Evening star., 1917-09-23
Differences Over Military Aid
May Crystalline in BuIgar Re-
sentiment and Break.
GERMAN PEACE REPLY
FOR HOME CONSUMPTION
Fails to Meet Demands of Allies.
Scheme to Trick Teuton
Factions.
.KERENSKY IS IN DANGER
1ussia's Political Strife Continues,
KERENSKY IS IN DANGER
1ussia's Political Strife Continues,
Though Army Shows Greater
Firmness.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
Bulgaria. the stormy petrol of the
Balkans, is picking a fuss with the
kaiser.
The announcement that owing to
dif1culties which have arisen between
the Sofa and Berlin governments the
kaiser set out post haste to the Bull
garian capital, there to adjust the diff
ferences between the two countries. is
deemed significant. 1t may but fore
sradow the collapse of the quadruple
alliance through the withdrawal of
Bulgaria, and the making of a sepa-
rate peace between King Ferdinand
and the powers fighting under entente
colors. On the other hand 1t may mean
nothing. At any rate there will be
keenest interest in the sojourn of the
German monarch in Sofia. for it is be-
lieved that either Bulgaria will win
her demands that she be not made a
pawn in the German peace settlement.
or. that she will not: she will make it
plain to the kaiser that there can be
no foolishness and that Bulgaria
existence. or she will not. These con-
ferences possibly will determine
whether Bulgaria is to insist on all her
demands on Teutonic powers or
whether the kaiser is to be successful
in pouring balm on long troubled
waters. thereby avoiding a tempest
which undoubtedly would work dis
Aster to his scheme Of things in Eu-
rope.
As announced through neutral sources,
Bulgaria has demanded that the Ger
mans lend assistance in a military
way. 1t being believed in allied quar-
ters that already Bulgaria has a severe
case Of ague owing to the menace Of
entente armies in Macedonia. On the
other hand. Bulgaria, it IL said, has
smphAtically refused to send further
Bulgarian troops to the assistance of
the Teutons.
Gen. Serrail on the Macedonian front,
threatens at any moment to start up
the vardar val
Bulgaria Forced ley or through
to Suffer Greatly. the north of
Nonastir for the purpose of reclaiming
Serbia. The enemy lines in the Ma
cedonian battle regions have been COM
posed largely Of Bulgarians and Turks.
the former predominating. The main
German and Austrian forces sent here
after the overrunning Of Rumania al
ready have been dispatched to the east
ern or italian fronts where they are
most needed. Even large forces Of Bull
Garians are being used on the Dobrud5a
battle line and in other sections OF
RumAnia and on the battle fronts in
Galicia and Bulsowina. 1essening the
chance Of Bulgarian success and reali-
sation Of Sofas dreams In Macedonia.
This condition is unsatisfactory to the
Bulgars.
Owing to her entrance into the war.
which was occasioned by sweeping
German promises of large territorial
rewards in the Balkan regions. Bull
gAria has been forced to suffer increas-
1ng hardships. both from economic ana
Of armies. large as they necessarily
have been, has drained dry the Bulgar-
aan treasury and Bulgaria's continued
assistance in the struggle has been due
largely to the financial assistance given
30 her by Austria and Germany. which
loans have been executed on the most
favorable terms
King Ferdinand. who at all times has
history Of Bulgaria, has listened con-
ptantly to the German siren and while
bis ministers repeatedly have councelled
against many of the steps taken to as
sist Germany, the Bulgarian ruler SO
far has remained loyal to the kaiser.
The suferings of the Bulgarian people
have been emphasized. but so far its
king has seen fit to ignore the constant
restlsssness. feeling confident that . ne
could control any internal situation that
might threaten his dynasty.
sFerdinand's actions have been prac-
tically dictated by the kaiser. Having
emerged from several years. conntct In
1hs Balkans. the BULGARIAN people had
no heart in entering the world struggle
at the behest Of their king. This dis
satisfaction has grown as the struggle
has drasged on. Notwithstanding the
garian roya1ist groups to offset 1t. the
peoples and soldiers at the front have
come to the belief that Germany is
using Bulgaria and that Bulgaria's in
terests are not German interests In any
other respect than to enhance the build
ing up great German commercial as
well as political dominance through
the Mittel-Europia idea.
Bulgarian peoples undoubt edly have
begun to see that neither the central
powers nor Bulgaria can hope to
achieve the things expected. and that
useless. They have no desire to sac
rihce further tens of Thousands of theil
mon in fruitless endeavor to hold Ser
rail in Macedonia. They know that In
the Dobrudja. which has been wrested
from the hands of Rumanians. They
know that Bulgaria is likely to suffer
the loss Of some territory II she con-
There is extreme likelihood that the
peoples as we'll as military leaders op.
posed to the kings policies have forced
Ferdinand to move in the direction OF
q separate peace should Germany not
aighten the present Bulgarian burdens
King Ferdinand Is declared to be one
OF the wiliest rulers in the history OF
the Balkan peo-
Ferdinand, Too, pies. That he il
willy in the per
0eS usole. petuation Of hfs
own selfish power and ends is estab.
lished. He. too, may have become i'm
pressed with the fact that Teutonit
promises are to be as much relied upor
rs all Teutonic promises in the presen,
war. Some time ago. 1t is declared. HI
was flirting with the entente powers IL
the hope OF ekacting some territoria
reward and cash assistance in the re.
habilitation Of his land. in order to sill
out Of the struggle and forsake thu
kaiser. Dispatches have revealed tn,
notable fact that Bulgarian diplomat,