Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-27
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Representatives ck he United
States are abost - s6sD . treaty os
peace With B3iSzria. with Whom thss
nation has never been 81 w1r. The
reason for this anomaly has not been
made known. nor il b seaf-eyideot
The treaty II nodesed after the
treaty with 0ernsny ana parts Of IL
are 36eaf5eal except for naEez- Bul-
EaSf7'S bdll for repz-stsozs totals
S44s.esey so. parable IN ~ years she
d. required 10 restore ~ iooa- re-
nonnce an benefits of tie Bucharest
and Bress-LxtosEk treaties and to de-
st~er ssyeSs ICES os coal 70 the SesSs
croat and Ssoveae states annually
Tor o~e years- She must 6er1obilsze
her army and limit her armed forces
henoeserth 70 3S.Ges voiunteers for The
maintenance Of order and frontje.
patrol only. snrrencer all war pa-
tefizi. ships Of rzr. and air craft and
restrict the manufacture Of war ma
terizl In future TO a single factory.
The boundary changes are the mos:
important paTt u the treaty. more
important for the settlements they
de6es than Tor those they make IN.
disposal Of Thrzce has been ore ol
tie knotty problems q TIE peace Goa
ference, and Their solution has been 1,
peeapons IL srfii iater. the time moi
bein. specified.
Thrace IL the most important par
Of Bulgaria economically ard strate-
sicaiiY. II reaches TO The Black Sea
On the east and 10 The Aegean kn III.
south II 10 pow divided into Ezx,
and West Thrzse West Thrace i.
ee6ed TO the Allied and Associate
powers. TO be ultimately disposed u
as they may decide. but whatevel
nay be done With il, Bulgaria 10 ~.
sured an 1econoEie outlez- 10 th.
Aegean. though II is hard TO see ~hai
she has done 10 deserve IL Pressden
Wilson Is said to have insisted on thil
concession On the ground that BGi.
CARA might lafes provoke a war {.
obtain . seaport There In nofhin;
IN BulEsriais past record TO prov
hat she rfn NOT provoke q war II sn
Wishes. with or without q sumciea
osetext Fer 14ss years Bulgarian
have been starting wars al over Ii
Balkans regardless Of whether the,
seld or dsd NOT hold sea frontage 0.
the Aegean Whatever the Allie.
and Associated powers may DO wit.
fhrsee win have to be done in tn
hxht Of how Bulgaria viii feel abou
IT, and 70 fhir extent Bulgaria ono
more wins over Greece. Greece get
10 answer to her demands for II
restoration of this territory which /
Grecian b. 0soeraphy. nationality an
history. and no rsvard for her loya,t
to ths A1ses ezclg+ sifehs chang
Of frontier 70 protect one smaIl towr
Instead she II definitely required q
enbody in . treaty with the Ail,c
provisions to protect the minoritis
Of race. language and religion. free
dom Of transit ana equitable treat
nenf Of the cosnmerce Of other ma
fezk"
The Powers rsxerve the right to re
turn an o. pat oe this lard to Bul
SaF1a. tzaasfss part 70 Greece, incor
porate the remainder with Easter,
fhrsce into an tnternational state O
make any other solution. This ar
r.ngement retains IN the old danger,
of the BALKANS ana deanitely in
voeves an the Allied ana Associate,
4ovess (inciuding the United States
IN their very uncertain future. III,
Dslgasiax sresty only puts OF tb
svii Day when the problem Of the nea.
East w1ii have TO be tackled and nn.
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