The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-25

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Bucharest. a dispatch from the Ru-
manian capital says that the king
has called the cabinet to confer with
him tonight. 1t is expected that some
decision VIII be reached at this con-
ference, which will define Rumania's
position in the event Of an invasion of
Serbia by the Bulgars.
Sofia dispatches place the total
number of available Bulgarian forces.
including Macedonians, at 100000
men, not including unframed men and
small class exempted under taxation.
The same dispatch says that the
mobilization order issued today takes
in all classes as far back as 1885, thus
including men up to the age OF fifty
years The Salonica correspondent Of
the Paris Temps places the practical
strength of the Bulgarian army intend
ed as use against Serbia as $4,000
men with 1880 cannon. According
to this correspondent, General Boy
Adjieff has been selected as command
er In the field against Serbia. with
Crown Prince Boris. the titular colonel
commander in Chief. and either Gem
eral Sostofr, now commander of the
seventh division, or General Jecoff,
now minister of war ,as chief of staff
spector general is slated for the war
portfolio in case General Jecoff be-
comes chief Of staff
Predicts Internal Trouble.
The Corriere Della Sera, of Milan.
prints a dispatch from its Sofia cor
respondent indicating that the oppo-
sition to the proGerman policy OF King
Ferdinand and Premier Radoslavoff Is
stronger than has appeared hitherto
and that the leaders OF the opposition
predicted disturbances little short of
revolution If the government per-
severed in its policy. The leaders who
talked thus plainly to the king were
NJ. Malinofr and DIR. s. Daneff. former
premiers. NJ. Geschow, former min
lister at Berlin, NJ. Zanoff and NJ
Stambuliwsky.
The correspondent says That the
audience was hysterical and that
seldom has royalty heard such plain
speaking. He continues:
Protest Against Attack.
Zone by one the opposition leaders
protested against the a venterous
policy of throwing Bulgaria into the
arms of Germany and attacking Ser
bia. holding that such a move was con-
trary to popular sentiment and to
bulgarian interests. They warned the
king that they held him responsible
for the disastrous policy Of 1913, which
resulted In Bulgarias defeat in THE
second Balkan war. and which they
termed criminal policy
The opposition leaders demanded
that parliament be convoked, alleging
that the Radosloff ministry was sup
ported only by a small minority. and
said that IL the government continued
Its present course disturbances of the
gravest character would be provoked.
m. Stambuliwsiiy, representing
che Agrarian and peasant classes. went
further and told the king frankly that
II he obS!nately continued his policy
his life and his dynasty would be i'm
perilled.
King Ferdinand showed resenti-
ment Of the franlness of the leaders.
replying merely that ne would convey
their opinions to the premier.
Greece's military strength, now call
ed to the colors. is in time OF war be-
tween $500 and 100000 men. The
c6ntry has about $4,000 men con-
stantly under arms Rumania has a
peace establishment of 10000 Of
ncers and men and an estimated war
strength about equal to thar Of Bull
CARA. or perhaps somewhat more since
Rumana's strength has not been de-
pieted by two recent wars.