New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-04
BULGAR|ANS HOT FOR WAR
Organization Here Asks Taft to
Check Intervention.
READY TO RUSH HOME
1000 Gather at Pier and At
tempt to Board Greek Ship
Macedonia,

An appeal TO President Taft urging him
to use his influence with the powers to
prevent intervention In the situation be-
tween the Balkan States and Turkey was
made yesterday afternoon In a telegram
sent to Washington by Pop Stephanoff,
who has been acting president Of the
meetings Of the Bulgarians, at No. s Nor
ris street. The Bulgarians fear that in
PREVENTION by any country will mean the
downfall Of their hopes for freedom from
Turkish rule.
A message from Sofia asking all Bull
garians and Macedonians to respond to
the call TO arms was answered at / O'Clock
yesterday morning by cable message
to the Minister Of the Interior at Sofia.
The message read: THE Bulgarans of
New York are in favor Of the action
taken for liberty of our oppressed broth
ers of Macedonia. We express our best
wishes and are ready to support the cause
In case Of war"
| Nearly one thousand men, loaded with
packages, suit cases and some with uni
| forms strapped over their backs, which
they had worn in the Bulgarian army
/ gathered at the pier yesterday to board
| the Greek steamship Macedonia, which
was scheduled to sail at noon for Pireus
Owing to orders from the Greek govern
ment. which has the prerogative of seiz-
| ing any ships sailing under the Greek
| flag for war time use, her cargo and pas
sengers were disembarked. and late in
the afternoon she sailed for Philadelphia
TO take on ammunition for the Greek
army. She will return on Saturday TO
take on board all the Greeks she can
carry Of the army reserve classes Of 1900
to 1910 who have been summoned to re-
port In Sofia.
! 1t was learned yesterday from friends
OF Captain Georg Patroff, president Of
the Bulgarian Macedonian Organization,
that the captain would start tomorrow
for the front. He has held a commission
In both the Bulgarian and Russian armies.
Many other wealthy Bulgarians Of New
York have expressed their intention of
Joining the colors Others have sent lib
eral contributions to aid the cause
The Greek Consul General. d. n. Ba-
tassi, who has offices at No. 80
South William street said yester-
day that his government has decid-
ed to take action In regard to the repeat
ed msssacres In Macedonia and the ISL
and Of Crete. The whole army Is to be
modified to show Turkey Greece means
| business. The first call for fighting men
IL for those between the ages Of twenty
one and forty years. The second Is for
men up to nifty years. Mr.. Batassi said
that there are about 10000 Greeks In the
| country to-day. 5000 OF them in New York
! City.
Preparations were being made among
Greeks all over New York TO sail on the
Macedonia when she returns from Phila-
delphia- In the crowd at the pier at
noon orators held forth haranguing at
length on the glory OF Greece" and i'm
pioring that the outrages of past history
be met by reprisals upon the sultans
forces. The disastrous days OF 1897 were
seemingly forgotten. or. II remembered,
only with the thought OF revenge.
The ship, which is of about 700 tons.
is the pride OF the Greek merchant ma
rine. She belongs 10 the National Steam
shin Navigation Company, of Greece. and
! is manned by officers and crew entirely
composed OF the Greek naval reserve.
A strict censorship of Geographic dis
patches is being enforced by the Turkish
government, according TO advices received
here by the Commercial Cable Company.
Dispatches for European and Asiatic Tur-
key. the Turkish islands and the Province
OF Yemen will be admitted only II written
In plain language in English, French.
German or Turkish.