The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-06
FOUGHT TO PROTECT MACEDONIA
Russia Issued Mandate That Re-
suited in Decisive Defeat
POWERS MAY CALL CONFERENCE

New York, Sept. 6.--Constantinc |
professor of English lit !
eraturc i'm the University of Sofia, Bul- !
garia, has written a letter 10 friends |
in New York in which he defends |
Bulgaria from the allegations freely |
made against her that she was the
aggressor in the latest Balkan war.
and that Bulgarian troops have COM
mtted a series Of atrocities in south
eastern Europe
The letter is dated Sofia, where
Professor Stephanove resides, and
was written in August, shortly after
the conclusion of peace at Bucharest.
The writer begins by describing the
isolation in which Bulgaria had found
herself for several weeks past, Her
enemies, Servia, Roumania, Greece
and Montenegro conspired to make it
prac ctically impossible for Bulgaria to
communicate with the outside world
during the first months of the fight
ing. taking advantage of this condi-
tion to circulate abroad statements
concerning the progress of the war, all
rejecting on Bulgaria.
Charges a Conspiracy.
He then outlines the secret treaty
concluded last May between Turkey
and Greece, by which Greece guaran-
| teed Turkey armed assistance for the
reoccupation Of Adrianople, Turkey IN
return pledging her support to Greeco
for the seizure of Thrace. Tho con-
spiracy of Servia. Roumania, Greece,
Montenegro and Turkey against Bul-
garia is characterized as one of the
most complete recorded in history. and
a distinct and notable phase of this
concerted action was the circulation
Of baseless and ying reports, all des-
tines to injure Bulgaria in the eyes OF
the world, and which Bulgaria was at
the time powerless to refute or deny.
Continuing his interesting presenta-
ton of Rulgaria's side of the case,
Prof. Stephanove writes as follows:
The charges that Bulgaria was the
aggressor in this warfare in which
her former lilies were arrayed against
her. is unjust and untrue. Bulgaria
did her utmost to persuade SerVia Ia
ulfll the stipulations of the Serbo-
bulgarian treaty for the protection OF
Macedonia. hut without success. II
was for the freedom of Macedonia that
Bulgaria engaged in the Balkan war
with her army still at Tchataldja and
,;allipoli il was unthinkablc that Bul-
garia should declare war upon hei
former allies.
"Servia and Greece naugurated Z
series al cruel attacks meanwhile
upon the Bulgarian population %
, Macedonia Thousands were impris
oned, maltreated, and many even SUI
fered death; other thousands ESCAPED
} into Bulgaria. Then followed tn
r Greek riots at Series, Angista. Negrit
t ia. etc, In which many Bulgarian sol
5 diers were killed from ambush b!
Greek bands The Bulgarian outpos
$ at Angista resisted, and i'm revenge tn
: Greek general staff planned the at
$ tack ON the small Bulgarian garrison
2 at Salonica.
:. Appeal to Russia Futile.
Z "'There were other similar slairnish
g es on the border. What could Bulgar
:. ia do? She appealed to Russia, Tn
= prhiter of the Serbo- Bulgarian treaty
o but Russia refused to act. she ap
: pealed also to the powers, but her or
d was ignored. Servia and Greece, for
titled by their secret understanding
with Roumania and Turkey, rapid
became uubearable i'm their attitude.
part of the Bulgarian troops a
Adrlanople and Tchataldja had bee
n brought across the border into Mace
" donia by June 80 The burning an
looting of the village of Ileto. by IN
Servians was the first serious Inc
: dent to provoke war. Macedonia
: leader named Arbeza retaliated on u
,e Serviaps for this attack. and the 70
D. lowing dsy the S;ervians advance
Il against the regular Bulgarian arm
m The Bulgarian troops retaliated an
IF drove their enemies back for dis
lie tance of twenty miles.
"That same day the fighting becan
general all along the border. Bulgar
was attacked by Servians. Greeks an
Is Montencgrins. Against the entll
,o Creek army of 100000 men Bulgar
m had barely 10000 men under Gener
~ IvanoiY. Nevertheless, on the first ar
second days of the lighting. Bulgar
: routed her enemies. infiicting tremef
dous losses
70 The defeat of the Servians and Il
60 Greeks was complete, when to q
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