Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
GRECO BULGARIA R0UMANIAN PACTS

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the Bulgarian exarchat. 1t Is a great step
procurement for since 1870. when the en-
archat was established. the Bulgarian
and Greek churches have been on hostile
terms. The Bulgarian exarque ignored
the Greek patriarch who considered tho
former n schiSmatic.
The question Of schism might prove
stumbling block for the moment toward
la Greco Bulgarian rapprochement The
Inegotiators thus forbade all discussions
on ecclesiastical questions, and they
sealed the agreement on the basis OF the
defense of two orthodox nationalties
against the encroaehments OF the new
regime and the theory OF the Ottomani-
alton Of the various races OF the empire.
The Temps announces that one OF ina
first manifestations OF that agreement. 10
which the Armenian patriarch also ad
hered, was Va dispatch OF notes addressed
to the sublime porte. affirming the an
cient prerogatives Of the Christian Church
in Turkey. The cabinets of Sofia aud
Athens could not, of course, participate
in the negotiations between the Bui-
garian exarchat and the great patriarchai.
but they employed their moral influence
in order to hasten them. Bulgaria in any
case was favorable, and King Ferdinand.
in sending his two sons to constantinople
last year. emphasized his intentions III
prescribing that Princes Boris and Cyril"
should visit the Greek patriarch. WHO
showed he was delighted TO receive them
The next elections for the Ottoman par
lament will give to the Greco-Bulgarian
agreement in Macedonia another oppor-
tunity 10 affirm itself. The Young Turks
are doing all they can to break the asr
ment.
On his part Assim Rey. minister Of for
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with the Bulgarian minister al Constan
tinople, in the course of which Assim
Bey promised the Bulgarians six seats in
the chamber if they would support the
candidates of the Young Turks in certain
wards of the city. But neither Greeks nor
Bulgarians have accepted these offers u
break an agreement which alone MAY
assure their possible existence in the EN-
pire.
The Temps suggests to tie friends OF
France in Turkey in the Iatter's interest
that they should renounce
Rights of this old political system
of favoring intestine dis
OAIlStidAS. cussions among their
Christian citizens. 1t Is surely out OF
place to dispute rights which a regime as
outrageous as that of Abdul Hamid
freely recognized.
The union of all the races in Turkey is
necessary. and not the triumph of one
race over the resentments and i'll feeling
of the other The actual Greco bulgarian
union should be welcomed a. prelude ~
a general union. which was the idea o.
some Turkish statemen at the I ME oi the
advent of the Young Turks. The question.
indeed for the Ottoman state ~ one
which stands for it's existence.
NJ Malinof. president Of the council and
minister of foreign affa rs, declared e
Gently in the chamber of Bulgaria ihat
Bulgaria had always practiced ma
tional foreign policy and not hatiohalist
and chauvin policy.
The foreign policy of the bulgarian
cabinet should be strong. Bulgaria sue
cesses were due to the fact OF her stfo.4S
army The cabinet had practiced and de-
sired to practice in the face OF Turkey
n system of concessions, but IT Is UNDER
stood she expects in such case 10 hiah
at Constantinople the same spirit OF con
citation. durable ana strong iileno .Si
is necessary between Bulgaria and Tur-
KEY. and also between Bulgaria, Rou-
mania and Greece.
The 18th of September. 1910. Partisan
journal launched news that created .
profound stir in Europe. 1t said:
From sources absolutely reliable We
learn that Turkey has concluded a mill
tary agreement with ROumania. That
understanding assures to the Turks the
support of the Roumanian army against
Bulgaria in case that power should at
tack Turkey"
The journal Furthermore affirmed thar
the agreement had been concluded under
the Inspiration of the gov
Secret ernments of Berlin and Vi
emma, and that Baron Mar
AASosy. schall, German ambassador
at Constantinople. was one of the princi-
pal artisans of the treaty, which was
secret.
The Neapolitan Mattino wrote: Use
less to conceal the fact, Turkey. which
anxiously sought friends two years ago
in Italy. France. England and Russia.
against Germany and Austria, is now an
instrument of Germany and Austria
against Russia, England, France and
Italy
The news provoked intense interest
throughout Europe. and nowhere more
than in France and Italy. where it. was
thought that Roumania was bent only
upon her economical development. Rou-
MANIA it was found. had become since
1908. military power of considerable inn
pOTldHce Inc eHecllbe III case III Il gen
eral mobilization is 1863 officers and
2SO.OCO men in time OF peace. and more
than 100000 I'm time of war
The Revue de Lausanne may he said
to have summed up clearly and without
verbiage the real opinion OF an avalanche
of commentators:
1T is possible in case of new conflicts
that Bulgaria and Greece to he
crushed under coalitia Turco-Rouma-
man..
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the circumstances was a natural and
logical alliance. SO also was tho Greco
Bulgarian agreement which followed.
Roumania is Danubian state. For
long distance from the Iron Gates To
Silistria. i'm Bulgaria, the River Danube
separates it from the countries al the
Balkans. Servia and Bulgaria At the
same time that it serves as "A frontier tie
Danube is Roumanias vital artery, her
great commercial way. Since the treaty
Of Berlin gave to her the Dobroudia
Roumania has taken possession of the
right bank; the two banks Of the lower
Danube are Roumanian to the confluence
OF the Pruth: Russo-Roumanian thence
to the sea. The islands of the delta
Roumanian: Roumanian also out to the
Island of the Serpent. Roumania com
mands the gate of exit of that great in
ternational route Of navigation and COM
merce.
BY the Dobroudja Roumania has an
open window on the Black sea- and
thence on the Mediterranean. BY her
port OF Constantza. Joined to Bucha-
rest by the splendid bridge of Ger
navoda, Roumania is directly inter-