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been written by Greek soldiers tc
their families at home, describing the
hidcous toll of revenge they had cx-
acted from the Bulgarians who fell
into their hands. The letter bag OF
the Nineteenth Regiment, Seventh Di-
vision, was supposed to have been cap
tured by the Bulgarians.
The facts are these: Bulgaria found
herself, at the close of the war, over
whelmrd with dishonor and confront
human savagery. In the lust and fury
Of slaughter she had forgotten what
the results might be and must find I;
way out of difficult and embarrass-
ing position. TO distract public at
tcntion from her crimes, and by a
campaign Of libel to confuse the pub
lie mind was her crafty solution of
the difficulty. 1t was an easy method,
method entirely in keeping with
Bulgarian duplicity. 1t was also well
tried plan with which she had the ad-
vantage Of being thoroughly familiar.
She had used it on several occasions,
notably during the years fro.l 1900 to
1903, when Bulgaria terrOriZed the
Greek inhabitants Of Macedonia by
means Of bands Of Comnitadjis, or
ganiZcd and equipped by Bulgarian au-
thority. Macedonia was held by Tur-
key, but these raids were invariably
directed against the Greeks, thousands
Of whom were killed. Bulgarian re-
ports styled this terrorization "rcvo-
lution,' and when at last the exas-
peratcd peasants arose and offered
armed resistance, driving out the ma
rauders, Bulgaria cried aloud that she
was prosecuted. With the assistance
Of Mr.. Bourchier and Mr.. Brailsford,
author Of Macedonia and It's Races.
and one Of the founders of the Balkan
Committo~ of London, Professor Milu-
koff and number of other profession
al defenders Of Bulgaria, she managed
to place great number Of the Eng
lish speaking peoples under the i'm
preston that the Bulgarians had been
wronge' by the Greeks, who were bust
ly decimating the innocent inhabitants
Of Macedonia, all OF whom, from mer-
chant to farmer, were 'purcst Buga-
rian!" Macedonia" they cried, "had
two tyrants, the Turks and the
Grecks!"
Again we see the same tactical move,
Bulgaria treachcrouSly attacked the
Greek and ScrVian armies at Gevgeli,
Pangaion and lstip, and being defeated
and her trcachory exposed she prompt
ly accused Greece and Scrvia OF at
cking HER, "waging war against
their faithful ally and prccipitatinG a
fratricidal struggle" by treachcrous-
ly attacking their comrades in arms"
Bulgarian policy has always baon
one of craft and deceit and she did not
hesitate to use her favorita weapons to
defend herself. The Minister Of For
eign Affairs, Mr.. Genadicff, and Mr.
3ourchcr spent night in the Office
Of the former, and the letters from
elk soldiers" were the result Of
that collaboration. To Mr.. Boucher
must be given the credit OF the idea,
the execution Of which wac the work
of Mr.. Genadieff. The task was easy
for the Minister. he being renegade
Greek, born in Macedonia. and cducat-
ed ct the University Of Athens, where
he matriculated under the name of
Genadios. The characteristic termina-
tion Of Jeff" he assumed when, being
offered Government position, he de-
cided to throw in his lot with the Bull
garians. He is a mercenary, belong
ing to no country and gypsy-like, Of
fering his services and allegiance to
the highest bidder The letters once
written Mr.. Boucher went directly
from the Foreign once to the palace,
whore for two hours he remained
closeted with the king. The royal au-'
dience over, MIR, Bouchicr, acc0mpan-
led by two American missionaries,
took the Oriental Express to Paris, in
order to begin the agitation for the re-
vision Of tho Treaty OF Bucharest.
II may stpm strange to the Ameh-
cah public that an English journalist
should 50 demean himself, but tho fact
Is that Mr. Bourchicr's residence of 2b
years in Bulgaria has made him al
most one of them, and he had recciv-
ed great favors al tho hands of the
Bulgarian Govefhment notably vast
estate~-the Gontlscated lands of the
monastery situated among the noun
tains Of the southwestern frontier OF
Bulgaria which he deprived am
pie revenues. When in 1858 he was
sent as correspondent to the Balkans,
England was openly Bulgarian,
which indeed Is the case today. Mr..
Bourchier found 1t necessary to con-
form to the policy OF England and to
interpret the news with an eye to
British advantage. The pro -Bulga-
rian jolicy, at first n necessity OF hts
almost diplomatic position, has be-
come part and parcel Of Mr.. Rouchler's
personality, and a Great Bulgaria"
has become his dream and aim To
that end he Will underwrite any state
ment however untrue, and seek to
justify any act. however criminal. In
1906 the Bulgarians burned the Crook
40 NJ Of ~ oil IN,
mclia, and drove $4,000 Greeks. al
thpir homec Tho Eraak ponulntiop