The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-16
sUzERAIN AND VAssAL.
peaceful Assurances" and satisfactory S.
planationsp OG Turkey and Bulgaria.

To THE EDITOR OF HI SUN-Sir; The
Sultan Abdul Uamid II. seems to have az
last begun to recognize the dangers OF his
position and TO have made an effort to set
back the current that threatens to sweep
him from Europe, lie has for some time
been disauieted at the reports received from
his Commissioner at Sofia about the military
preparations making by the Bulgarian Gov.
eminent, which he believes TO be directed
against himself,
Finding no attention paid to his repre-
sentations made in the conventional way, Ii
was decided to send Munir Pasha. his Am-
bassador at Paris. on n special mission 10
Prince Ferdinand and the Bulgarian Govern
ment to try to bring about an understanding
and disc pate the mutual mlstrust.
1t il reported from Sofia that the most
peaceful assurances were exchanged between
the Prince and the special envoy OF his suzer.
ain, each expressing the strongest desire 10
maintain neighborly relations. Nevertheless,
1t is said, the situation has not been ma
terially changed, there being no cessation
of the persecution of the Bulgarian element
in Macedonia and in the country between
he bulgarian eastern Frontier ard ,Constar-
tinoplp. Tie result of Munlr Pasha's mis-
sion NAV therefore be. considered negative.
/, though in, the Byzantinism that stIll clinEs
no one can say positively what may come
Of this advance on the part OF the Sultan 10
Il was remarked that the audience given
by Prince Ferdinand to the envoy, Of his
s~u2eraln had hardly terminated Ehcn u"
bis marine villa OF Euxinograd; at the ey-
tremlty OF the. country on the, shores OF tho
Black Sea. on the prete5t OF a hurting eXcnr-
continue his negotiations with nc HLlgaarlan
Ministers, whose attitude toward the Turk
lys mo t Ib9PssF TRey a II Ss gave iS1hs hin y-G s%'is fSS; 2T
explanations" regarding, tibet revolutionary
movement among the ,Bulgarians IL, Ottoman
tionary committees in Bulgaria Itself also rec
garding the customs union between bulgaria
aud Servia that has been the cause o. retire
aentations Of a somewhat peremptory char
aacter on the part OF the Austrian Government
10 both the SULTAN and the Porte MS efforts,
however, to secure tSo the sl;er sfropg o Of |Jr,a on
the Sultan and are published at Sofa, Philir :
popclls and RustchuH he p%riHIInn! CENTRES ~
the nHsi MSssTflmian f RHp9 GovsTnm ne tu assnTed Vim hin
that II could not interfere 10 any way win
the tn s liberty Of e tns PFfbS y iac sfo n" IF t Rap S5u GRe''
The only positive result or his mission
was at Rustchuk, WHICH has stll! a large Mus.
his coreligionists waited on him in Con1ec-
ton with the emigration question, which. "a
embarrassing both the Turkish and BE!Gariaa
the subject presented to him. he seid THAI
the Sofas who came, among them eNc't!nr
them to. emigrate and p%retendlnG to be seq
trying to make trouble and without any
authority whatever so fat as The IIrhiso
TO remain in Bulgaria and not to abandon
their country End their nTd2peTT.5C Sra as of 9t ,bc.-
mister the Suzerain Of Bulgaria. 1t Is thought,
however, that the advice has come; az usIaI
with anything the Sultan does, 100 late he
Greater part Of the Turkish population OF tn"
large Danubian towns Of Widdin, RustchuR
and Silistria have already gone, 80 tnat It i'
only a question Of time. when they shan nave
--.t..I,-' Lot chair hilfinrfINn InlTlNtpT.
The matter Of this mission of Mnnir Pasha
who is not OF the usual stamp of Turks
ofrcials. is one of more than ordinary tmpor
rance, and taken in connection with the Aus
TRAN military preparations in the Adrlatlc
in Bosnia and southern Hungary, rs WORT
observing. iEhA'
NEU YORK. ADril IL.