Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-09-27
BEATEN BUL.GARS
J Get PEACE TERMS
ENJOYS DisCIaim Crimes and
Protest Against Servitude
Sentence.
TO PAY s45O.000,000 IN GOLD.
Serbia Gets Part Of Western Front
Western Thrace Given up-Army
Cut to 20 ooo--Naval and Air
Forces Surrendered

Paris. Under the terms Of tie
treaty of pcac" with bulgaria. the de
fcaicd Balkan nation agrees TO:
Reduce her army to 20 900 men anc
gendarmerie to 10000.
Surrender her warships and sub.
marines to the Allies.
Recognize the independence Of
Jugo SIavia and return property taken
from that state during the war.
Cede western Thrace to the Allie.
for future disposition.
Modify her frontier in four places ir
favor OF Serbia and compensate Serbia
for stolen coal
Pay s45o.ooo. 900 in gold as repa
ration for damages.
Renounee the treaties OF Brest.Li
tovsk and Bucharest.
The treaty of peace between the
allied and associated powers and Bul.
garia was presented To the Bulgarian
mission al the French foreign office.
After the delegates had assembled
Georges Clcncnccau president of the
Peace Conference. spoke briefly in
opening the rsiou He was followed
by General 1hrodorofl. head of the
bulgarian mission
NJ Thcndnroii spoke for fifteen min
utcs pleading that the Bulgarian pa
pie We're not responsible for the war
but that The Bulgarian government haG
thrown the country into the struggle
lie realized. however. he said. that the
people must shar" the responsibility
"Ihry are wiling Ia do So, he said
''bu feed HAT in III way have They
committed such crime rs win CON
pei them "a accept S"rvitudr
KIM Ferdinand and Na>cll RaduSln.
von, Bulgarian foreign minister In
1911. were blamed for Bulgaria's entry
into the war by VI Thcodorpn. II,
said the Bulgarian people did not np
prove Of III" German alliance which.
he declared. "rainr 10 them rs q
catnclysm." bur they realized th"A
must accept part Of tn" responsibility
eve have committed faults" he
said "and we shall bear their con
sequences within the bounds Of equity
hut there is Il punishment nn crime cai
justify, and that is Scrvitudo."
Each of The twenty seven govern
mcntS participating in the conference
including l;uluanla, was present. Frank
l.. Polk. head of the United States
delegation. >tt nn VI Clcmenrcau'-
right aul >a Eyre Grove. the new
British plruip"t"ufary 10 the '"ac,
Conference. SAT 90 he presidents left
The bulgarian Delegates. VI Th"odn
roff VI G@tuon. VI Sakrs>of NJ STAN
ouiliw>ky AMI NJ Ilarzoli, entered after
the other Delegates. who rose whcl
the cn"my representatives appeared
The Bu2ariau> shaved courteous con
idencc in their drncanor,
The delivery Of TIA" treaty wa
marked by little ceremony. Led by Gen
Thrndnrnn lie I:ustrinns entered ia,
foreign "llicc. their dark vi>agt> show
ing not a trace of cmntiou. contrasting
sharply with the pale. drawn coun
tcnaucrS displayed 10y the German
Observation-Disclosures nj the Versailles core
mony and with pr Rrnn"r's almost
jovia appearance on the occasion ii
the Austrian treaty signature NJ 81
Grrmain
They were uShrrrd into the large
dining room where the plcnary sessions
of the Pcar" Conference formerly
were held a departure from III,
course adapted with the German and
Austrian dclr.atinnS. which We're not
allowed 10 come Ia Paris
The Iulgarinu~ have been in Paris
since July - and have been living In
the beautiful Chateau de- Madrid. In
the Buis de I'"l"gne They have been
allowed graf freedom of movement and
have frequently been seen prom"nnd.
Ing the street in tn" warm sunshine,
Last SUNDAY two Of them wer" seen
apparently deeply Interested in watch
ing the runnin. nf til" Omnibus Stakes
from vantage point outside the Long
champs race track