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poses, whatever they were in theory,
Bosnia and Herzegovina were prov
inces of Austria-Hungary, and Bull
garia was an Independent prtncipality.
Undoubtedly the Irresistible racial am
billions of the peoples, referred to in
previous paragraph, are the most
potent influences that have been at
work: These instincts are finding
frank and open expression at this
juncture.
Bulgaria has been powerful en-
pire in the past, possessing something
of glorious history. Many of the
greatest victories and conquests of
Turkey were due to the devotions and
reckless courage Of her Bulgarian sol
diers, worthy descendants of the men
who, fighting in the phalanX of Alex
ander the Great, conquered the world.
The revolt of the Bulgarians and the
Bulgarian massacres following them,
brought on the last Russo-Turksh
war, which was closed Professionally
by the treaty of San Stefano. That
treaty created Greater Bulgaria, to in
clude Rumelia and Macedonia, those
parts of Turkey in which Bulgarians
formed the majority of the inhabit-
ants. The treaty of San Stefano was
revised by the powers at the congress
of Berlin and Bulgaria had the two
sub-territories taken away from her.
She regained Rumelia, but not Mace
donia. The Bulgarians are the strong
est element among the inhabitants of
Macedonia, and Bulgaria has been in
tent upon regaining the province. The
recent Turkish revolution, and es-
pecially the intention of the Young
Turk party to Immediately reform and
strengthen the neglected army APP
peared to stimulate Bulgaria to action.
Great Powers Involved.
Bulgaria has two mighty neighbors,
and to conquer and hold Macedonia
she had to have the backing of first
class power. For that support she
the support of Russia when she re-
jected Russia's tutelage, refused to
Russianize her army and to convert
Bulgaria into Russian protectorate.
There are those who believe that a
Turko- Bulgarian quarrel would be only
one act in a great European struggle
for the control of Constantinople, 1t
is for Constantinople that Russia has
fought nearly all her greatest wars
since the time of Peter the Great and
Catherine H., and some critics fore
see a combination of Russia and Tur,
key supported by Great Britain,
against Bulgarian aggression, which
they say, would be supported by Aus
tria and Germany. Great Britain is
concerned for her control of the Bos-
phorus and the Dardanelles, and
France has her border interests as
well as her entente with Great Britain
to consider.
The sovereign houses of the Balkan
states have furnished the melodrama,
IL not the tragedy, of present-day his
tory. The most powerful and most
universally respected of the Balkan
rulers today is King Charles of Ru-
mania. He is nearly 20 years old and
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he has developed the country into the
most prosperous and powerful of the
Balkan states, His wife is Carmen
SYLVIA The melodrama of this royal
house was furnished by Prince Couza
the present kings predecessor, whose
profligacies shocked his people go
much that they compelled him to alb
rdicate. King Charles was German
prince and did not take the title OF
king until after the Russo-Turkish wal
of 1877, when he aided the Muscovite
| forces.
Three Monarehs Interested.
Greece comes into the present mix
up on account of her Macedonian in
terests. and also because the declara