The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-15
LGARIA IS
 FACING CRISIS
Must Liquidate Military and Political Disaster
 At Once.

Sofia, Feb. 15-Bulgaria Is in the throes of political crisis, which will require the greatest wisdom for its solution. She must Hquidate the mill itary and political disaster and the bad effects of the personal regime of King Ferdinand which extended through a period of some twenty-five years. She must restore her standing with her alienated foreign friends, and by wise concessions and reforms forestall the spread of extreme doc trines among a large and somewhat susceptible population. Hearty CO., operation of all political parties is evidence of their earnestnees to meet the situation wisely.
 The country now has a coalition government, the cabinet being com posed of men from six different par ties. This Is the third cabinet change since last June, and each change has seen an increasing number of factions represented in the official family. To an American the popular character of the Bulgarian government Is some- thing of revelation, no less than q dozen different parties being formal ly represented in parliament.
 Bulgaria has taken precautions against internal troubles through rep resentative and parliamentary discus sion, rather than in dictatorshtps, street outbreaks, or other forms of social upheavaI. The country breathes freer in the absence of Fer dinand, even though It is occupied by entente troops.
 The odd chamber has been retained in office to avoid unnecessary risks, and the agitation always attendant upon national elections. Premier | Radoslavoff, who was looked upon as Germany's dupe, had at no time more than a bare majority, and that ma jority consisted of Turks who, in Bull garia, have equal rights with the Bull 1 garians.
 Since Ferdinand's exit, the gooc behavior of the people has been ir remarkable contrast to the situation 1 prevailing in Russia. This Is ex. | plained by the assertion that Bulgar- ia is virtual democracy, and has lait the basis for popular contentment There is equitable distribution of the land, government ownership of public utilities, legislative control of the ex ecutive, uncorrupted courts, and SO c4al legislation. Universal suffrage has been enjoyed since the creation O the state, and the people have pro portiouate representation. There i also the Australian ballot system ana other guarantees of popular rights.
 The entire habitation, with its stair ways and intermediate f1oors is dul out of the solid earth. But when visitor penetrates to the interior o one of these troglodydc houses, he i likely to be impressed by the neatnes that prevails there. Against thu walls, which have been made smootl and plumb, but which still show tn. mark of the pick, are arranged olC | pieces of furniture and beds of mass i've roughhewn wood. The cav, houses are often the very caves tha were inhabited by the ancient trogio dytes, or cave dwelIers, and hay, hardly been enlarged or modified sometimes curious sculptures can b. found in them, and in turning up tn earth the investigator comes acros the bones of the great bear or of tn reindeer that served our prehistori ancestors for food. Thus the age o the cave men has been prolonged in to the midst of the twentieth cen tury.