New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

her task with singular force and vivacity. She
presents unconventional view Of the stua-
ton She declares that the troubles are largely
of racial. not religious. origin; that instead of
the struggle being between Turks (au Mos
lens and bad) and 'Macedonians' GALL Chris
tians and virtuous)," the latest revolt was pure
ly political and part of a long and complicated
scheme to obtain a large additional territory
for Bulgaria" 1t is not only her study of the
peninsula as it is to-day that supports her as
sertion; fully effective are the chapters in
which she recounts the story of the days before
the coming of the Turks-the days in which each
race fought all the others for empire. 1t is her
conviction that when the Balkan people as a
whole want to turn the Turk out of Europe the
gentleman in the fez must go. HE survives"
she says, only so long as he is useful to any
one of them by preventing the others from ex-
randing. and he knows it,
1t is no doubt true, as she says that this re-
gOn is, in most respects, as medieval as when
the Turks encampeI upon it and stopped every
movement toward progress. It is promising
ground icr propaganda and political intrigue
and the game for domination played by Russia
and Austria is, as described by our author. as
subtle as it is persistent. 1t is among the low
type peasants of Macedonia and BULGARIA that
RUSSIAN influence is most potent The more or
less educated among them are. she declares
tle worst or all, showing a money greed that is
nothing less than brutal She has this tn say
on matter which particularly appeals to Amer
leans:
AS an act of treachery the capture. n coupIe of
Years ago, OF Miss Stone. the American Tnission-
1Iy; 4 Edy who had spent large part of her life
sn snt , ner money helping the Bulgarian cause can
hot easily be surpassed. 1t was a political iob
thslneered not by peasants but by men of educa-
tlo4 Tor the purpose of raising money with which
TO buy rifles for the insurrection and the terrors
ana ana hardshps TO which the unfortunate woman
who had trusted them. was subjected / found re-
gdruea @ . py them only as great joke What do
We want with her Professionalism? Now she has
really been Of use to us and she ought to be
p.e4sed Moreover. those who had had the brill
Iant ldel OF capturing her enved bV the
others, OF who pursued the victorious band in hopes
or retaking her and securing the coveted ransom
themselves. One of her eaptors is by profession a
hrber at Oehr1da. heavy. stOld- looking man.
he had had orders to go with some Others AMI take
European lady to a house. They meant to Keep
her there and give her nice things to eat but they
were hunted by the others and were afraid of the
gendarmes. and so had to rush her about. He
came down to a village one day to buy bread for
they were hard up for food, and was caught by the
Turkish police and imprisoned. He thought him
self badly used. for all the others had got OF
scot free.
The Bugarians are disposed to claim every
thing in the peninsula-for that matter indeed
each race wants the whole but some are fairar
combatants than others The ancient town of
Ochrida has belonged in turn to most of these
races, and is dizzy with propaganda" Here
the author engaged in difficult relief work. ac-
quired new light on the Bulgarian PATRIOTS
and wrestled with disease and Ignorance in tha
hospital Peasants with chronic dyspepxsD wore
constantly at hand. Hot bread, red pepper. raw
cabbage and sour food in abundance accounted
for this. There many cases OF diseased
bone, but not one patient would hear OF amputa-
tiOn. The women employed servants in the
hospital had the inteIiGence of tOrtoises" could