The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-04

/ "A the report Of the commission
which says in conclusion
The case against ne Bulrntians
which remains after Il c|ritirsl exam
i%nation OF the evidence. is sufficiently
grave. In each case the Rulsarians
acted under provucatlou and in each
case the accusation II greatly cxag-
Eerated, but their rcprlsals were nom.
TIE less lawless and unmeasurcd
The commission iudgmcn' on re-
! ported excuses committed by the
/ Greeks amoug the Bulgarian peas
pntry was founded On vivid narratives
told by eye witnesses fof whose yer-
acity The commission holds Itself re-
sponsiblc. An intelligent Bulgarian
boy Of fourteen who escaped the ON
slaught of tho Grcegs by feignins
death, told the commission that ne
, saw his mother shot and killed 0y q
Greek cavalryman. that he saw his
village burn, and that a Greek trooper
had all but Killed him with a revolver
shot and sabre cut, the marks NJ
which he bore The story was core
roborated and 81 was the opinion OF
the commission that the incident was
typical.
hAAfN'F NhANftfN lfAhlNNNk AA
village OF Akanicii satisfied the COM
mission that, although the village
submitted from the nrst. IL was sacked
and burned the Greek troops ave
themselves up openly To O. dchauch ~
lust. and thai many OF The peasants
Wero killed waatonly and without
-provocation The mass OF evidence.
R%ccording To the report goes to show
that there was nothing singular In
the eases which the commission itself
Investigated. In one instance "a NUM-
her Of Europeans witnessed the brutal
conduct Of q detachment of GrceK
regulars under three officers, Fifteen
wounded Bulgarian soldiers took reg
uge In the catholic convent of PAIL
ortsi and were nursed by tie sisters.
Father Allonti reported this fate To-
the Gyeek commandant. whereupon e.
detachment was sent To search for a
Bulgarian chief who was not there.
In tho course OF the search the Bul-
garlan Catholic priest was severely
noggcd In the presence OF Greek ofii.
GERS. 4 Greek soldier attempted to
violate = nun. Eve Bulgarian women
and u young Girl were tortured and q
large number ot peasants carried 0n
go prison without reason. Tho officer
In command threatened To KIN Father
7 Alloati on the spot and to burn down
the convent.
III such things could be done 10
Europeans IN q building under the
protection OF the French nag, con-
tinues the report, 1t IL not diticuit
to believe that bulgarian peasants
Jared incompnrahly worse DeniIi
unfortunately is Impossible. No Ner-
dict which could he based ON the cNi-
dencc collected hy The commission
could De more severe than that whien
Greek soldiers have pronounced upon
themselves
4 series OF twenty-five letters writ
ten by Greek soldiers. containing DEF
mite avowals OF the brutalities they
had committed, were studied vita
particular care hy the commission.
The commission was unable to IN
form itself fully on the conduct of the
Servian army toward bulgarian non
comhatants. but IL regards the desc
late waste Of burned villages az sig
nihcant. No moral judgment Is ven
tered upon the conduct OF the Balkan
races. Partial c-ondonement OF their
onenses Is found by the commission b 0
the fact tina the Balkans grew up
amid Turkish models of WARFARE. the
memory OF which was sim ar ope1
wound.
In q subsequent chapter there Is au
exposure OF the atrocities committed
at Adrinnople by The pulgaTiaus aud
reprlsals by the TURKS. The recital
Of murder. massacres. torture. pill
-. ~ 80. anl .avas.H.D H. hi. aRHHaI.
ties is continued. Instances includs
the drowning Of furty-hVe Turks at
Kavaeatch by Bulgnrians. the muir
dering Of three hundred people IN
and about Rodosto as @ Turkish re-.
Trisal. A Greek report states th't
the Turkish army killed. burned aud
disburscd a total population Of - o
500 In the MalEarn district.
In commenting on the Bulgarian-
SerNiau Country the commission sayt'
The things we have prescribed, h'r-
rible as they are, are evidence OF IA
abnormal condition which cannot
continue. Natufc herself revol's
against such exCesses as CIV haVc oO-
served on the part OF both adver-
sarics.'
After a chapter on the War and
International Law aud a considora-
ton OF the economic consequences OF
the two wars. the commission closes
its report with conjecture as TO the
future Of Macedonia
What Their is the duty Of the civ
ilized world IN the Balkans" con
cludos the report. especially of those
nations who hy their location and his
tory are free from International en-
tanglcments. II II clear In the first
place that they should cease TO ex-
plot these nations for gain They
should encourage them 90 make arbi-
tration treaties and insist upon their
keeping them. They should set a good
example by seeking a judicial settle
mcnt OF an international disputes.
, The consequences OF the recent war.
, economic. mora and social are dread
ful enough 10 justify any honest et'
fort by any person or rs any nation
Ia alleviate the really distressing SIT
uation.''