The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-08
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y FEHaS COMPLAINT
Prime Minister Says His Coun-
try May Drift Into An
arehy

try May Drift Into An
arehy
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 26, via Cour-
Ter to Bucharest and Paris, Oct. L
NJ Todoroff; Prime Minister Of Bull
garia, who returned today from Paris,
characterizes the terms of the peace
treaty with Bulgaria as extremely Sc.
we're, but hopes the allies after going
over the arguments and data present.
ed by the Bulgarian delegation will
see the justice Of modifying them. He
told the Associated Yress Corre-.
spondent, that the allies, in drawing
Up, the terms, apparently had taken
into account only the interests and de-
nlands of Greece, Serbia and Run1an-
ia, with no reference either to Bull
garia'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 faithless
Nking and against the will of the peo-.
pie"
Bulgaria may drift into anarchy, -
said the Premier, ''unless the military
stipulations OF the treaty are changed.
The government cannot maintain IN
lernal order and fulfill its military
requirements with an army of only
10000 While I think 'Bolsheylsm
will never gain a footho1d in Bulgar-
ia, it is possible something worse
than that-revolution-nay come If
the terms are not changed. .
MANY Of the terms, not only are
not in harmony with but. are contra
dictory of the principles proclaimed
by the great nations, and especially
by the United States. For instance,
Bulgaria is required to give up to Ser
bia territory which has been Bulgar-
ian since Bulgaria existed. No one
has ever questioned the nationality
of the people of Czaribrod and the
other cities on our western frontier
which we must now cede to Serbia.
The Allies say this territory is taken
away on strategical grounds. But
why invoke the claims Of strategy
against country Of only 5.9oO,O O0o
people in favor of Serbia with 49,
100000, Rumania with 100000 and
Greece with 100000. making to-
tai of 81 100000? This is tie height
of, injustice"
The Prime Minister declared the
failure of the Peace Conference to
solve The. vexed 1Dobrudja question
was a keen disappointment to the
BULGARIAN people Southern Dobrud-
ia,'' said he ''is a, province which the
Rumanians have held for only three
or four ycars-without any ground in
ethnography or justice. The Bulgar-
ian people had hoped this injustice
would be removed. The Rumanla
occupation Of that country is the
only thing that estranges the friend
ship of the two countries.
'"The. taking away Of Western
Thrace in order to form part of an
internationa, State .deprives us of all
access to the Aegean Sea and paralyzes
our economic life. Bulgaria's exit to
the seacoastt was--obtained with the
consent Of Serbia, Greece and the 9TH
er Balkan States. Our people had
hoped this deor would have been
opened wider KS the inclusion OF
Kavalla, but instead it has been shut
entirely, and Bulgaria loses contact
with the great sea powers.
Under the provisions of the peace
treaty the populations of Thrace and
other Bulgarian regions are left un-.
der Greek and Serbian rule. Condi-
tons, instead of being improved, are
made worse. Instead Of giving free.
dom to such people in the Balkans as
desire it, other peoples. who hitherto
have been free, are enslaved."
The Bulgarian statesman said the
finan ciai 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 it would take years to
recover To pay the allies an indem-
nifty of half a billion dollars would
impose a further enormous burden on
her
On the question Of the League of
Nations, NJ. Todoroff said he hoped
the idea would be fully realized and
that Bulgaria would be permitted to
become a member of the League.
I'VE are especially grateful to the
United States" said the Minister,
that Tharce was not put under Greek
servitude, but is given the oppor-
tunity of free development under
the protection of the League Of Ma
tons. Bulgaria would like to see the
same principle extended further so
as to include Macedonia
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