The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-17
TURK AND TEUTON
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story of Great War Plots
BY HENRY MORGENTHAU.

arc not always lived up to. Whether
there was an understanding or not, |
know that the Turkish officials and
the tiermans by no means regarded 1t
as settled that Bulgaria would take
their side, In their talks with me they
constantly showed the utmost appre-
h,ehsloh over the outcome and at one
time the fear was general hat Bulgaria
woul take the side Of the entente,
! had my first personal contact with
the bulgarian negotiations in the latter
part of May. when ! was Informed that
M, NolonGNeff, the Bulgarian minister,
mad notified Robert college that the
bulgarian students could not remain
unit! the end Of the college year but
would have to return home by June s.
Tho Constantinople College for Women
mad also received word that all the Bull
garian girls must return at the same
time, Both these American institutions
mad many Bulgarian students, in most
cases splendid representatives. Of their
country; 1t Is through these colleges,
indeed, that the distant United States
ana Bulgaria had established suCh
friendly relations. But they had never
mad such an experience before.
Everybody was discussing the mean
Ing of this move. II seemed Quite APP
parent. The chief topic OF conversation
at that time was Bulgaria. Would she
enter the war? II 80, on which side
would she cast her fortunes? One day
i was reported that she would Join the
entente; the next day that she had de-
Glded to ally herself with the central
powers, The prevailing belief was that
abe was actively bargaining with both
sides and looking for the highest terms.
should Bulgaria go with the entente,
however, 1t would be undesirable to
laNe any Bulgarian subjects marooned
u Turkey. As the boys and girls In
.ho American colleges usually came
from important Bulgarian families-one
Of them was the daughter Of Gen. Iva
noit, who led the bulgarian armies in
the Balkan wHrs-the Bulgarian gov
ernment might naturally have a partic-
ular interest In their safety,
The conclusion reached by most peo-
pie was that Bulgaria had decided TO
take the side of the entente. The
news rapidly spread throughout Con-
st~antinopie, The Turks were partiCu-
larlN impressed, Or. Patrick. president
II Constantlnople college for women,
arranged n hurried commencement for
her Bulgarian students, which at.
tended. 1t was a sad occasion, more
ike a funeral than the testivity tina,
gartan girls almost in a hysterica
state, they al believed that war wa,
,ulullE Immediately, and that they were
being bundled home merely to proven
mem rom falling into the clutches O
the Turks. My sympathies were 81
aroused that We brought them down t
me American embassy, where we nj
spent Il delightful evening, After din,
Rer the girls dried their eyes and en-
tcrtatned us by singing many OF thei
beautiful Bulgarian songs aud what hal
started as a mournful day thus had
happy ending, Next morning the girl
all left for Bulgaria
fAu MNaEv aft,rN,,rl a.. D,l-.t
minister told me that the government
had summoned the students home mere
y for political effect. There was m
immediate likelihood of war. he said
Rut Bulgaria wished Germany aud Tur
Key to understand that there was sti'
"A chance that she might join the en-
, tente. Bulgaria, ms all Of us suspected
was apparently on the auction block
me one fixed fact in the Bulgaria
r position was the determination to hav
r Macedonia. Everything, said Kolouch
: eff, depended upou that His conversa
ions reflected the general Bulgaria
, view that Bulgaria had fairly won thI
, territory in the first Balkan war, tina
r he. powers had unjustly permitted he
9 TO be deprived Of It, hat 1t was Blu
y garian by race, language and tradition
d, and that there could he no nermaner
\ peace in the Balkans until II was re
turned to its riEhtful possessors. Blu
Bulgaria insisted on more than a prom
c lse, to be redeemed after the wa wa
y over; she demanded Immediate occu
4 patton. Once Macedonia was turne
- over to Bulgaria she would toin ht
4 forces to those Of the entente, Thel
were W great prizes in the game the
being played in the Balkans, one WI
Macedonia, which Bulgaria must hav
. and the other Constautinople. whic
~ Russia was determined 10 get. Blu
g gar'a was entirely willing that Russ
should have ConstAnttrople II she he,
self could obtain Macedonia.
n was given to understand that Il
Bulgarian general staff had plans q
completed for the capture Of ConstaI
tinople, and that they had shown the.
"a plans to the entente, Their urogra
called for n Bulgarian army OF 800
men who would advance upon conRta,
IA ttnople q days from the time the sl
~ nal to start should be given. n
~ promises Of Macedonia would not su
N flee; the Bulgarian must have posse
w sion,
y, Bulgaria recognized the difficulties
the allied position She did not b
H., lieve that Serbia and Greece Won
" voluntarily surrender Macedonia. n
did she believe that. the allies won
- dare to take this country away ire
~, them by force. In that event. x
W. thought that there was a danger IN
y Serbia might make a separate pen
re with the central powers, On the 9th
au hand, Bulgaria would object II Serl
IRE received Bosnia and Herzegovina
ii' compensation for the loss OF Maeedor
Vi she felt that an enlarged Serl
We would he a constant menace to h
zee and hence a future menace to peace
IKE the balkans Thus the situation "
81, extremely difficult and complicated.
les (To Be C%ontinued)