The Washington herald., 1918-06-09
Minister Michailovitch in
Washington Makes Stir
with Accusation.
STEPHEN PANARETOFF
OBJECT OF ATTACK
Bulgarian Minister Said to
Have Sympathy Too
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COMMISERATION PROMPT
AT TIMES OF OFFENSIVE
When Enemies of Serbia Start Hos
tile Action. Kind Words to
U. S. Are Spoken.

NJ. Stephen Panaretoff, Bulga-
rian Minister to the United States,
was yesterday charged by the Ser
bian Minister, NJ. Lioubomir Mich
ailoyitch, with rank hypocrisy in
his frequent expression of sympa-
thy and friendship for the United
States.
Widespread interest has been
aroused in diplomatic quarters by
the attack, in view OF the fact that
the United States government has
persistently refused to sever diplo-
matte relations with the smallest
OF Germany's allies. Commenting
on a recent interview given by
Minister Panaretoff to American
newspapers, Minister Michailo-
witch, in his statement issued last
night, says:
Sympathy Quick.
TT is to be noted that whenever
the central powers or their allies,
Bulgaria and Turkey, achieve a sue
cess Of any kind the Bulgarian official
and unofficial agents In neutral or al
lied countries Immediately start ex-
pressing their sympathies for our al
lies and especially for the United
States.
when the Bulgarian troops are re-
inforcinS the Salonica front, in order
to permit of German troops from
that front being shifted to the west
ern front against the French and Eng
lish and American troops. the Bull
garian official representative declares
here that an attempt to send Bull
garians to the western front would
cause a revolution in his country.
HumIIiatfng Treaty.
when. thanks to the collaboration
of Bulgaria, Rumania has been
crushed and a humiliating treaty oi
peace imposed upon her. the BuigarI IN
minister states that the Bulgarians
are indignant over the terms Of the
treaty of Bucharest and numerous
demonstrations have occurred and an
entire division Of Bulgarian troops
have been recalled, because Of a yio.
lent demonstration staged upon re-.
ceipt Of the peace terms
1t is quite probable that the Bull
gaTian division was withdrawn from
Rumania, but ii was in order that it
should be sent to the Salonica front
against the English, French and
Italians, allies of the United States,
and the Bulgarian Minister urges his
government that the present poIicy
towards the United States be con-
tinued.'
Follows Sub Attack.
II must point out that all these ex-
pressions Of sympathy of our enemies
| usually occur when they are starting
some action against US, and in the
present case, the latest statement by
the Bulgarian Minister happens on
the day following the submarine at
tack on American shipping and
American citizens.
IF these enemy agents either OBJ
served silence in such moments or
expressed their regret for the losses
Of the allies. one could suppose that
they were in sympathy with us and
that they regretted what had hap
pened, but when they state publicly
what the Bulgarian Minister stated,
believe they are dangerous"
Panareton silent.
Stephen PanaretofI. the Bulgarian
Minister. refused all comment or
either the statements of the Ser.
bIan Minister or the insinuatior
that his ON Panaretoffs) utter.
ances were connected with the visit
of the U-boat raiders.
He has from time to time in.
sisted that the aims of Bulgaria ar,
clearly defined in the war and thai
she has never declared war on tn,
United States. or even against tn,
allied nations Of Europe. He ha!
frequently asserted that only Ser
bia is Bulgaria's enemy, and he ha.
expressed conciliatory sentiment.
toward Russia and Rumania-
At the State Department IL wa.
explained that Mr.. Panaretoff's onl,
means of communication with hi!
government was through the Stat,
Department. and that all Of hi.
messages had to go in plain Ian.