New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-04
Petrograd Reveals Secret
Telegram From Berne
Charge
Encroaches on Serbia
Allies Declared to Favor Ma
tional Aims of King
Ferdinand

PETROGRAD, Nov. 29.-The de-
mands Of Bulgaria for territorial
gains, for the consideration Of which
conference of The Central Powers
was called at Nish, are outlined in
secret telegram from the charge DAT
flares at Bernc to the Foreign Office.
The telegram IS dated September %,
1917, and is based on information re-
ceived from q Turkish officer who had
just arrived in Berne.
Bulgaria. the telegram said, je-
manded that her boundary be from
Moravia to the junction of the Dan
ube. including Nish, Serbia; along the
line from Nish to Prshtina and along
the upper Vardar River to the Albani-
an and Greek frontiers; also Monastir,
Salonica, Sores, Drama, Kavala, with
the frontier reaching the sea. The
whole Of Dodbrudja (Rumania) als'
was demanded.
Claims from a Bulgarian source cor
roborate the above, with an addition
al demand for the Valley of the tt
moka separating Serbia and Bu!-
garia), together with the towns Of
Prot and Nrania Serbia.
Attitude Of Allies
A dispatch from the charge d'afTaires
at Berne, dated September %. 1917, re-
lates conversation between the
Archimandritc Stephen and a British
diplomat TO whom he was introduced.
but who refused TO give his name. The
Briton is quoted as having spoken Of
making use Of Japanese and Greek
forces and as declaring that the Allies
had decided again to show their good
intentions toward Bulgaria, whose ne
tional aims. he said. could be fulfilled
by the Entente. The Archimandritc
was given to understand that the En-
tente would not insist on the removal
Of King Ferdinand.
"The diplomat intimated," the tele-
gram OF the charge continued, that
Bulgaria could hope for Dobrudia. He
also spoke of the independence of
Macedonia. Stephen answered that he
would like to see the Russian repre-
sentative, as Bulgaria's sympathy had
increased since the revolution, and Rug
sias participation was necessary IN
view OF her interest in the Dardanelles
and Dobrudia. The Archimandrite eX-
pressed the opinion that a Bulgarian
Dobrudja would necessitate Ru-
manian Bessaraba, which would hardly
be compatible with Russia's interests.
"The Briton exclaimed Russia does
not exist any more! and tried to eX-
plain his statement by saying that Rus
STA was so busy with internal troubles
that she had no time for an interna-
tional policy. lie added that Great
Britain was acting in the interests Of
all the Allies and asked stephen to
name as soon as possible the minimum
demands Of Bulgaria"
Russian Paper Subsidy
A telegram from the same source,
dated September 25, said the Germans
were seeking persons in Switzerland to
issue a Russian newspaper, with the
idea Of increasing the disaffection IN
Russia. The telegram said the Ger
mans were willing to spend large sums
for distribution of the newspaper on
the Russian front.
There also was published to-day a
telegram from the then Foreign Minis
ter. NJ. Terestchenko, to the Russian
Ambassador at Madrid, instructing him
in the event Of the King or the Spanish
government approaching him with re-
gard to the Austro-German proposition
for peace, that the ambassador should
inform them that "the decision of the
Russians to carry on the war remains
fixed, as was clearly emphasized at the
Moscow conference" The ambassador
also was to say that il was a great mis-
take "for neutral powers to think Rus
sia's interest in peace would agree with
any conditions they might attempt to
thrust upon her"