Evening star., 1919-11-02
OLDSBULGAR|AN
PACT TOO SEVERE
Prime Minister Hopes Allies
Will See Justice of Plea
for Modification.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOFIA. Bulgaria, September 26, via
Courier to Bucharest and Paris, Octo-
ber IN. Todoroff. prime minister
of Bulgaria, who returned today from
Paris, characterizes the terms Of the
peace treaty with Bulgaria as ex-
tremely severe. but hopes the allies.
after going over the arguments and
data presented by the Bulgarian del
egation. will see the justice of modi-
flying them. He told the Associated
Press correspondent that the allies.
in drawing up the terms. apparently
had taken into account only the in
terests and demands of Greece, Serbia
and Rumania, with no reference
either to Bulgaria's needs, rights or
capacities.
Their sole thought was to punish
u.s." he said. simply because we had
been dragged into war on the side
of Germany by the action of a faith
less king and against the will of the
people" ~
Sees Danger of Anarchy.
Bulgaria may drift into anarchy"
said the premier, unless the mill
ediy SliPuldtiOhS VI Tie treaty are
changed. The government cannot
maintain internal order and fulfill
it's military requirements with an
army of only 10000. While 1 think
bolshevism will never gain foot
hold in Bulgaria. it is possible some-
thing worse than that'-revolution-
may come II the terms are not
changed.
Many of the terms not only are
not in harmony with but are con-
Trajectory of the principles proclaimed
by the United States. For instance.
Bulgaria is required to give up to
Serbia territory which has been Bull
garian since Bulgaria existed. No
one has ever questioned the national
ity of the people OF Czaribrod and
frontier. which We must now cede to
Serbia. The allies say this territorx
is taken away on strategica1 groundSi
But why invoke the claims of strsS/
egy against a country of only 5.o00,G36
people in favor Of Serbia. with 1874
100000. Rumania with 100000 anS
Greece with 100000 making a tots4
Of 37.000,0o0? This is the height d.
Injustice"
The prime minister declared the
failure of the peace conference to
solve the .vexed Dobrudja question.
was keen disappointment to the
Bulgarian people. Southern Do
brudja," said he. "is a province which
the Rumanians have held for only
three or four years-without any
ground in ethnography or justice. The
Bulgarian people had hoped this in
justice would be removed. The Ru-
mania occupation of that country is
the only thing that estranges the
Leaves No Access to Sea.
'The taking away Of western Thrace
tional state deprives us of all access
to the Aegean sea and paralyzes our
economic life. Bulgaria's exit to the 4
seacoast was obtained with the con-
sent Of Serbia, Greece and the other
Balkan states. Our people had hoped .
this door would have beer opened
wider by the inclusion of Ka-alIa. bur
instead it has been shut entirely. ant
Bulgaria loses contact with the great
sea powers.
.Under the provisions of the peac.
treaty the populations of Thrace and
other Bulgarian regions are left under !,
Greek and Serbian rule. Conditions.
instead Of being improved. are made
worse. Instead Of giving freedom to
such people in the Balkans as desire
it. other peoples. who hitherto have
been free, are enslaved."
The Bulgarian statesman said the
financial conditions Of the treaty are
far in excess of the capacity of the )
people to meet. the country already
was under a tremendous war debt.
from which 1T would take years to :
To pay the allies an indenn-
nifty of half a billion dollars would ;
impose a further enormous burden on |
her.
On the question of the league of ma
tfons, M Todoroff said he, hoped the
idea would be fully realized and that !
Bulgaria would be permitted to be-
come a member of the league. I'VE are
especially grateful to the United
States" said the minister. that
was not put under Greek
servitude, but 10 given the opportu-
nifty of free development under the
protection of the league of nations.
Bulgaria would like. to see the Same
principle extended further, % - -
include Macedonia"