Evening star., 1923-06-13
COUNTER REVOLT FEARED.
Allied Capitals Express Anxiety
Over Bulgarian Events.
By the Associa ted Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 13.-Great anxiety
is entertained in allied quarters over
the course of events in Bulgaria.
Fear is expressed that the peasantry,
which forms the backbone of the
country. will rally to the call of their
deposed leaders. some Of whom are
still at large, and attempt a counter
revolution
1t is pointed out that every one OF
the 100000 farmers Of Bulgaria pos
sesses a rifle, and that If these were
reused into action they would con-
t. stitute most formidable army
serve corps and the 10000 volunteer
soldiers who are now not only Bull
garia's sole armed and disciplined
force. but the. dominant factors in
the situation.
Busy with Crops.
One Of the present governments S
chief points of strength. it is be-
lieved. is the fact that all the coun-
try's farmers are busy gathering
their crops They are regarded as
being too philosophical and provident
to be attracted by call to arms.
Allied diplomats who have been in
psychology of the peasants say that
much will depend upon the new gov
ernments treatment of Stamboulisky
and his. associates. all Of whom
premier is killed it is feared the
agrarian population, which regards
him as a sort of Abraham Lincoln.
will revolt and make determined
attempt to punish his opponents. Ac-
cording to the latest dispatches
in q
wood near Tapar Bazardjik. some dis
tance from Sofia, whittier he fed after
a sensational dash by automobile
from his native village of Slavovitza.
His chauffeur was mortally wounded
during the. flight.
Escape Declared ImpossibIe.
The correspondents assert that 1t
will be impossible for him to escape.
There is possibility that If he re-
sists capture he will be killed. al
though the, government has given
orders that he be taken alive even
at the risk of some sacrifice
In the meantime the new regime at
Sofa is rapidly displacing members
of its diplomatic corps abroad who
Were appointed by Stamboulisky. The
ministers at Prague, Belgrade. Paris
and Constantinople have already been
cast out and more are to follow. DR..
Dimitri Stanciof at London is likely
. to be asked to renal in until an en-
voy acquainted with English affairs
can be selected. 1t is also probab BILE
that Stephan Panaretoff will remain
at Washington undisturbed.
Christie Kalloff, the new foreign
secretary, has telegraphed to London
and the other foreign chancelleries
reiterating the peaceful intentions Of
the new government.
Scatter in Terror.
Fearing violence at the hands of
the Sofia regime, a few Of Stamboul-
isky's ministers who are still at large,
q. as well as hundreds Of officials iden-
titled with the former government.
are scattering in terror in all direc-
tions. NJ. Douralikoff, former min
lister of agriculture, was arrested at
the Turkish frontier while attempt
ing to escape.
1t IL considered probable that the
ex-ministers will be tried under a
special law passed by the agrarian
government for the punishment of
should happen, 1t will mean that Ex-
Premier Stambouiisky and his col
leagues will be punished by the very
measures under which they sought
to punish their former rivals in cab
&, met positions.
I All the Balkan capitals are gravely
apprehensive over the possibility that
the organized Macedonian revolution
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