New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

These figures show that even then
the Bulgarian population was IN ma
iority over all other races. Seven
years later, when most Of the Turkish
population had left, the Bulgarlans III
Macedonia, according 10 other french
statistics, formed Sl.50 per cent OF the
total population. Since then, however,
this percentage has been reduced con-
siderably, Oh account OF emigration.
There are in Bulgaria to-day about
100000 Macedonian refugees, and many
Macedonian Bulgarians have emigrated
10 the United States IN recent years.
Nevertheless the Bulgarian population
Of Macedonia, even to-day, is at leas'
7g0 600. against 10000 Greeks, Serbs
and other slavs.
These figures, however, are not to be
accepted in racial sense. The Mace
domains who claim 70 be Bulgars arc
Bulgars principally because their ten
dency. toward Bulgaria has, in the
course of time and owing to repressive
methods employed against them by
Greek and Serb alike, become general
and openly expressed desire to merge
with the Bulgarians into single ma
tional unit. The "Bulgar' of Mace
donia looks upon the inhabitant OF bul-
garia proper as his brother, and strives
By every means at his disposal to ell
feet the reunion for which the separa-
ton of Bulgaria from the Ottoman m
pire and the more recent division OF
Macedonia between Greece and Sc. bld
have given the necessity.
The means Of the Macedonian BulGar
toward iris end have been very limited
They have consisted. so far. of the for
nation OF bands known as "comitadyls
committeeman and a persistent atti-
tude Of Iassive resistance toward the
efforts OF Greece and Serbia TO sup
press "Bulgarianism in the parts OF
Macedonia allotted 10 them in the
treaty If Bucharest OF 1913,
"Bulgarianism" Fostered.
The treaty Of Berlin Of 1878 cut into
two almost equal parts the Bulgarian
population OF the Ottoman provinces
on the Balkan peninsula by the forma-
ton Of an independent Bulgaria. Mace
donna still continued a Turkish prov
ince. but the separation of the people Of
Bulgaria from the BulRsrs IN Macedo-
MIA did not sever such ties OF kinshiu
as had existed before. Nor were they
neglected Stambulof. for instance
made it one Of the objects of his life to
foster "Bulgarianism in Macedonia
going TO the extreme, IN one case, OF
presenting an ultimatum TO Sultan Alb
dull HamiQ in which war was given as
the alternative TO the creation of three
bishoprics in Macedonia. The "dicta
tor" was farsighted enough TO conclude
that strong Bulgaria could result only
| from preventing the b. cars of Mace
+ donna from joining some OF the Other
+ Slav groups.
This policy has been carefully nurseC
through the maintenance of "A very &C
4 tive ard almost wholly unselhsh inter
Is. IN the intellectual affairs Of Mace
donia According TO English author
ties there were IN Macedonia anC
Thrace in 1911 Metropolitan bishops
! 1910 priests, 1881 churches. 20.
/ chapels, 10 monasterics. IS higi
schools, 81 secondary schools, 1913 pr
mary schools, 2,266 teachers and 1885.
pupils. OF these 1905 teachers and IS,
$50 pupils were in the part of Macedo
MIA nov occupied by Serbia, while bS'
teachers and 1896 pupils were The
share o. Greece after the partition o
Macedonia. The remaining 672 teach
ers and % 200 pupils were in the part
Of Macedonia and Thrace which Bul
gsria incorporated. or which Turke,
was permitted 20 keep in proportion,
Of about 81 and 20 per cent, Turkey 70
tanning part Of the Bulgsr population
IN Thrace.
In justice TO the Bulgarians. il mus
be stated that against this educstiona
and religious organism, the Greeks anC
Serbs had nothing TO offer. maintainin,
in Macedonia neither churches no
schools Since 1913 many Of the Bull
garian schools have been taken over
forcibly, as d rule. by the Serbian an,
Greek governments. while large mum
Der OF priests have been exiled. Mean
while the Serbian and Greek govern
ments. anxious 10 ode Bulgarize" tn
parts Of Macedonia held by them. ar
employing measures OF repression
which. owing 10 their severity, have no
tended TO conciliate either the Mace
DOMAIN Bulgars or their brothers il
Bulgaria.