The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-10
TROUBLE is BREWING WITH MEXICO
BALKANS
[By Horny Wood, United Press STAFF
Correspondent.l

[By Horny Wood, United Press staff
Correspondent
(copyright, 1915, by the United Press.
copyrighted In Great Britain
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 9. (V!a Rer-
lin, Aug. 1o.)-euisaria will send her
armies marching against Constantin-
opIe In twenty-four hours II Serbia
Will cede Serbian Macedonia to her.
v. RadosTavon, primo minister to
Bulgaria, and the man who, more than
q year ago today held tho destinlcs
of Europe In hIs hand, made this
frank statement to mo today.
In an exclusive Interview granted
the United Press, tho Bulgarian pre-
mIer for the first time revealed to the
world exactly what Bulgaria demands
In the present negotiations, what she
asks from Austro-Germans for re-
malnlna neutral and what she asks
from the allies for driving the Turks
from Europe, an operation that ad-
mIttedIy would prove the turning point
Of the war for the allies. OF equal
Importance was his reply to the re.
port circulated In European capitals
that Bulgaria, having won Constantine
ople, would demand the Ottoman cap
ltaI as her prize.
"That fear 10 sroundIess." he said
with emphasis. "The international,
commercial and political responsible
tiles attaching to city occupying the
geographical position Of Constantin
opIe are too great for nation that
must always remain small-iike Bull
garIa. .-. .." 2
I'VE will fight for but one end. That
iis to extend our frontiers until they
embrace the peoples Of our own blood,
but that end must be guaranteed to us
beyond all doubt. II we are asked 80
ifleht alone we are ready. II we are
asked to fight with Greece, Serbia and
Rolrrna MIA In a new Balkan alliance,
on the side Of the aliies, our willing
ness remains the same. To the allies
we say: Give US back Serbian Mace
donia and we will fight in the way VIC
can serve you best"
Radcslavoff is the storm center OF
the greatest diplomatic swirl the world
has ever seen. Because Bulgaria
holds the key to the world war, the
diplomatic agents Of every great pow
Ter involved swarm here, their pres
sure centerIng upon him.
bulgaria Is fully prepared and wait
IHQ 10 CUkST SuS "o' 49,
receives adequate guarantees that by
50 doInq she will attain that for which
other nations already engaged are
striving, namely, the realization o.
her national Ideals" said the premier.
"The bulk Of these aspirations lie
In Serbian Macedonia, which with it's
I, SOC, ,oOO Of Bulgarian peoples, was
pledged and assigned to us at the close
Of the first Balkan war. 1t Is still ours
by right, and the principle OF nation
aIity. When tho triple entente can
assure us that this territory will be re-
turned to Bulgaria and our minor
claims In Grecian Macedonia and else
where realized, the allies will find us
ready to fight with them. But these
guarantees must be real and absolute.
No more paper ones can be accepted.
unfortunately our aspirations are
not attainable by direct force Of our
own arms. We cannot go and take
the territories which we feel are right
fully ours.
"Instead they must be ccded to US
bv others In compensation for the par
ticipation Of our arms In the genera
conflict. We have therefore frankly
and openly accepted the offers Of both
groups of powers In negotiations to
that end. Only by dealing with both
sides do we feel we can secure the