The sun., 1918-10-02
GERMANY'S GREED
MADE BULGARSQ
Teutons Lacked Ability to
Prevent Break When
Crisis Came.
POPULAR CRY FOR PEACE
Turkey Got Plums While De-
mands of Ferdinand's Min
listers Failed.
Special Cable Dsspatch to TIE Sex from the
London Times Service.


Special Cable Dsspdtch to TIE Sex from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1918; oil rights Seserred.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. From a partic-
ularly we'll informed source here It Is
learned that the failure Of Germany to
prevent the Bulgarian debacle was due
to the lack Of ability and not foresight.
Premier Malinoff OF Bulgaria came into
power with the definite intention OF
making peace this autumn, whether in
conjunction with the Central Powers or
separately, and this resolve had practi-
cally the unanimous and tacit support
OF the army and civilian population.
The difficulties with Germany over the
Dobrudja and with Turkey over the
frontier question, added to the fact that
Germany denied Bulgaria's claim to a
share Of the food supplies from the
Ukraine and int,mated that in the, event
Of general peace negotiations Bulgaria
must not put her claims as regards Ser
bia too high, strengthened the conviction
OF the Bulgarian Government that Bull
garia had everything to lose and nothing
to gain by continuing the war.
Plea Made to Ferdinand.
After the Kaiser's conversations with
King Ferdinand in Germany in August.
the Kings OF Saxony and Bavaria visited
Sonia with the object of personally inffu-
encing King Ferdinand to remain true to
his alliance. The visit taught them the
real power of Bulgaria and that the
country no longer rested In the Kings
hands They also learned that unless
something was done to give Bulgaria
material support and recreate the fight
ing spirit of the army, they could not
prevent the threatened detection.
The result of their representations was
that the whole Bulgarian Government
visited the front in an endeavor to en-
courage the army. but without apparent
| success. AS Germany and Austria were
unable to spare troops. the only alterna-
| tive was to induce Turkey to send ne
endorsements to the Salonica front and
recent discussions OF Talaat Bey. the
Turkish Foreign Minister, in Berlin with
the representa- tives of the German. Aus
trian and Bulgarian Governments were
largely devoted to this subject. Talaat's
price was high and eventually was paid.
This included loan to Turkey of
100000 Turkish pounds (approxi-
mately 100000. 000) and the right to
| occupy Baku. the important oil city on
the Caspian Sea. and settlement of the
favor. fBaku since has been occupied
by the Turks)
In return for these concessions Tur-
key was to send her troops in western
Asia Minor to aid Bulgaria to repel an
expected attack. but Talaat's undertake
| ing was not confirmed by his colleagues
| in Constantinople. Enver Pasha and
| David Bey. Minister OF Finance, ac-
cepted the concessions and acted upon
at least one OF them. but objected to
| lending troops to Bulgaria. raising all
lnta
Double Role Continues.
There is every reason to believe that
| King Ferdinand Is playing his usual
| double or triple role from force OF habit
even when the double game Is no longer
| useful when possible. His appeals &c
former Premier Radoslavoff and Field
Marshal Won Mackensen were only 4
desperate gesture to conciliate the Ger
mans, who he feels rightly enough are
his only reliable support. He know;
that he must abandon them or lose his
| throne. yet foresees that he cannot hold
II long without them. 1t Is almost GER
tain on the other hand that he consented
| In advance to Premier Malinoff's peac,
proposal being aware that Malinor hat
the whole country and the army. includ
ing the General staff. behind him.
Premier Malinoffs policy, which III
secretly developed in the last twt
months. may be described briefly as G
policy OF unconditional surrender. Their
was one condition. namely. that oul!
british troops would be allowed to ente
Bulgarian territory and occupy Sofia
For the rest the Premier and his friend
were convinced that II was the bes
policy for Bulgaria to throw herself al
the mercy of the Allies. trusting to TIL
sincerity of the declarations In favor o
n settlement OF the Balkan question II
acc; rdAnce with the principle of just!c,
and self -determinatioh.
Perhaps 1t was the wisest policy thu
any Bulgarian statesman has taken
but hard one for any one acquainte,
with the inner history Of Bulgaria