Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-10-02
BULGARIA IS GIVEN
TREATY OF PEACE
Simple Ceremony Marks Presen-
tation of the Document.
GETS rs DAYS OF GRACE
President Clemenceau Of the Peace
Conference Speaks Briefly, Fol-
lowed by General Theodoroff,
Head of Bulgarian Mission.

Head of Bulgarian Mission.
Paris, Sept. 20.-The treaty of peace
between the allied and associated pow
ers and Bulgaria was presented to the
Bulgarian mission at the French for
eign Office.
After tine delegates had assembled
Georges Clemenceau, president Of the
peace conference, spoke briefly in open
ing the session. He was followed by
General Theodoroff, head of the Bull
garian mission.
M. Theodoroff spoke for Is minutes,
were not responsible for the war, but
that the Bulgarian government had
thrown the country into the struggle.
He realized, however, he said, that the
people must share the responsibility.
''They are willing to do So" he said,
"but they feel that in no way have
they committed such crime as will
compel them to accept servitude."
King Ferdinand and Vasell RADIO
slavoff, Bulgarian foreign minister in
1914, were blaEed for Bulgaria's en-
try into the war by NJ Theodoroff He
said the Bulgarian people did not ap-
prove Of the German alliance; which
he declared, ""came to them as a
cataclysm," but they realized they
must accept part of the responsibility.
"We have committed faults" he said,
"and we shall bear their consequences
within the bounds of equity, but there
is punishment no crime can justify,
and that is servitude."
All Allies Present.
Representative of all the q gov
ernments participating in the confer
ence, including Roumania, were pres
ent. Frank L. Polk, head of the United
States delegation, sat on M. Clemen-
ceau's right and Sir Eye Grove, the
new British plenipotentiary to the
peace conference, sat on the presi-
dents left.
The Bulgarian delegates, NJ. Theo-
doroff, M. Ganeff, NJ Sakessof, M.
Stambuliwsky and M. Harzoff, entered
after the other delegates, who rose
when the enemy representatives ap-
peared. The Bulgarians were courte-
ously confident in their demeanor.
Twenty-Five days are allowed Bull
garia to present observations on the
treaty terms.
Many delays have marked consider
alton Of the Bulgarian treaty which
was presented to the representatives
of that government today. Work on
the pact was begun May 26, but the
negotiations with Germany and Aus
tria prevented the peace conference
from completing the convention until
late this week.
at war at any time with Bulgaria, it
will be signatory to the treaty for
the purpose of adding it's influence in
securing observance by Bulgaria Of
the covenant of the League of Nations,
which is an integral part of the pact.
The United States, however, will not
be represented on the interallied COM
mission charged with the enforcement
of the financial clauses Of the treaty.
Bulgaria Loses Thrace.
Disposition of Thrace was d subject
on which the peace conference was
forced to pass the most time in the
preparation of the treaty. AS it de-
velops, this question has not been final
ly adjusted, but Thrace is to be ex-
cised from Bulgarian territory and left
under the supervision of the principal
allied and associated powers, which
later will announce their decision as
to the future status Of the country. A
plan by which the port of Dedeagatch,
on the Aegean sea, would be given to
Bulgaria with a corridor leading to it
similar to that provided for in the
German treaty, by which Poland was
given access to Danzig, on the Baltic,
has been considered. but it has never
been formally adopted. Bulgaria, I'M
der the treaty terms, however, is as
sured an economic outlet to the
Aegean.