New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-29
Balkans Resent Allied
OpertureS to Bulgaria
Negotiations Interpreted in Sofia Meaning Its Coun
try Is Al-Important to AntiGerman Combination
-Firmer Attitude Toward King Ferdinand Urged

ritory In Macedonia. on a promise to be
handsomely treated when the Quadru-
plice divides up the vanquished Austrian
Empire, does not appeal TO Serbians.
They only see tho immediate sacrifice
and not the problematical recompense.
Serbians consider that their interests
on the Adriatic have already been sac
rifced by the Allies in the interest of
Italy and in the Banat Of Temesvar in
the interest OF Rumania, and now. after
all their valiant fighting on the side
OF the Allies. their only reward Is a
demand 20 make yet further sacrifices
and these TO state which, they de-
clare. stabbed them in the back in 1919.
and which is ready to do so again on
the first opportunity.
Resent Offers to Sofia.
Balkan diplomatists consider that In
their policy toward Bulgaria the Quad
ruplice is on n false route. There was
no necessity. they declare, for the AL
lies 10 20 down on their knees before
the Sofia government and implore its
aid BY doing so. they maintain. they
have only encouraged the Bulgarians
TO increase their demands They
further point out that with her usual
duplicity Bulgaria is playing fast and
loose with everybody.
A month ago she received loan Of
S50,000,000 from an Austro-German
banking syndicate. No one can be so
simple as to imagine that at the pres
cnt iuncture the central powers would
permit that much gold 10 leave their
treasures unless they had most
satisfactory quid pro quo. Then, while
the Quadcuplice is negotiating an en-
tcntc with Bulgaria. VI. Rezoff, the no.
toriously pro-German Bulgarian Min
lister in Berlin, and Haiku Pacha, the
Turkish Ambassador TO Germany, both
declare a Turco-Bulgarian treaty has
peen negotiated.
Sofia and Constantinople neither con-
firm nor deny. This, the other Balkan
states point out, is a fresh example OF
the tortuous methods OF Bulgarian
diplomacy.
Suggest Another Remedy.
But their chief argument against
the sacrifice which the Quadruplice
calls on them 10 make to Bulgaria Is
that the policy followed by the Allies
does not represent the only solution.
They declare that Bulgaria is led &c
believe that she and she alone holds
the KEY to the situation. But this
they point out is not the fact. II the
Allies, instead of wasting time at Sofia,
were TO enter into an alliance with
Greece and land 100000 men at Sa-
lonica. Greece could furnish an equal
number, and she would then be re
lieved Of all danger of finding herself
attacked by Bulgaria. Then the Quad
ruplice could call on Bulgaria to take
a decision. as under the circumstances
her neutrality could no longer be per-
mitted. If she declared for the CEN
trail powers, her territory would a.
once be invaded and the march on
Constantinople from the land side be-
gun.
But you would see," said the Bal
kan statesman who pointed out the
possibility Of this solution to me,
that Bulgaria would hasten to come
in on tho side Of the Allies for fear Of
losing everything. If, instead OF i'm
ploring the aid of Bulgaria and offer
ing ali sorts of brides cat other peo-
Mes expense), the Quadruplice had
adopted a firm and energetic attitude,
the Bulgarian army would have been
long ago modified on the side Of the
Allies. The invertebrste policy OF the
Allies has only encouraged the Bull
garians 10 play a game of bluff which
nav end by having disastrous conse-
ouences for all concerned