El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-22
PLANS
To FORCE IDLE
MEN To WORK
Premier Outlines Policies
New Farmers Party
VIII Advocate.
NATION ENERGIES
WITH NEW ENERGY

COFIA. Bulgaria. Nay 22.-The Bull
y garfan government has decided 10
launch an immediate campaign
against the -idle rich" as a part Of
its program OF putting the country
back on its feet following the ravages
OF war.
Premier A. stambouIiski. who head
ed the Bulgarian peace delegation
at Paris, made this announcement in
an interview today. The new Far
mers' Party, OF which he is the lead
er, has just won an overwhelming
victory in the legislative elections
and viii have little difficulty in pass
ing several measures designed to re-
hahilitate the nation
Stambouliski. q tail, thick set, bull
necked man who rose from the ranks
OF the laborers himself and won the
enmity OF the former Bulgarian car,
believes strongly in Industrial mo-
bilization.
Bulgaria was Drought TO the verge
ofSruin by the war" he said. and
that is why she has urgent need Of
productive travel. Her resources are
at the lowest ebb. Her railways and
public roads must be improved, public
buildings must be erected and her
fields and forests worked
In this situation the state has the
right to demand that all Bulgarians
able to work do their share We,
therefore, shall propose a law for
CARELESS OF their wealth or social po-
sition, must apply themselves to some
useful Industry unless they are in
military service
IN its first sitting the new cham
Der viii also vote a law whose object
1t Is to see that the land the farmer
works belongs 10 him Naturally.
this reform cannot be accomplished
at once, but we intend to fix the max
imum amount Of farm land which one
person may possess.
Not Hostile to Capital.
The government directed by our
party is not hostile TO capital nor TO
the extension Of commerce or indus
Try On the contrary. It viii apply it.
self with all possible energy to at
tract private capital, foreign as wei
as Bulgarian. TO the development Of
the country We shall encourage cap
ital 10 create new industries and par
10 develop the white oil
50 abundant in Bulgaria Bulgaria
has but one obiect-to live in peace
and gain the confidence OF all nations
Of the world"
" Stamboulisbi said he intended
particularly to bend his efforts to ex-
inguishinE the petty Balkan dis
putes which had given rise to SO many
bloody wars
with this object I recently wrote
70 the prime ministers OF neighboring
states. expressing the desire for
friendly relations wish that is sup
ported by the whole Bulgarian peo-
pie" he said with Jugo-Slavia, for
example. We have many points OF at
tachment; language. modes OF living
and political interests which are very
clear. I sustained this point OF view
just before the outbreak OF the war
in 1914 TO such an extent that some
people even called me a Servian-
But the question Of Thrace has
created many difficulties and has
kept our people in a constant state
OF nervousness We ceded Bulgarian
Thrace 20 the allied powers and the
United States and We are ready 10
give the greatest assistance TO an
Thrace- But occupation
by Greece would not only arouse
great discomfort among US. but also
among the Bulgarians and Turks.
who form a great majority OF the
population Of this region
we are ready, however, to support
with all our forces an entirely inter
national regime in Thrace and to lend
our help 10 the great powers for the
OF this province. feel
Ing that BY so doing we are accom-
plshing the duty OF men belonging
10 an orderly and pacific state such
IS We hope for Bulgaria"