The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-27
Bulgarian Minister at Athens
Denies Ii Il Directed At Ser
bia and Greece
COMPELLED TO CHANGE
TO ARMED NEUTRALITY
Premier Radislavoff Declares
Bulgaria Has No Aggressive
Designs Upon Amy Other
Peoples

London, Sept. 2s.-The Bulgarian
minister to Greece IL quoted in a
news agency dispatch from Athens
as saying the the Bulgarian mobiiiza-
ton IL not directed against Greece and
Serbia, but Is preventive measure.
taken In case of an advance by the
Austro-German troops as far as Vidin.
This fortified town Is on the Danube.
in the northwestern corner OF Bull
garia. near the Serbian frontier and
just across the river from Rumania.
II figured prominently in the earlier
wars In the Balkans, the surrounding
marshes giving IL strength which re-
sisted the Serbians in the war Of
1kS6-s7.
The minister's statement may be
taken as indicating belief on the part
OF the Bulgarian government that the
Austria n German forces intend to use
this portion of bulgaria surrounding
vidin as II base in their projected at
tack upon Serbia, thus as in the cases
of invasion OF France by way OF Pei
GUM. avoiding the necessity of cross
ing the tro-Serbian frontier, whe re
the Serbs have been making prepara-
tons to resist attack.
significant Interviews.
NJ Ghenadieff, one of the leaders
OF the opposition in Bulgaria. which
has sought to turn the government
from the Germans toward the entente
powers. had long conference with
Premier Radoslavoff on September 20,
according to a dispatch from Sofa.
promising his support to the govern
ment
The Bulgarian minister at Petrograd
had a long interview with Foreign
Minister Sazonoff yesterday. according
10
of the interview were not made pub
Tic.
The Beriiner Tageblatt OF today
date prints an interview by its SonA
correspondent witlh Premier Radts-
iavoff. in which the premier 10 quoted
as saying:
THE events of the world war COM
PEELED US to change from simple to
armed neutrality. The war has APP
prcciably approached our frontiers.
Nobody can say how soon we Will have
to protest our interests. In adopting
armed neutrality we are following the
example OF other neutrals. Our mo-
Utilization at present ia purely defen-
sive ! wish emphatically to say that
Bulgaria has no aggressive designs
upon any other peoples"
Defends Bsigarfa's Interests.
Inc lAkGDtAIt. oi oSpNSfnucI
quotes King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, as
telling the opposition leaders that the
policy which they recommended 10 Ques-
tionabie. adding, MY policy IL clear
and well considered" The same paper
quotes Premier Radoslavon as saying
that for time he was determined to
retire, but that Developments showed
kthat his retirement might have grave
consequences and also that II would
imply that he shrank from responsible
ty. Therefore. he had resolved to re-
main at his post to defend Bulgaria q
intereses as he was sure that the ma
tion had happy future.
King Constantine, of Greece held
a conference with Premier yenixelos
and III. Dusmanis. chief star, today.
an Athens dispatch sent by way of
Rome says. at which Greece's policy
was definitely decided upon. After the
conferences a statement was issued to
the effect that Greece was fully pre-
pared for any eventuality.