Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
KING OF BULCARS IS NOT AFRAID
 0F BOLSHEVIEM

Sofia, April 15.-(C (Correspondenc Of The Associated Press liking Bo- ris of Bulgaria is confident that there Is not much danger of the spread of Bolshevik doctrine among the people of his country. In an interview with the correspondent of The Associated Press, he declared tast the Ru.sa-rta,. people are too senEIbIa and too an srossed in their daily agricultural pursuits 10 bother with revolutionary schemes of government.
 The King discussed with +he GOV respondent the disorder and chaos in Russia and the disturbed internsI Sltuauon in Germany, and asked the correspondents opinion whether BoI- shevlsm would obtain a hold on the new German republic. or other Euro pean countries.
 King Boris III, of Bulgaria who save the subjoined interview to correspondent of The Associated Press is one of the youngest reignir.r hlonarchs of Europe. He is twenty i've years old and succeeded 10 1hs throne In October last, when his lather' former King Ferdinand ab- Gicated in his favor He served in { the Bulgarian army in the field. Early in November last i+ v,as r.- | ported that he had abdicated. anu | that a peasant government had heen eS'apIlShed under the leadership If ! M Stambuliwsky. But this was not 1 confirmed and the revolution evident | ly was unsuccessful
 1 The interview took place in the l room in which only few non4hs | ago the young King Boris father | King Ferdinand had abdicated. The 1 South1ul monarch, who is only twen- i ty-fve years old, is very modest dom ccratic and unobstrusive in manne- | Ills whole appearance and bea arines 1 suggest the student rather thar roy atty. In fact he might be taken ror.
 an American college man. He has l delicate, refined features, alert hut | Kindly eyes and a. quiet. gracious ad- 1 dress. and speaks excellent English l hls faVorlte occupation is mechanics 1 and engineering. He Is d bIe to drive 1 locomotive and always operates his l own automobile.
 The King wore the drab uniform of 1 major with q medal awarded for | bravery at the front on his breast He l IS extremely popular among the Bull l gartan soldiers with whom he fought ! 1 gerous positions.
 On the walls of the room, in which 1 the King received the correspondent l were autographed photographs of the 1 crowned heads of many nations but 1 that Of the former Emperor William l or Germany was conspicuousiy absent 1 A volume of the addresses Of Presi- 1 dent Wilson rested on a wrtting-table and in q booG case nearby were sev- l eraE American books and Bryce's
 Am erican Comm onwea1th.
 The King expressed pleasure in
 meeting the American correspondent l who, he said, was the first American | to visit Bulgaria since the beginning l of the war. His first cgu estion vvas to l ask if his visitor had any news re- 1 latinS to the Peace Conference in the 1 dofnEs of which the young King dis 1 played eager interest. He declared ] that the Bulgarian people would long
 be grateful to the United States for l it's course toward Bulgaria durinS 1 the war.
 We have always had an unshake-
 able confidence in the friendship and
 good will of your country. and the i highest admiration for tho splendid | principles of your president said
 the King. It is this feeling which gave us reason to hope that at the
 Peace Conference the small but in 1 dustrious Bulgarian people will have ] their most powerful support Tn the | American republic and It's iIlustrious 1 president. In the early years of their
 national awakening. 1t was the sons
 of America who gave the Bulgarians
 the Bible in their own tongue.
 "I think that the great mission
 which Providence has laid upon Ray4
 benefciaIly in the Balkans where the | nations are awaiting justice and har-
 mony in their political relations in 1 order to te able to enjoy enduring peace, productive labor and true mo-
 ral and cultural progress"
 Referring to the work of American
 schools in Bulgaria, King Boris de- l cIared that their inuef1nce upon edn- | cation, culture and progress of the | country was enormous. It was in ths l American schools at Constantinopie
 and Samokov that some of BuIsartaa best statesmen obtained their early l training he declared The King ex-
 pressed warm appreciation of the ser
 vices of Dominick H. Murphy. form
 erly American Charge d Affairs in
 Bulgaria. and declared that Mir. M7Ir- 1 phy was largely Instrumental Tn
 bringing a bout the cessation Of hos
 tiities in the Balkans. Bulgarians
 the King said would always remem-
 her his sympathetic, friendly atd-
 tude.
 The King paid high tribute to the
 British forces in the fighting on the
 Macedonian front for their bravery
 and their clean methods of fighting.
 Gas attacks" he said, are unspocts-
 nanlike and an inhuman method Of
 warfare"
 His fondest hope. said the King,
 was 10 visit the United States after
 the conclusion of peace. He said he
 had strong desire to see Americas
 great universities manufacturing
 plants, railway systems and public
 buildings
 SPRAGUE MUST EXPLAIN.