ana
she tried o. win them back by promising TO them
purely Bulgarian orthodox church. detached
IRON she jurisdiction Of The Greek Patriarch OF
Corstau-iuorle and this was the beginning Of
TIE Bulgarian EXarchate. But 70 accomplish
THIS end ~ was necessary that their Roman
CATHOLIC Bishop should voluntarily resign. Ms
u Ga. under threats ~ assass ma tlon, ana ne
retired 10 his convent. where he ended his days.
This was iu ISL. and then began the real
tght Of the Bulgarians &c detach themselves
ron the Jurisdiction Of the Greek Patriarch
end 20 establish an antOcephalous Bulgarian
Alurch within the ottoman Empire The Greek
PATRIARCH tried 20 dissuaoe them from such A
movement by making 20 them several important
concess. IONS but the Bulgarian demands were
r excessive by insisting that the Bulgarian
bishops should have absolute Jurisdiction Ia
bllEarl8s koumelia and the largest part OF
MACEDONIA, that nothing was left % the Greek
F4t.-arcE but 70 give Fat refusal. and he
t1a-.y communicated the rebelliOus bishops.
4ne L,u.garian agitators then chose Macedonia
rs me principal field for their operations. ana
tl t1elr attention was turned against the Greek
schools in Macedonia and the Greek clergy.
WON they represented % the Turks dislOyal
arc plotting against the Sultan. Helped by Rus
IA and with the assistance or Prince Charles
oi Ruuania. they eventually succeeded in es-
N-n-ellrg the Bulgarian ENarchate al Constan-
t.l-rle lv Che issue 81 "A frman by the Sultan
o. March 10 1870. creating that body which
Is tie last schism which the Greek Church has
suffered
The conservation Of the Bulgarian Exarch
lnok place May a 1872. and from that day are
e-tee The acrimonious Guarrels between the
'reeEs and the Bulgarians. The latter en-
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