Evening star., 1928-12-02

on MIN to declare for the one or the
other. But he has told both sets of
partisans to shut up and cease open
activities for the present.
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Bulgaria.-We get vague reports of a
new how'd -ye-do, in Bulgaria. Now
please observe that in the latest recon-
structton of the Balkan map the Mace
domains suffered a threefold distribu-
tion part going under Serbian rule,
part under Greek, part under Bulgarian.
The total of Macedonians now in Bull
gar1a is said to be about 100000. or
nearly sixth of the entire popuIa-
tion of Bulgaria; a total pumped by
refugees from Serbia and Greece.
Among these Macedonians in Bulgaria
has been formed what is known as the
Macedonian revolutionary organization,
which embraces two sections. One Sec
tlon the majority one, clamors to Jar
high Heaven for an absolutely inde-
pendent Macedonia at the territorial
expense of Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria; ;
the other clamorS with like energy for
a Macedonia of like area which Should
be federal element of Serbia or Greece
or Bulgaria, with practically complete
autonomy.
The majority section has fairly sup
pressed the minority section by murder
ing the most prominent members of the
latter. The chief of the majority Sec
tion is notable ruffian named Mikhal-
Low, who has organized a considerable
force for guerrilla war, no doubt re-
celVlng many recruits from the Mace
domains of Serbia and Greece. He
has his headquarters at Petritch. on
a branch of the Struma, 80 miles from
Sofia at the southwest corncr of Bull
CARA, only few miles from both
the Greek and the Serbian frontiers
Il. c. conveniently situated for raids
natural strength only we are told, to be
reduced by powerful artillery.
Add that probably majority Senti-
ment in Bulgaria favors the Macedo-
MAN claims, and would acquisce in sur
render OF Bulgarian territory toward
formation OF united autonomous
Macedonia. Add that the Bulgarian
government has been furiouSly divided
on the Macedonian issue; part of the
cabinet favoring drastic measures tor
suppression of the Macedonian revolu-
tlonary organization, part favoring
hands-off policy, even though the lat
ter should involve desperate embroil-
ment with Serbia and Greece; the min
lister of war (backed, we are told, by the
army having up to the latest develop
ment advocated hands off.
| Wild M1khailov decides to force con-
cluSicnS. He notifies Sofia that the
government must be purged of the
scoundrelS who would balk his activities
and declares that unless such purgation
| is effected at once he will march on
Sofia. Thus. as interpret, he alienates
or ties the hands of his sympatl.izers
in the government. and the government
matches ultimatum with ultimatum,
ordering him to discontinue his terror
istic acts and demobilize Mikhailov
replies simply that certain members of
| the government deserve death as ene-
mics to the Macedonian people. The
| government then orders his arrest.
i Civil war, then, it would seem. Dis
| patches indicate extreme nervousness
at Sofia, extraordinary measures taken
for defense of the town, doubt If the
! government can master enough loyal
| strength to overcome the insurgents.
Even M. Buroff, foreign minister, whom
no doubt Mikhailov has marked down
for summary execution as the chief op-
| ponent of the Macedonian terror.
! finds palliation for the behavior of the
Macedonians G.e. for the Comitadii
raids across the borders) in the alleged
mistreatment of the Macedonians in
Serbia and Greece. He issues the fol-
lowing statement to the press:
"The terroristic acts of the Mace
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