El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-26

aLineoIn Of Bulgaria"
Premier StembuliWsky is the man
who served a three year prison term
for telling king Ferdinand that II he
went 10 war on the tside Of Ger
many he would either lose his throne
or hts head He is leader Of the
powerful Agrarian or peasant party
Because Of his humble birth and his
peasant parentage, the prime minister
Is regarded as the Lincoln Of Bull
gzria- Like the great Ulinoisan- he
Is essentially a man Of the people and
has much hOmely wisdom and prac-
teal sense. He received the CORE
Bpondent in a simple. unpretentious
office, the oldest feature in which
was a desk as high as mans
shoulder, at which the minister did
AL his writing while standing
you must excuse me for receiving
you in this fashion" said he laugh
ingly TO the reporter, but you see,
while I was serving my prison term
for daring 70 oppose the former king
the only light in my cell came through
q narrow opening near the ceiling and
I acquired the habit OF writing while
standing. I still continue the prac-
tice OF doing all my work while on
when I signed the peace treaty on
behalf OF Bulgaria" he said, 1T was
IN the firm belief that the allies
under the control OF one or more Of
the great powers and would give Us
an outlet on the Aegean sea II new
Thrace is given TO the Creeks. we
must believe that the peace confer
ence desires to deprive us OF that
outlet and cripple US economically.
for we could not accept seaport on
Greek territory"
II. stambuliwslzy declared that
every foreign mission that had in
vestigated the Thracian question
urged that autonomy be given the
people there. Of, II not autonomy, that
they be allowed TO express their
preference for union either with Bull
Earia or Greece AS between a
choice Of having Bulgaria or Greece
as a master" said the prime minis
ter, there IS absolutely no CUES
ton that the Ihracian people would
choose Bulgaria They feel that the
granting OF self government 10 them
would lead 10 the creation Of many
autonomous states in the Balkans
and that this in turn would tend 10
the formation Of a federation Of Bal
kan countries which has been the
hope OF statesmen Tor so many years
4 cannot see" continued the min
lister, how the allies could be so
purbInd as 10 award this narrow
strip OF territory TO Greece and de-
prive US Of all access TO the sea By
Closing the QOOE 20 US on Lle Aes eau
they are forcing US north 70 the Da-
nube. which can mean only one
thing-a resumption OF our trade and
economic relations with Germany.
They have already punished US for
our association with the Central Pow
ers. Now they are forcing US TO fol-
low the same path. There is no logic
IN such q decision.
Bulgaria intended TO construct
railways TO Dediagatch on the south"
n StambUliWszy went on. but now
Il Ihrace IS given to Greece we shall
have 70 divert them TO the north on
the Danube, because our Black Sea
ports are Of little value, especially in
winter. Would the peace conference
put rs under the economic and com
mercial dependence and domination
OF Germany again2 We shall be
forced to this extremity II we are
deprived Of all access to the Aegean
and are compelled TO 90 TO the Da-
nube- We must have commercial in
tercourse with England. France, /
America and italy If we are TO live
on terms Of peace and amity with
them New Bulgaria desires sin
cerely TO ally itself with the entente"