The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-17
Shift Of Balkan Issue From
Local to International
Stage Natural Outcome of
the World Conflict.
BULGARIA CONSIDERS
HERSELF THE GOAT
Associated Press Given Semi
official Statement by Lega-
ton in Paris, Setting Forth
Her Side.

donna as the CHIEF stakes and thcl
states ranged against each other or
against Turkey over this rich bone Of
contention, has undergone a complete
change within the past few months.
Some of this Macedonian issue still
remains. between Bulgaria and Ser
hia. but Il Is almost lost In a lar great
cT issue. international instead OF in
ternal. as the two great warring ele-
mcnts In Europe have suddenly recog-
nlzed these little Balkan states CONF
trollcd the high-road from northern
Europe to the Orient-the link be-
tween Germany and Austria in the
north and that vast vista " sleeping
power in the southeast. Turkey and.
the D-ardanelles, Egypt and the SuezI
canal. Asia Minor and the Persian
gulf. and the overland route straight
from Berlin 90 the Far East.
So that the petty Balkan disputes.
which have been going on Tor years
are now suddenly merged into a
greater International drama, in which
the Balkans are a mere Incident. the
supreme issues now being
For the Quadruple Allieg-To hold
the Balkan states intact as far as pos
sible. as a solid wall or huner between
the Austro-Germuus IN the north n
their imperial goal Us the south, Tur-
key. the DardanelleE. Egypt and the
East.
Fog Austro-Gcrmuny-To divide the
Balkans as much as possible, state
against state. with "a prcdominatiug
state. Bulgaria. favorable to the Aus
tro-Gormans' aim Of q direct route
from Germany 10 Turkey and the
Orient.
This shift Of the Balkan issue. maE-
ing II part Of % great information.
game instead Of "a petty struggle OBJ!
small states. has come about within
the last four months The allied pow
crs were slow In realizing u, and their
negotiations with bulgaria and Scr
bia up 90 "a recent date treated the
Question as the old fight over territory
IN Macedonia hut AN the time Ger
many was setting the scenes Go the
larger drlma-thc winning 81 EH'
gar!a and the linking %; the central
powers to Turkey Gad the Near El"f
Each Of the Balkan states has BE-
number Of issues involved Boo ,he Ecw
struggle. some explanation 81 these
has been gathered from official aud
! diplomatic sourccs-Scrbian Bulgar-
ian. GreciIn and Human u-lud
other available quarters. showing tho
respective viewpoints about us toll
lows.
Bulgaria considers herself the ar-
ErieVcd party OF the jalbuus. she
! claims 70 have dome most Of "a,
nghtins against Turkey over Mace.
donna, and 10 have received me least
OF the reward, the bulk going Co Ser.
bia ana Greece, which, Bulgaria
claims did not DO the hard i9hting
'Thc bulgarian legation furnished the
Associated Press with u pamphlet re-.
.lViow Of is case, showing the follow
ing distribution OF the territory take.
from Turkey:
serbia. with the smallest tcrritIg'
before the war, received 80 600 suuar,
kilomcters. Of which 10000 we're fct.
llule. and added 1900. 600 90 her popu.
E l%latlon.
y greece. next smallest In area uui
population, gained $4,000 square kl
D. lometcrs, OF which $4,000 were FER
.Iulc. and added 1900. 900 90 her popu
/. llatiou.
i bulgaria, the largest in area an,
lpupulntlon. received only Boot
a sluarc kilomotcrs, OF which none were
g fertile, and added only iOD, 600 20 it
r. population" Then follows his cV
4 ploslvc official statement.
/, lis this possible Yes' And be
s. cause of it this is what Bulgaria de-
mauds. she is not satisfied with sucl
a division; she demands a new ono
she shuts her ears 90 proposals OF
Balkan union in which she pays al
the expense
Bulgaria has issued another pam
phlct. printed ~ the royal printing
establishment at Sofia, entitled, "HIoy
tho Serbs Behave in Macedonia xiv
ing detailed accounts 81 alleged atroc
titles ia serbia's part OF Macedonia
against priests of The bulgarian stat
church. These accounts are harrow
20 ing In the extreme. alleging that ID
4 some cases Bulgarians were crucitied
others buried alive, others torture'
I until they died, with names an'
q places. This pamphlet Is given as al
e. evidence OF Bulgaria's claim that he
- people In Macedonia are bcinl
| crushed.
Another of Bulgaria's allegations
% that Rumania took $3.50 square Vi
o. lomoters OF Bulguria's Black sea from
I while her hands were tied during tn
4 struggle with Turkey This Black sci
country added 100000 people % Ru
I mania's population The people ar
o. Rulparians. according Co Bulgaria, an
y she wants them back, and the blnrl
{ sea front too.
Aside from these official claims
there are reports 90 other aspiration
5 of bulgaria. King Ferdinand rs sah
r Go foresec another great BF1aniihl
p empire IN southeastern Europe. Will
- himself as the first czar of Byyantiuui
I The realization 81 this dream woul'
70 mean the absorption N the Balkan
r states into Bulgaria, and her cNolu
ton into nm empire stretching 10 tn
Bosphorus. Cherif Pasha, the Turk