The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-14
BULGARIA. IS DANGER POINT Turkey Is Relying on
 England. POWERS PLAN CONFERENCE Sultan's Government Taking De- fensive Measures.
  Fear of Declaration of War By ser- via Has Passed = Ferdi- nand's People Continue
 to Be Nervous.
POWERS PLAN CONFERENCE


 Paris, Oct, 13--Advices received there this morning from French of ficial sources indicate that the danger point on the Balkans has shifted back to Bulgaria.
 While there Is no confirmation of the report that Bulgaria has delivered an uitimatum to Turkey regarding the recognition of her independence inside of three days there Is reason to believe that Bulgaria is determined to make move if Turkey and the powers per eist in their refusal to accept her in- dependence as an accomplished fact.
 It is believed here if the Bulgarian army crosses the Turkish frontier Great Britain will land troops for the protection of Constantinople
 The danger of declaration of war from Servia is considered over for the present The French government has decided to leave Servia's demand for compensation from Austria Hungary to the consideration of the powers.
 M Stancioff the diplomatic agent of Bulgaria in Paris, declared today that the situation in Bulgaria was grave and tense.
 "A rapid solution is necessary" he said, flor the country cannot be left long in its present state of uncertain ty The people are nervous and busi- ness is at a standstill Our wheat, which is the source of our wealth, re- mains unsold. Furthermore the re- serves are with the colors and this constitutes a heavy expense. They must be dismissed or used.'
 The agent said, however, that he did not believe an ultimatum had been sent to Turkey.
 Naum Pasha, the Turkish Ambassa- dor here. admits that Turkey is talk ing defensive military measures but he repeats that Turkey desires peace.
 we have pleaced our cause in the hands of Europe" he said. and we await Europe's decision and support"
 Bulgaria fs Hopeful.
 Sofia Oct. I3.--''There Is no cloud on the Bulgarian horizon. sums up the official view in. Sofia of the events that have transspired since the pro- elamation of Bulgarian indepeudence by Prince Ferdinand October 5.
 The government is convinced that the ehancellors of Europe will swing to a more favorable view of Bulgaria's. action as soon as the danger of a general conflagration Is over.
 The troops now under arms. includ- ing the reserves recently called out. reach a total of 120,000 men. They will be kept to the colors for another month pending a settlement of the ex- isting situation.
 The guards on the frontier have been given stringent instructions to of the new kingdom and to avoid clashing with the Turks.
 The illness of Prince Boris. eldest son of King Ferdinand. is the reason why the members of the royal family were not present at the festivities in Sofia yesterday in connection with the Kings triumphal entry into his capital. Prince Boris goes under the title in Bulgaria of Czarevitch.
 The assumption by Prince Ferdinand of the ancient Bulgarian title of Czar has appealed to the patriotic sentiment of the people and added vastly to his popularity. The only discordant note is found in the socialistic organ, Kam- buana. which carps on the unconstitu- tionality of the declaration of inde- pendence and persists In calling the King Prince" Ferdinand.
 The representative of the Associated Press had an interview today with General Popporik off, the present min ister of foreign affairs. The general served as, chief of staff of the Bull garian army during the servian cam paign.
 He said: Before the dawn of the constitution in Turkey, Bulgaria was arming herself in preparation for war for the liberation of Macedonia, but with the attainment of their aims by the young Turks the situation was reversed.
 Our government recognized imme- diately that it had the most to gain by the cultivation of sincere friend ship and cooperation with the .lib- eral regime in Turkey. The proposed Turko Bulgarian ente is dictated by mutal interests. We are neighboring states and each can be of powerful as- ssitance in the development of the other. Guided by such motives the Bulgarian government declared its ln- dependence as the sole means of plac- ing Bulgaria on an equal footing with Turkey. We cut the bonds of ficti- tious vassalage which in the past was responsible for so many disagreeabls incidents. We wish solemnly to declare that we harbor no hostile designs on Tur- key: in fact the act of Tirnova signal izes so far as Bulgaria Is concerned the laying aside of the spectre of a Balkan