Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
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Bulgaria Announces Policy of
Consulting Nobody.
THRONE IS SUPPORTED
Minister Malinoff Says Nation
Wants No Foreign Sympathy.
NO ENVOY NOW TO TURKEY
Emperor Not Transcending His Con-
stitutional Right and Has Made
No Pact With France.

SOFIA. November 1.-THE debate on
the address in reply to the royal mess
age. which has been going on since last
Wednesday. ended today.
After listening to speeches by NJ. Mali
norf. president of the council, and NJ.
Poprikoff. minister of foreign affairs. the
national assembly adopted a responsive
address. which practically was para
phrase OF the throne speech. The repre-
sentatives of the popuist party again
demonstrated their dsapproval OF the
mo ny and remained seated during
the c amation of the emperor and en-
press
Negotiations Going Slow.
The ministers were reserved with re-
gard to the negotiations now going on
between Bulgaria and The Turkish govern
ment NJ Poprikoff, however. later made
a statement TO the effect that the negotia-
tions will continue in the same slow
fashion for some time to come.
Next week will be taken up with the
examination of the old accounts of the
Oriental railway AS this question af-
fects Turkey only indirectly. the crucial
point in the negotiations will be deferred
until a later date.
Bulgaria does not regard seriously the
Turkish pretensions on the question or ar
rears of the tribute due from northern
Bulgaria. since Kiamil Pasha, the grand
yizier has already given assurances that
the actual claims will not exceed the
capitalized Rumelian tribute.
Foreign Sympathy Not Wanted.
NJ Malinoff said that official Europe,
including Russia. frowned on the proc
lamation of independence. But. he added.
national needs stand above foreign SYM
pathies.
Bulgarans are Bulgarians first and
Slavs afterward. Bulgaria is no instru-
ment o. Austria and no treaty or ar
rangement exists between them.
The fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
continued the president of the council.
was decided at Berlin In 1878. not at
Tirnova in 1908. Bulgaria sincerely
Turkey, which promised to ameliorate
conditions in Macedonia But the best
interests of both countries demanded
the putting an end to the ambiguous
state Of semi-dependence upon Turkey
and had forced Bulgaria to act.
After the portes categorical state
ment to NJ. Guechoff, the Bulgarian dip
lomatic agent at Constantinople. that he
was not a member of the diplomatic
corps, Bulgaria informed the powers she
would not send a representative to the
city until conditions had been radically
altered.
Leading Strings Abandoned.
This had been done at Tirnova- Bull
garia acted without consulting anybody.
being old enough to abandon leading
strings.
NJ. Malinoff dealt with the subject of
Emperor Ferdinand overreaching his
constitutional rights by transacting
business with France over the govern
ments head. He stated that his ma
jesty had explained to the cabinet that
he had taken no engagement on behalf
of the government. merely informing
President Fallieres that Bulgaria would
pay !. such claims the government
thought just.
That. continued NJ Malinoff. Is pre-
CiSely the governments attitude now.