The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-06

treaty signed May 80, 1913. The treaty
of Constantinople further Inundated
IEer.
The treaty of Bucharest compelled
Bulgaria to surrender Kotchana, Isa-
tib and Radovishta to Serbia and Sa-
lonika, Dorian, Demirhissar, Seres,
Drama and Kavala to Greece. She was
shorn of her prizes and I-er old pos
sessions wrested from her.
Bulgaria's position in the present
war was recently summarized by F.
NJ. Mattseef, former Bulgarian minis
ter to Greece (on March 6, 1915,) as
follows:
Bulgaria wants the treaty of BI-
charest abrogated, the execution OF
> t e treaty Of London and the fulfill
ment of the st. Petersburg conven-
ton. She wants to retain the position
and rights which the Serbo-Bulgarian
treaty gave hor. T-us only can tie
treachery of Serbia, Greece, Rumania
and Turkey be blotted out; on those
terms alone can a satisfactory settle
ment be arrived at in these Balkan
countries"
Tnis statement mentions four conn-
tries toward which Bulgaria O. erishes
enmity, but does not include the coun-
try against which he holds her major
,grievance-Russia.
By the treaty between Serbia and
Bulgaria, Russia was virtually ell
trusted witt, tie guidance of all the
future actions in the Balkans.
Russia is blamed as the great power
which forced the ignoble settlement at
Bucharest upon Bulgaria.
More intense than tie feeling
against Russia, is the bitterness in
Bulgaria against Roumania. 1t is as
serted Rumania aided Russia in fore
ing the treaty of Bucharest upon Bull
garia, threatening to occupy imma-
diately the Bulgarian capital, Sola,
with Rumanian troops in case the dis
honorable peace was not signed.
TIE boundary fixed by tie treaty of
Bucharest was extremely complicated.
Bulgaria was left with Strumitza, in
Macedonia, and 70 miles Of seacoast
on the Aegean, between the towns of
Mesta and Martha.
But the Serbo-Greek boundary was
so drawn that Monastir became Ser
bian and Vodena and Florina fell to
Greece.
After this settlement it remained for
Bulgaria to make a treaoty with Tur-
key, but Bulgaria had been left pros
trate, in no condition for a ddird war
with the Turks, and was compelled
again to yield.
Turkey compelled the Bulgarian en-
voys to renounce their claim to De-
motika and Kirk Kilisseh and in this
way Turkey managed to get territory
beyond the Martha river.
By the treaty of Constantinople,
signed September 20, 1918, tire Turho-
Bulgarian line was traced up tie Ma
rita river to point near Mandra, and
then west of Demotika, leaving both
that town and Adrianople to Turkey.
Indeed, the Bulgarian concessions to
i Turkey was practically doubled in ex-
! tent over tat allotted to Turkey by
the treaty of London.
These two settlements left Bulga-
ria with manifold grievances. The
! little country had her back to the wall
nothing but enemies all round.
j Every month since has served to
make more intense these antipathies
and the outbreak of tie present war
suddenly gave Bulgaria its opportun-
ity. Again Bulgaria became factor
in politics, not only in the Balkan
states, but far beyond them. From
H.e outset of the confct it became
apparent that Bulgaria dominated the
situation and by action could at any
moment embroil large part of Ed
rope that had remained quicsccnt.
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