Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-13
bull GARIk SHOWS
NO OUTWARD SIGN
OF LATE STRUGGLE
Large Part Of the Army Has
Been Denlobilized and War
Has Become Only a Memory
In Minds of Peasants,
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Sofia, Nov p, Cby the Associated
| Press, Bulgaria gives now no out
| ward sign of country having been
| at war. A large part of the army
| las been demobilized. Commercial!
activity has been resumed. the crops
ere excellent, there IS an abundance
tooa in the country, the health Of
the population is good, and every
body is deyoting himself to the active
pursuits of peace.
The war has become only meind"y
| in the minds of the thrifty ana phiio-
sopical Bulgarian peasants, who are
SO absorbed in their agricultural and
household pursuits that they have
little time to think Of the past. Put
all eyes are naturally turned to Paris.
where the destinies of Bulgaria are
being weighed. The attitude of mind
OF the people might be described a3
one Of hoping for the best, but eX-
pecting the worst.
No Loss BY Invasion
Bulgaria suffered no property
damage by hostile invasion or bonn
tardment and los: comparatively fasl
lives by wounds or disease 1t may
lie many years, however, before BpI
garia regains her former financial
position. The war cost her more than
$1,000, 100000. ii she is required to
Jay the allies the indemnity OF $500,
u00, 600 and is called upon TO return
the billion dollars she borrowed from
Germany, her financial position wi II
be the more serious. Her present Wa
liabilities total more than half her
national wealth
The Italians, whose friendship the
Bugarians have been assiduously
cultivaung, have sent large quantities
OF goods into the country The French
have likewise sent a considerable
amount The British have an eco
homie mission here, hut little mel
chandise has come into Bulgaria from
England
The Bulgarian government ana PEG
pie are extremely anxious the United
States should establish active trade
relations with them. There is great
need of farm implements, machinery, |
fabrics, and manufactured articles Of
all kinds, The United States appoint |
ed consul to Bulgaria in May, but
he has not yet arrived in Sofia. Tho
Bulgarians are hopeful he may be able |
to bring the two countries into closer !
commercial relationship There is al
immense accumulation of tobacco and |
altar Of roses which the government
is anxious to dispose of. There has
been so little demand for altar of !
roses, due to the war, that a number
Of peasants have turned their rose
gardens into vegetable farms.
Stores Are Filling Up.
The stores of Sofia gradually arc |
filling up. Goods are filtering through /
from Italy, France and Greece. The I
low rate of exchange, however, has
placed heavy burdens on the local
The Bulgarian franc.
which at par is worth 20 cents, is now
equivalent to only cents The
American dollar and the Greek
drachma (franc) are the only moneys
that sell at their face value
Until peace is signed by all the
Balkan states, the French and Italian
armies may continue to occupy Bull
garia The Greeks now are massed
in large numbers in Macedonia and
along the Bulgarian frontier. The
italians, by their moderation and de-
pertinent have won the favor of the
but the French are eX-
remely unpopular. The French army
las a large force Of colored and other
colonial troops here. The Bulgarians
of FREQUENT attacks on wom-
IN and other disorders by these col
)red soldiers.