Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-19

Rome. Aus. iG.-Rnnev ed efforts are
being made by tho diplomatic repre-
sentatives of England, Prussia. Franc,
and Italy to induce Serbia 20 grant the
territorial concession asked by Bull
+garla as her price To-: entering the wa,
on the side of the allies.
Bulgaria, accoruing to q statement
by her premier, v. Radoslavcff. is
ready to sead an army marching
II she is given Macedonia. Serbia is
the stumbling block. because she re-
fuses to cede Serbian Macedonia,
Whlch she wrcstcd from Bulgaria In
the second Baii;an war.
An effort is now being made TO in
auce SCRIBE TO part with Macedonia
on promise .. receiving Bosnia and
Herzegovina With an outlet on the
Adrlatic n an i@d:rect outlet through
croatia, at Ftuine. il the event Of a
quadruple entente victory.
Ssrbia Holds Up Allies.
Serbia apparently realizes she has
the whip hand in the present negotia-
tlohs and proposes TO bargain to the
best advantage, Tic uuadruple entente
powers arc arguing that Serbia should
not let her rational aspirations stand
IN the way of an early victory for her
self and her allies, particularly as fail
ure fer them doubtless wo.ud mean
inc enc OF SerDla.
Greece is ployins a similar role.
Greece has = strip of Macedonian ter
rltory which Bulgaria wants She pro-
poses to sell it now at the highest pos
sihle price. I'h Greek and Serbian
parliaments will meet next week. Def
mite developments arc her expected.
BY the treaty Of Bucharest, at the
close OF the second Balkan war, h a
portion of Macedonia which had been
obtained by Bulgaria at the close Of
the first Balkan war was taken from
her and divided between Greece and
Serbia. Bulgaria also lost to Eumania
a strip of land from the Black sea to
he Danube and was compelled to cedc
back to Turkey not only Adrianople
but the battlcfiells Of Kirk Kilisse,
Lule Buroas and Tichorlu. where her
soldiers had Won victories over the
Turks.
Bulgaria Heavy Loser.
The loss of Macedonia was q heavy
blow, that part which was taken from
her being inhabited principally by Bull
garians. The second Balkan war came
on as a result of a dispute as to the
division OF territory won from Turkey
In the first war.
Bulgaria was arrayed il tie second
war against Greece, Serbia and Mon
tenegro, n vas forced. in the end, to
make the territorial concessions tc
them. Rumania threatened Bulgaria
with armed force aud eNacted territory
as the price Of her neutrality. The i'll
feeling created by the terms of this
peace agreement has been the principal
obstacle with which the entente powers
nave had TO contend in their efforts to
revive the Balkan league and enlist the
support of these nations in the war.
Bulgaria Has Whip Hand.
The position of Bulgaria is how plain.
All she wants is Serbian Macedonia
For that she is bargaining with both
sides. If the allies get it for her she
agrees to actively help them in the
campaign against Turkey. If the Ger
mans get it for her she pledges to re-
main neutral. She does not want Con-
stantinople or any additional prize.
Bulgaria is ready to fight. Her army
is we'll equipped and provisional. If
her differences with Serbia and Greece
are composed, there is no question
about Rumania's participation in q
new Balkan league. Bulgaria main
tains she wants nothing but the at
tainment of her national aspirations.
namely the recover of Macedonia, in
which 100000 persons OF bulgarian
nationality reside.
Bulgaria wants the goods delivered
before she pays the pr!ee. She holds
that she got the worst OF the deal I'M
der the treaty Of Bucharest. n she
now insists that the territorial trans
fers demanded be made before she
actually takes up arms. In the
language of Premier Radoslavoff:
These guarantees must be real and
absolute. No more paper olea can be
accepted"