The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
\PoiiticaI Leaders Conferred.

\POiiticaI Leaders Conferred.
Bulgarias offer was the result of q
>meeting held on Monday and attended by
all the political leaders OF Bulgaria. in
Guiding Vaseil Radoslavoir. the Liberal
leader. and members OF the Cabinet. II
was not, as German newspapers pre-.
tend. the impulsive act of Premier NAL
mon. according to Zurich dispatches
If martial law has been proclaimed In
Sofia. 1t was, because of repeated anti
German manifestations with n strong
pac;fist tlnge and popular demonstra-
tons in front OF the Royal Palace.
The situation in Bulgaria Is grave
This years crops are poor and the food
situation has entered a more critical
phase. Recent military events have
convinced those who still believed In the
star OF Ludendorfr that the game is
up
The Cologne Gazette to-day, accord.
ing to despatch from Amsterdam. de.
ciares that the consolidation of the
Bulgarian military and political posi-.
ton Is making progress The Bul.
garian Comm1nder-in-Chief Gen. To.
dorow. ii asserts, il acting In accord
with the supreme army command of the
Central Allies. from whom he has asked
instructions
Official Bulgsr Statement.
The official Bulgarian statement. un.
der date OF September -. requesting ar
armistice and possible peace was re
ceived In London to-day. II reads
In view of the conjunoture of cir
cumstanCes which have recently arisen,
and after the position had been jointly
discussed with all competent authori-
ties. the Bulgarian Government, desir-
ing TO put an end to the bloodshed. au-
thorizcd the Commander In Chief OF
the army to propose to the Generals
simo Of the armies of the Entente OF
'Salonica n cessation Of hostilitics and
the entering into of negotiations for
obtaining an armistice and peace.
I The members OF the Bulgarian dele
cation left yesterday evening in order
to get into touch with the plenipoten-
tiar!es OF the Entente belligerents.
| This statement was transmitte,
through the German semi-officisl Wolf
Bureau. which added to the text the fol
lowing note:
The report of the departure Of the
delegation is incorrect.
4 despatch from Copenhagen give
this version OF the Bulgarian decision I,
seek peace:
In accordance with orders of the
| leaders OF the Ministerial bloc tn
! Government at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon made an official offer of an
armistce to the adversary. The
leaders of the bloc are in accord that
the army and the people must main
tain military and public discipline.
which is so necessary for happy
issue in these times which are decisive
for the recently begun work Of peace.
Parliament has been summoned TO
meet on September 80.
The Wolff Bureaus note apparent
was appended prior to the development
reported yesterday OF the Bulgaria
move. which showed that emissarie
from the Bulgarian Government had &c
into touch with the comma der of tn
Entente armies in the Macedonian wa
theatre
The publication in Berlin semi officia
newspapers OF Bulgaria's armistice re
quest was the cause of the creates
panic in the German capital, accordin
to advices received at Copenhagen an
forwarded by the Exchange Telegrap
correspondent there.
Admiral Won Hlntze, the Germa