The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
NJ F.. CUNLIrFE-OwEN.
\ OVAL visits are not welcome in
6 America-at any rate, in the
y eyes OF the United States Gov

X America--at any rate, in the
/ y eyes Of the United States Gov
ernment and 1t Is evident that
Secretary William Jennings Bryan has
failed to draw the attention OF Mr..
Vopicka, the so distinguished envoy Of
this republic to the Court of Sofia, to
the orders issued by the State Depart
ment In 1902, In the form Of circular.
after Prince Henry OF Prussia's trip to
New York. Washington, Chicago, &c,
instructing diplomatic representatives
abroad to do all in their power to quietly
discourage trips to the United States by
members Of reignng houses.
Indeed, the Administration at WASH
ington Is viewing with considerable
amount Of concern the prospect of the
arrival in this country of Queen
Eleonore Of Bulgaria. This concern
will become downright alarm II, as
has been intimated, King Ferdinand de-
cides to accompany his consort across
the Atlantic to these shores this month.
For throughout his stay here, no mat
ter whether he comes In the strictest
incognito or as a regning sovereign. the
United States Government will be re-
sponsible In the sight Of all civilized
nations for his safety.
1t Is a very heavy responsibility and
one not lightly to be undertaken. For
Ferdinand will run much risk Of harm
not at the hands of any native born
American but at those Of people Of for
eign birth, especially in cases where they
hail from the southeast Of Europe.
That is a part Of the world where
human life Is held SO cheap as to vir-
tually be considered Of no account.
There are many. many thousands Of
Greeks, Servians and Montenegrlns es-
tablished here, actively engaged in
earning not only competence but even
affluence, in perfectly orderly manner,
but who are so passionately attached to
the land OF their birth that during the
recent Balkan wars they dropped their
business. in many instances at a ruinous
sacrifice. and returned home by the
shipload to fight for their old flag. Their
devotion thereto partakes Of the nature
Of actual fanaticsm.
Now all these immigrants froi the
Balkan States just enumerated detest
Ferdinand with deadly savage hatred.
They cannot forget that at the close Of
the first campaign against the Turks
Bulgaria suddenly turned her arms
against her Servian, Greek and Mon
tenegrin allies in order to secure at their
expense the lions share of the spois.
This second war was characterized by
the most appalling savagery. by the dew
astation OF entire districts. with the
wiping out Of the whole population of
thriving towns and villages. through
massacre under circumstances of the
most frishtful atrocity.
In the meanwhile Turkey took ad-
vantage of her adversaries. being thus
engaged in fighting among themselves.
to recover possession of Adrianople and
OF considerable portion of the ter
ritory lost during the first campaign.
The close Of the second war, with
the defeat of Bulgaria, left all the for
mer allies in such n condition of eX-
haustion that they were unable to offer
any opposition to the demands of the
great Powers that they should with
draw from the Turkish province Of
Albania, which they had overrun and
partitioned among themselves and they
were forced to permit it to be consti-
tuted into an independent monarchy
under the rule Of Prince William Of
Wied.
Rightly or wrongly. the Servians. the
Greeks and the Montenegrns hold
Ferdnand's break with his allies as ac-
countable for their being robbed of the
principal fruits of their victories and for
the conversion of Albania into AL OBJ
stacle to the territorial expansion upon
which they had set their heart. They
saddle him with the entire fault and
hate him accordingly.
When in addition to this it is taken