The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-20
Spokesman for Bulgarians, on
Presentation of Peace Treaty,
Blames Former Government
For Throwing County In
Struggle.
GERMANY WILL NULLIFY
ARTICLE 81 AS DEMANDED
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and
Tittoni Agree on Terms to In
sure Italian Nationality of
Fiume-President Wilson Yet
to Assent.

Paris. Sept. 19.-The treaty of peace
between the allied and associated DOW
ers and Bulgaria was presented to the
Bulgarian mission at the French for
eign office this morning at 10:4o
o'clock
After the delegates had been assem-
bled. Georges Clemenceau. president of
the peace conference. spoke briefly in
opening the session. He was followed
by General Theodoroff, head of the
Bulgarian mission.
M Theodoroff spoke for fifteen min
utes. pleading that the Bulgarian peo-
pie were not responsible for the war.
but that the Bulgarian government
had thrown the country into the strug-
gIe- He realized however. he said, that
the people must share the response
bflity.
They are willing to do so.' he said
but they feel that in no way have
they committed such a crime as will
compel them to accept servitude."
King Ferdinand and Vaseil RADIO
slavoff Bulgarian foreign minister in
1914 were blamed for Bulgaria's entry
into the war by M. Theodoroff. He
said the Bulgarian people did not ap-
prove of the German alliance, which he
clysm," but they realized they must
accept part of the responsibility.
I'VE have committed faults he said.
"and we shall bear their consequences
within the bounds of equity. but there
is a punishment no crime can justify,
and that is servitude.
zach OF the twenty seven govern
ments pa-ticipatirg in the conference.
including Rumania We're present.
Frank l.. Polk, head of the United
States delegation. sat on Nj. Clemen-
ceau's right and Sir Eyre Grove, the
new British plenipotentiary to the
peace conference sat on the presidents
left.
Bulgarian delegates. Nj. Theodoroff. NJ
Ganell, NJ. Sakessof, NJ. Stambuliwsky
and NJ. Harzoff. entered after the 9TH
er delegates. who rose when the enemy
representatives appeared. The Bull
garians showed courteous confidence in
their demeanor.
Twenty-Five days are allowed to
Bulgaria to present observations on
the treaty terms.
The ceremony ended at IL o'clock.
Many delays have been presented
during consideration of the Bulgarian
treaty which was presented to the rep
resentatives of that governm mt today
Work on the pact was begun on May
26, but the negotiations with Germany
and Austria prevented the peace con-
ference from completing the CONVEX
tion until late this week
Although the United States was
not at war at any time with Bull
garia, she will be signatory to the !;
treaty for the purpose of adding her
influence in securing observance By
Bulgaria of .he covenant of the league
OF nations which is an integral part or
the pact THIS country however VIII
not be represented on the interallied
charged with the enforce
ment of the financial clauses of the
treaty.
Disposition of Thrace was the sub
ject on which the peace conference
was forced to spend the most time IN
the preparation of the treaty. As IL
develops this question mas not oeeh
finally adjusted, but Thrace is 20 De
excised from Bulgarian territory ana
left under the supervision of the prin-
cipa1 allied and associated powers
which will later announce their de-
cision as to the future status OF the
country. plan by which the port OF
Dedeagatch en- the Aegean sea wouii
be given to Bulgaria with a corrluo.
leading to il similar to that proVlded
for in the German treaty by which
Poland was given access to DanziS ON
the Baltic has been considered, put
IL has never been formally adoptei-
Bulgaria, under the treaty terms, now
e YER. is assured an economic oulise
to tie Aegean.
Berlin. Thursday. Sept 1s--Ine
on foreign affairs OF the
ma tionaI assembly has decided, accord
ing to the Tageblatt. TO nullify aru-
Gle 81 of the constitution. by wnich
Austrian would be given representa-
ton in the German Reichstag- Kurt
Won Lersner. head of the German dele
CATION at Versailles has been instruct
ed to inform the entente powers that
the demand of the peace conference
relatives to article 61 viii be complied
with.
Rome. Sept. 19.-The time limit fixed
bv General Badoglio, deputy chief of
staff. for the Italian troops that left
their posts in the armistice zone
around Fiume and entered the city
viii, Captain d'Annunzio to return to
their command expired last night Lat
ast advices from the scenes of Cap