New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-30
BULGARIA SATISFIED
TURKEY NEEDS HER AID.
M. Malinof Expects Agreement
The National Prosperity.

So1. Nov ea-N Malinoff President OF the
Council made the following statement to-qay
concerning the present situation in Bulgaria:
The chances of a direct understanding with
Turkey are not now great, but the present GOV
eminent views the situation with optilnlsh. ~
matters stand Turkey is bound to see, sooner
or later the futility of working ct cross puI.
poses which only will result in bringing hefs4'I
under the control of others. Turkey recently
has been wholly under foreign guidance pul
she viii not gain security until she gains the
friendship of Bulgaria. TINS iszrealiZed by many
enlightened Turks, including hiamli Paeha' "ho
is q great statesman.
Bulgaria's financial condition is good despite
the international turmoil European nnehC
consider this country an excellent customer
State bonds dropped slightly during the INST
few DAYS after the declaration of independence:
but after that they rose and are now firm Local
commerce has felt the effects of the uncertainty
but it has regafned its normal confidence II Is
a remarkable fact that there is no premium on
gold in Bulgaria. although there is always
premium on gold in Servia and Turkey
Good finances and good army enable Bul-
gara TO resist the exorbitant demands OF ~
KEY and await confidently the recognition OF IN
dependence. which, it is believed, viii occur III
the near future The Bulgarians prize fndepen-
Cence highly, being convinced that 1t IS a mo
mentous step in the life of the nation Which II
bound to take at the first opportunity Bul-
saria found this opportunity in the revolutlonarJ
movement instigated by the Young Turks me
Macedonian question continues to anect bul-
gara vitality. Even prior to the declaration OF
independence it was of the most intricate
interna tional problems. and It has become much
difficult since the dawn of the eonsutu-
tional in Turkey.
BY her declaration of independence Bulgaria
has defined up to a certain point the attitude
which she takes face to face with Young Iur-
key. This government perforce is recGnciIeu
to the new state of things and Wlshes uTheS
We'll because the experiment of reform in TURK
ish manners. laws and customs VIII ahord re-
spite to the Christian popula ton. winch IoI Ips
has lived in servtude to Islam. Hence, bul-
garia will vigorously avoid giving onehce TO
Europe and her own brethren in Macedonia py
cl1-%1 he
Turks doing anything in order to dlscredll
them. on the contrary. this government wishes
to cooperate with them, but If constltntlonal
Turkey fails il will be realized that Bulgaria
did not move too quickly. and on the reopen
ing of the Macedonian question we VIII endea' OF
solve ii equally, in the spirit OF Article =" 81
the Berlin Treaty. which promised US sef-goV-
eminent with a provincial assembly and a
garia is not pursuing schemes OF aggfahotze-
ment at the expense of Turkey
In reply to a query regarding what policy
Bulgaria would pursue in case of Adstro-TurN-
ish or Austro- Servian hOstilities, NJ MahnoH
said that Bulgaria's hands were absolutely tree.
Certain circles in Russia, he added. were clam
oring that Bulgaria played the traitor to Slavic
interests, but Bulgaria considered that she was
hest serving such interests by attending dill
gently to her
NJ MaHnoff also said that Great Britain and
the other powers were fighting the battle for
hegemony at Constantinople, and would nat
uralIy place their own ends first, but Great Brit
ain. he added, was anXieusly, watching the
Turko- Bulgarian relations and trying to fore
stall trouble Bulgaria. however, hitherto mad
no reason to complain OF Great Britain.
The elections in Macedonia continued the
minister proved to be the first serious mistake
of the Young Turks BY these elections the
Rulearians who formed the majority in the
province. were deprived of due representation in
parliament and this could not fail to bear bad
fruit.
'Servia apparently intends to be the last. in
stead of the first he said. Ito recognize Bull
garian independence This is regrettable in the
politics OF q neighbor among the Slavic states
which ought to be the best of friends