Evening star., 1924-02-25

German dynasty on the throne tput
there by Bismarck). until twenty
four hours before Bulgaria opened
hostilit1es on Serbia.
1t then tranSpired that Bulgaria
had had secret treaty with Ger
many and ustria-Hungary long in
advance OF the war.
Bulgaria was conquered by the al
lies In the world war. and forced to
make peace in September. 1919 BY
that peace she was disarmed and
compelled to agree to limit her ar
mics in such a way as to make her
powerless ever to wage war against
other Balkan nations or be OF ef-
fective help to other nations at war
She is limited TO regular army ptE
10000 with gendarmerie Of lG9e
and frontier guards of 5000. Her
present actual force, including eli
three classes, is only 1885. But she
has potential man-power OF 600pe0,
of whom 100000 are trained soldiers.
All present units of the army may
be expanded quickly to include tho
entire man-power Of the country but
she must look to outside alliances
for equipment. Bulgaria Is dream
ing Of revenge and recovery OF her
without alliances2
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When the settlement of the second
Balkan war was made. Bulgaria gave
up Adrianople to Turkey so willingly
1t is said, that suspicion arose that
there was a secret understanding be-
tween the two countries for future
- p,,ls fo'c
Subsequently these suspicious we're
quieted by a treaty between Greece
and Turkey. November 15. 1918, which
seemed to settle Balkan differences
as to Turkey. Then came the world
war, with Turkey and Bulgaria as
allies, and Greece a pro-German peu-
trail What secret agreements exist?
Bulgaria in 1910 had a population
Of 100000. What her present popu-
iation is has not been reported. Her
army strength now organized is 16,-
900. Jugosfavia has population
said to number 14,0o0.oO0. and an or
ganized and equipped army of 10000.
Yet. according to cables, Bulgaria is
taking the offensive in bringing war
this spring.
Gen. Burnham Of Canada. after q
visit to the Balkans, reported in a
speech in London:
kans. The situation that prevails
there Is like hell of madmen. What
they call Jugoslavia is bloody
pandemonium of unheard-of crueities,
of persecution. pillage. political usur-
patton and the most horrible re-
rric Ia a nf
negro, the Albanians. the Mace
domains, the Croats and the Moham-
medans are unanimous in their hatred
for the Serbian oppressor, who uses
the most ignoble methods as in the
middle ages. Prisons are crowded
full In Montenegro alone the, .oc-
cupying force has burned more than
5,UVU houses. The population has
| fed to the mountains. where tn. most
| desperate guerrilla warfare is ~drried
on"
Within the last few days the Croats
have decided. after four years OF re-
fusal TO take seats in the parliament.
| that they will occupy their seats and
| join the opposition to the govern
| ment of Premier Pash;rIL. They viii
| and revocation of the Its~... treaty
| giving Fiume (their seaport) to Italy.
| The treaty has not yet been ratined
by Italy. They claim that Premier
| Pashitch has secret treaty now
with Italy by which he will abandon
Croatia to Italy, if the people p:ove
unruly. Italy to occupy the Adria:ic
| portion of Croatia and Hungary the
| northern part. 1t is reported by
! Jugoslavian diplomats that the con-
| italy is an agreement that Italy shau
| be neutral In all Balkan wars.
-. ,loeps1isht. 1894. By Paul v. csllinss .
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