Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
the past few years to fight in wars.
Big Time in Turkey.

twelve. Every minute of the time
was that of lavish entertainment.
The Ministers gave dinners at clubs,
and we met all the leading figures in
public life, including the Grand NiZler.
Turkey expressed great friendship for
the United States, and promptly ac-
cepted our offer, and will participate
in the exposition.
Our Ambassador Henry Morgen-
thau, is popular and influential there
and used his every influence in our
interests lie is making a great sue
cess of his work. Constantinople is
| making great strides toward what
might be termed Western progress.
| The scaVenger dogs are all killed, the
streets are cleaned; they have
splendid street car system, and are
opening a telephone system. They
have two American colleges there
one for young women and one for
young men.
AT Bucharest. the capital of Rou-
mania we We're met by the American
Minister. Charles j. Vopicka, who has
| great Influence in Bucharest He took
us in charge and presented us to the
| King and Queen and Prime Minister
| Mr.. NOpicka is live and competent
| lean representative while abroad who
aided us more heartily and effectively
| than Mr. Vopicka. They will vote on
| April Is and l received a cable in
| New York from Mr.. NoPicka, ex-
| pressing the belief of success.
Engagement With King.
! Mr. Nopicka went with us to Ser
via. where we had an audience with
King Peter but owing to the King S
| illness, we had to cancel the engage
ment The Prime Minister was away
| from home and we were unable to
| get anv assurances a TO what Servia
will do
I'VE went to Sofia, the capital of
| Bulgaria, and every moment of the
| time there was royalty spent. We
were received in audience by the King
and Queen and remained at the pal
| ace, a their request, nearly three
| hours. The King is a wonderful man.
| is about so years of age. speaks per-
| fectly fourteen languages and prides
| himself upon being the most demo-
| cratic King of Europe | was espe-
| cially impressed with his interest in
| his people, and l believe that the new
constitution which he framed and had
adopted. guaranteeing to every Bull
garan subject the right to own three
acres of land exempt from legal exc
cution, has caused the loyalty of the
people in battle which is now the
marvel of Europe. He impressed us
as having his whole heart in the weL7
| fare of his people.
Queen Is True Woman.
| THE Queen of Bulgaria is US wom-
| anly a woman as one could imagine
| She is tall. handsome, refined, gentle
| In n
| she fulhlls in every respect one
| highest ideal of a true. queen The
welfare of the people of her country
seemed to be her chief concern. |
| had occasion at the dinner given by
! the Prime Minister to our party to
express the belief that the Bulgarians
were the Americans of Europe"
! Colonel Andrews explained that
recent sufferings in Bulgaria came
| from the fact that at the close of the
war Macedonia was awarded by the
powers to Greece. and the Bulgarians
| VINO had been living in Macedonia re-
| fused to continue living there, and
/ that they had to be cared for while.
but are now all located on Bulgarian
| territory
Colonel Andrews said the Bulga-
rians are great admirers of the people
of the United States. and that the
! Queen Of Pulgaria will pay visit to
| the United States soon, TO be aole to
make valuable suggestions TO her
| Government
Visit to Portugal.
I'VE had a most delightful visit to
| Portugal" he continued. Our Ameri-
| can Minister is Colonel Thomas Fl.
Birch, of New Jersey, and he is prov
| ing a most efficient official.
| Owe were introduced to the Presi-
| dent and all the Minister'S and many
entertainments were given in our
! honor. Portugal will doubtless have
! a pavilion. | believe that the Re
public Of Portugal has come to stay.
we visited Madrid Spain, with
pleasant anticipation. We found that
! Spain had positively turned down the
| proposition to participate in the eX-
! position, but we made an exceedingly
| earnest and desperate fight and Sc
! cured a reopening of the case. We
| we're especially impressed with the
| high character of men we met there.
| The Ministers showed marked loyalty
to their government, and their earn
| estness to serve the best interests OF
| their country was unusual
! Alfonso Remarkable Man.
we were granted an audience with
! the hlDB, anu ne dL bllNt III ~ No9Nf .
YOU as a man of great mental vigor
a deep and quick thinker and with a
| brain that is always on the alert
There is no question but that AL
| fonso is one of the coming monarchs
of Europe Spain is a land Of dreams
and romance, a land Of chlvalry and
! history. We went from Madrid ia
! Todelo, Seville and Grenada and
! other points Of historical interest.
ION the whole l am well pleased
with the result of the trip. So are
| Messrs. Thomas Rees and COlvin b
Brown. the other members of the
! commission.
I'VE did not visit Italy because Ira
/ Nelson Morris is a special commits
| sioner to that country. The coun-
tries which formally accepted are
| France. Greece, Turkey and Bulga-
ria. and | am sure that Roumania
Servia, Portugal and Spain will en-
| ter"