Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-16
In Bulgaria Assumes Greater
Proportions and Threatens to
Become Dangerous.
COMPETITION IN BALKANS.
II l. between Greece and Bulgaria
For Control--Maced0uian
Question Is Involved.

Sofa. Bulgaria Aug l6.-The anti
Greek movement IN Roumania and
/ especially IN Bulgaria Is daily ASSUME
Ing greater proportions and threatens
to become a serious danger to peace.
The Bulgarian government, II appears,
will be forced 10 take exceptional
measures 10 terminate the disturb
annccs which are due 10 anti-Greek
! feeling with which the entire popula-
ton Of the principally is imbuod
The cause of this feeling Is the
| historical competition between
Greece and Bulgaria for domination
I'm the Balkans which was recently
reawakened and stimulated by their
rivalry In Macedonia--rlyHlry which.
1t is alleged, has been artihcially en-
cOuraged by the Turkish authorities
and particularly by the atrocities OF
the Greek bands. II Is asserted that
the patrlarchal church at Constanti-
nople has acted as an accompllce OF
these bands, with the object OF fore
ing the peaceful population Of bul-
garia to join The patriarchal church,
and that the propaganda has been car
ried OUT In Bulgaria by the organs
IT the patrlaTchal church which open
~ raised subscriptions for the bene-
III Of the Greek patriotic societies and
also sought 10 inhame the Bull
garian national spirit. The pa.
triarch OF Constantinople nomipated
the Greek bishop at Narna In
a manner which was regarded by Bull
garians as insulting and humilIatlug
and the Bulgarian authorities refuse TO
permit the bishop 10 occupy the See
without the approval Of the Bulgarian
government. The incident aroused In
tense public feeling and resulted I'm Az
taeks on the Greek church. school and
monastery which were followed By
scenes OF disorder In every district
possessing patriacha religious estab-
lishments. The trouble az Anchralos
arose from a meeting called 10 protest
against the action of the Greek bands
IN Macedonia. The Greeks armed
themselves under the leadership Of the
hishop and attacked the peasants COM
ing to attend the meeting. The peas
ants burned most OF the town and num-
beers were killed and wounded IN the
fighting which ensued. II Is feared
that there viii be renewal OF the out
break at Philippoplls on Sunday next,
Aug. ~, for which date another anti
Greek meeting has been called.
TROUBLE Is SERIOUS
London. Aug. 1.-THE reports re-
ceived at the foreign office here fully
CONFIRM the seriousness Of the trou-
bic between the Greeks and Bulgar-
ians, but the officials look upon the dis
turbances more as tribal than as ma.
tional, the belief being that the Bull
garian government IS making every
49,, = .,vevani clashee. though thn.
Tor without success How 90 bring
about permanent peace in the Balkans
Is one Of the subjects Great Britain
has not lost sight Of despite the re-
buffs received In the past
There IL but one thing 10 stop these
excuses said an official OF the foreign
office today. and that is a final settle |
meni OF the whole Macedonian question |
on which Great Britain Is working in |
cessantly. The prospects OF success arc |
now brighter than ever, as the powers |
are beginning TO see that Great Brit /
aims proposals FOR financial reforms are
the only solution OF the question. Great |
Britain has been receiving the support
of France and Italy for some time and |
Russia may now be- added TO the group
Of reformers Foreign Secy. Grey has
just sent a note 10 the porte. stating
that the latter's last two notes with
reference TO the 3 per cent increase in
the customs duties were not acceptable.
and adding that Great Britain was dis.
cussing the question with other powers.
What Great Britain suggests Is that
before the powers agree 10 an increase
IN the customs they get assurance that
Turkey VIII devote the revenue obtain
Cd nom the increase TO reforms IN Man.
churia"
Tho Official further explained that the
recent attacks on Greeks in Bulgaria
were reprisals for attacks upon Bull
garlans by Greek bands In Macedonia.
and that until order Is restored there.
these disturbances viii continue !
the Balkans.