Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
THE QUESTION OF ADRIANOPLE.

Simeon Radef. had the impudence TO de.
clare in leaving a meeting of the dele
gates one evening at the home OF NJ.
Ma1oresco: "Ah. now il is finished the
Roumanians have obtained all they wish.
We can now do We wish with the Ser.
vians and the Greeks" When this decla-
ration was communicated To the. Servians
and Greeks and I'm turn to NJ Majoresco
the latter exclaimed:s TRULY those peo-
pie merit a lesson. -
III was rumored and should be MEM
toned only under implicit reserve that
the Bulgarians had been fur
Cholera nished with $4,000 Of the
Co... secret fund which they; en-
ployed to spread tho fear OF
cholera throughout Roumania The
specter of cholera was raised at Bucha-
rest. 1t was spread about adfotly- that
the sooner troops We're withdra Nn from
the cholera infected places I'm Bulgaria
the better" The Roumanian government
certainly on this account was made 10
feel the moral pressure. Was il on this
account that Roumania in the course OF
the negotiations at Bucharest requested
King Constantine that Greece would
accord some territorial concessions that
Greeks and Bulgarians might the more
quickly come to an understanding
All the organs of public opinion al. Sofia
aHected to believe that the treaty OF
Bucharest was an act of spoliation to
the detrfment of Bulgaria, which by her
victories had overturned Turkey and now
had been deprived of her rightful spells
and Inundated. The press accumulated
the attitude of Servia who refused
ecciesiastical and school liberties to Bull
garians IN Macedonia, which would be
included in her new frontier
The net result of these Examinations OF
the Bulgarian press is that If the ex-
pected revision of the treaty of Bucharest
does not accord to the Bulgarian nation
the satisfaction sne requires the peace
signed at Bucharest will not be OF long
duration. And these expressions have
been consecrated by King Ferdinand,
who appears to have lost all wisdom
and prudence by writing in his annual
orders to the army: Recount to your
children and your grandchildren the
valor of the Bulgarian soldier and pre-
pare to complete the glorious work you
have undertaken
AS time goes the sdelights of the
conference at Bucharest begin to make
clear things that were
Bucharest obscure For example.
r.e. the explanation as to
ASAee0' Russia's attitude i'm de-
manding revision of treaty of Bucharest
I'm favor of Bulgaria was not intended
by the Russian government to mark any
deviation of her policy, least of all any
rapprochement with Austria
The responsibility. we are told. lies
with Russia's minister at Bucharest. NJ.
Schebeko The latter was expecting
every day his promotion and nomination
as ambassador to Vienna The desire to
appear sympathetic to the court OF
Austria, where the personal gratissimae
are always given ELUSIVE receptions, was
the cause OF the divergence. This and
nothing more was the real reason of the
noise which created trouble at ST. Peters
burg and Paris.
1t is said of Montenegro that this
worthy little state played the role OF
parent pauvre" or poor relation in the
conference. This is untrue Montenegro
was asked to send a reinforcement OF
1900 men to her allies. the Servians, at
kumanovo. Before their departure there
was signed between Cettinje and Belgrade
a treaty in due form In which ii was pro-
vided in case of condensation the arbitra-
of Roumania might be invoked.
Also, there existed a treaty between
Servia and Greece signed May II 1913
at Saloniki. Already difficulties were ex-
pected with Bulgaria, and the probability
OF war necessitated by the ravenous
appetite of the former ally, Notwith-
standing the confidence of the general
| staff OF the Greek army the military aid
of Servia was invoked. and 1t was APP
preciated.
. &C. Al,
condition that the prospective war ended
| happily, would accord to Servia not only
| all the territories which the treaty of
| Bucharest has actually recognized but o
band of territory west of the Nestos, per-
| uniting Servia to construct a railroad to
| Porto Lagos, and other concessions as to
! Salonki.
| At Bucharest no mention was made of
| this band of territory for the reason that
| Porto Lagos was not accorded to Greece.
| Servia had no difficulties in the matter
of its treaty with Greece. ONLY with the
general staff of the Servian army At
| the moment of the opening ~ the con-
| ference at Bucharest n. Seftiaa a NJ
| was at the gates of Vfiin ~ PasebiFItct
| received a dispatch from the general
staff which said: -Delar me eaHeilis.i}a
of the aP,istice: in a few huurs We viii
| have taken Nidin
The president al the serviai council %
state, DESTROYS not TO create stili ntors
| difficult s;tUal.on. agd S3or
/ Servia'S to gi-e his eolnuatri9ts tha
/ future Template - L ep
nClicn, Vidin went Immediately to
NJ. Venize'os and begged HIM t. hasten
/ the signature of the armistce. VI. Paschi-
witch thus showed the great qualities OF
| a statesman.
Another sidelght upon the proceedings
! of the conference at Bucharest is dis
1 closed The day of the first meeting
when Servian and Bulgarian plenipoten-
/ tiaries met face to face. NJ. Spaaikovitch
/ for Servia advanced toward NJ. Tontchef
/ for Bulgaria and said:
There is here neither conqueror nor
| conquered. and your sadness casts a
J shadow over our joy.
J! The Servian plenpotentiary was right,
| VI. SpalaikoNitch above all others. II was
he, who, with NJ. Guechof. signed
the Serbo- Bulgarian treaty of February.
1912 The days i'm June and July. 1918.
therefore. We're profoundly painful to
these two men. They could not imagine
that when they met in the railway sta
ton at Nisch. 18th of October, 1872
(where they met NJ. Theodorf minister
of finance of Bulgaria, who had come
to ask NJ Paschivitch that two divisions
be sent to reinforce Bulgaria at Adriano-
nlet and heard over the telephone