Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28

the past few years to fight in wars.
Big Time in Turkey.
IN Turkey we went to Constanti-
nople to stay FIVE days. ana remained
twelve Every minute Of the time
was that Of lavish entertainment.
The Ministers gave dinners at cluDs.
and we. met all the leading figures in
public life. including the Grand Vizier.
Turkey expressed great friendship for
the United States, and promptly ac-
Hcepted our offer, and will participate
in the exposition
"Our Ambassador, Henry Morgen-
THAI. is popular and Influential there
and used his every infiuence in our
interests. He is making q great sue
cess OF his work. Constantinople is
making great strides toward what
might be termed Western progress.
The scayenger dogs are all killed, the
streets are cleaned they have a
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 were 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. Vopicka is a live and competent
man in this place. We saw no Amer
lean representative while abroad who
aided us more heartily and effectively
than Mr. yopicka. They viii vote on
April Is, and / received a cable In
New York from Mr.. Vopicka, ex-
pressing the belief of success.
Engagement With King.
Mr. Vopicka went with us to Ser
via, where we had an audience with.
King Peter, but owing to the Kings
illness, we had to cancel the engage
ment. The Prime Minister was away
from home and we were unable to
get any assurances as to what Servla
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, at 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-
cialiy impressed with his interest in
his people, and believe that the new
constitution which he framed and had
adopted, guaranteeing to every Bull
garian 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 wei
fare of his people.
Queen Is True Woman.
"The Queen of Bulgaria. is rs wom-
anly woman as ono could imagine.
She is tall, handsome, refined. gentle
and sweet, In nature and bearing
she fulfilIs in every respect ones
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
who 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 Buiga
rians are great admirers of the people
OF the United States, and that the
Queen of Pulgaris will pay visit to
the United States soon. to be able to
make valuable suggestions to her
Government
I'VE had a most delightful visit to
Portugal" he continued Our Ameri-
can Minister is Colonel Thomas H.
Birch, of New Jersey, and he is prov
ing most efficient official
I'VE were introduced to the Presi-
dent and all the Ministers, and many
entertainments were given in our
honor Portugal will doubtless have
a pavilion. I believe that the Re-
public of Portugal has come to stay.
I'VE 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
were 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.
I'VE were granted an audience with
the King, and he at once impresses
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 land Of dreams
and romance, a land Of chlvalry and
history. We went from Madrid to
Todelo, Seville and Grenada and
other points of historical interest
ION the whole I 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 dill 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 l am sure that Roumania,
Servia. Portugal And Spain will en-