Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
STORY OF HORROR
!. FROM BALKAN WAR
Commission Shows That Afro
cities Were Committed by
All the Armies.

PARIS, October 24.-Troops Of all the
warning Balkan states committed gross
atrocities. according to the evidence
gathered by the international Carnegte
commission. in its searching inquiry just
ended.
The conclusions Of the commission are
to be published in book form, with illus
trations. In view OF the commissions de-
sire to present an absolutely Impartial
account of its investigations the text will
not be divided into sections written by In
dividual members. but issued as a whole,
for which all the members OF the COM
mission take responsibility.
One of the noteworthy tasks was the
minute examination and verifcation by
the commissioners of the famous packet
Of letters from Greek soldiers captured
by the Bulgarians, containing horrible
descriptions Of how Greek soldiers
avenged themselves on the Bulgartans
who fell into their hands
Dumdum Bullets Used.
Other documents testify that the Greeks
occasionally made use Of the forbidden
dumdum bullet and show also the mis-
deeds of Bulsarians and other belliger-
ents. The inquiry did not extend to the
Roumanians.
every available source.
While it found that the Bulgarians
had committed the greatest faults, the
soldiery of other nations taking part in
the war were also guilty of many hideous
acts. The commissioners appear to be OF
the opinion that had other belliserents
been reused to such pitch OF fury as
were the Bulgarians they would not
have acted much better, judging from
what happened on certain occasions and
by letters captured from Greek soldiers.
In Bulgaria, where the opinion Is that
Bulgaria has been abominably treated by
the foreign press and other belligerents
scarcely blamed for their misdeeds, the
fullest inquiry was invited. The men,
bers were permitted to question civilians
and soldiers at will, and among the
soldiers an endeayor was made to learn
the psychological basis Of the savage
hatred shown by the Bulgarians toward
their former allies.
Exemplary in War With Turks.
The Bulgarans in their campaign
against the Turks behaved in an exem-
plary manner. II would appear that the
Bulgarians. who had borne the brunt of
the war against the Turks. were ex-
hausted at its end and thought only of
going to their home Immediately. They
had been promised this. When they We're
told that their allies had acted in bad
faith and had betrayed them, the Bull
garian fury burst forth uncontrollably.
Turkey gave the commission every ia
ciiity for inquiry. The government OF
Greece did likewise, although certain
amount Of opposition was encountered in
that country.
Servia did It's utmost to prevent an un
hampered investigation and SO inquiries
were permitted except in the presence of
a Servian military attache
|. Baron D'Estournelles de Constant of the
commission says that "The report will
not dwell at great length on the distress
| ing story Of misdeeds in the Balkans.
which, after all. do not prove SO much
| against the belligerents as against war
| itself"
/ Economic Aspects.
| The report will develop fully the eco
nomic aspects Of the war and will have
good deal to say about the wonderful
possibilities of development which lie be-
fore the Balkan peoples.
/ The members Of the commission were
Baron D'Estournelles de Constant and
Justin GODDARD, member Of the chamber
Of deputies for France: Prof. Wilhelm
Paszkowski of the University Of Berlin.
for Germany; Prof. Samuel Train Dutton
Of Columbia University for America: HI.
N Bailsford. for Great Britain: Herr Red
Itch, imperial counselor. for Austria. and
NJ MiIoukoff, the liberal leader in the
duma, for Russia.