The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

~ imbued with the Prussian idea.
They dream Of conquest and loot.
Inst year Risov. the Bulgarian min
lister to Germany. ccstatically said:
.Nevcr ruler has SO quickly con-
quered tho hearts of a nation as the
German kaiser did with Bulgarian
hearts. The whole nation Is cnthusi-
astic for Kaiser Wilhelm. His mag
nanimity made us forget the past. He
has presented US with the whole, booty
taken by German troops in Serbia.
worth 80 to 40 millions francs"
About the same time the kaiser's
third son. Prince August Wilhelm, re-
turned the compliment. saying that be-
tween the German and Bulgarian ar
mics there was practically no differ
cncc. ands adding: I'm. Germany and
her sovereign Bulgaria will always
find cooperation"
Dream Of World Prestige.
This kind of thirg has immensely
Increased the Bulgars' ambitions. They
dream of emerging from this war as
world power, an ally on an equal foot.
ing with Germany and Austria. They
expect to give up no territory.
Sofia newspapers speak scmi-Offi-
cially.
Kambana of September 1G. 1916. says
boastfully: with Serbia destroyed
and Rumania partitioncd. this sgni-
| fies for Bulgaria that her territory
| will be doubled. Also this signifies
| the classification of Bulgaria in the
| rank of the great independent nations
| whose word must be considered In the
l ~, s,,tr, - In NNn-
| tons OF the whole world
! The Narodni Prava speaks of Il
quadruplc alliance which is not merely
! political and military. but also eco
| nomic. After the war Bulgaria will
| be able to use the German "A ust rian
network of railways clear to Bagdad
and the Persian gulf.
| July Z of this year The Balkanska
Poshta commented that upon the thir-
tccnth anniversary of the accession OF
| tho Bulgarian czar, news from Ger
many showed the Germans firmly be-
lieved Bulgaria would emerge from
the war as n great power.
BuIaars Were DispIeased.
| F'ostered by Germany and her allies
the Socialists attempted to hold 4
peace confab at Stockholm, proclaim
ing a doctrine of no anneXations and
no indcmnitics. This was designed
| to pleacc the Russians. BY the same
token. it greatly displeased the Bul.
garians. The Utro of Sofia said early
this year:
1.-The deputy. Mr.. Janulov, declare:
the formula peace without annexa'
/ tons. recently adopted by the Russian
and German Socialists, calls for ar
| amendment where Bulgaria is con-
| ccrncd. After SO many revolutions
and wars we cannot admit that tho
unification of the Bulgarian nation Il
equal to an annexation.
Apri! - last kambana commented
on this: 1.-THE formula peace withou
annexation naturally applies only u
the incorporation of alien nationalttie'
! by force and against their will. II on
! speaks of a remuneration of all annex
alton on the part OF the central pow
crs that does not mean that anyon
thinks of leaving Macedonia, the De
brudja and the Morava.
The Narodni Prava, organ OF Prlm
Minister Radeslavoff. puts forwar'
the same idea. This would mean Bui
Earia's annexation of two-thirds
Serbia, a considerable part OF Huma
mia and the Kavala district OF Greece
making in all country with nearl
half the area of Germany and VIII
close to 100000 people.
It would mean an army of over l.
n0O, 900. trained according to Germa
methods, and to bc used by German
in that next war of which she !
dreaming.
And it is this stout ally OF Ger
. many with which we are at peace!