The Washington times., 1934-05-23
GOER|NG E|RST 7
To TALK WITH
D|CTATORS
Chief Nazi Aide in Sofia To-
day; KniCkerbocker Finds
Fascist Move Significant
BY H.R. KNICKERBOCKER
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American ladies had used more
rosewater and American gentle
men had smoked more Bulgarian
tobacco during the last couple OF
years, Germany perhaps would
have less chance than she has to-
day of mastering Europe.
This apparently fantastic COM
mentary is a long view of Eu.
ropes most recent coup d'etat at
Sofia where Bulgarian democracy
went down without struggle
and, with the acquiescence of the
mild King Boris. delivered the
country into the hands OF the
FaSciStS.
Kinship Cited
The first member of foreign
government to visit Bulgaria s
new dictators will be Gen. Her
mann wilhelm Goering, right
hand man of Chancellor Adolf
Hitler of Germany. He is due to-
day to call at Sofia, flying back
from Athens to Berlin.
With Herr Goering Is Prince
Philip of Hesse, one of the few
German mobiles who is an out-and'
out Nazi. He is relative OF King
Boris.
Il may also be recalled that
KinU Roris is a Coburger, and the
Duke of Coburg in Germany was
one of the first to approve Chan-
cellor Hitler.
The significance Of Bulgaria's
coup d'etat may prove much
greater than Bulgaria's popula-
ton, which is less than New York
city's, and her government in
come, which is one-tenth OF New
York city's, would indicate.
Democracy'S Tenth Loss
Bulgaria is the tenth European
country to abandon democracy
since the war, and with LatVla'
whose revolution preceded Bull
garias by few days, she has now
Joined the company of Italy, Ger
many, the Soviet Union, Turkey,
JugoSlavia, Poland, Hungary ana
Austria on the black side Of the
map Of Europe.
One of the prime reasons she
did it was the deplorable eco
nomic state of the country, due to
the cataStrophic decline of her
foreign trade. ,Bulgaria's two
chief exports are altar of roses
and tobacco.
Her total exports have sunk to
less than one-third of their volume
in 1929. The old government al
ready had granted farmers the
right to postpone debt payments
up to IS years and business and
professional men up to two years.
That was not enough.
Isolated by Enemies
Bulgaria not only suffered from
the general world economic crisis
tbut suffered especially because
she is completely isolated and sur
rounded by enemies who have at
tempted to choke her economically
as we'll as politically.
Hence the new government.
headed by the one-eyed fighter
Gen. Kimon Georgieff, with his
"brain trust" in a political club
called "The Chain," seized power
backed by the army, and resolved,
among other things, to end Bull
garia's isolation.
Their first purpose, besides re-
establishing relations with the
Soviet Union, is to achieve close
understanding with Jugoslavla,
their cousin and their only neigh
Dor with whom Bulgarians can
talk at all, because all the rest
of Bulgaria's neighbors took great
portions of Bulgaria's territory
after the war.
Also PIeases France
This move toward a Bulgarian
Jugoslavian alliance greatly an
noys Italy, who is Jugoslavia's S
No. / enemy and who has hith'
erto had primary influence in
Bulgaria.
1t also pleases France because
Jugoslavia is nominally a mem
ber of the French alliance. But
Paris is reckoning without Bel
grade.
Sooner or later it appears in
evitable that Austria will become
a part Of Germany. When it
does, then italy becomes anti
German. All signs at Belgrade
indicate that in that event Jugo'
slavia will join up with Germany
Thus, if Bulgaria has become
allied with Jugoslavia. automatl,
cally Bulgaria becomes a part OF
the German bloc. which will then
stretch from the Baltic to the
Black Sea and include Germany
Austria, Hungary, JugoSlavia and
Bulgaria, with a population OF
1OO, 900, ,O00-and the best fight
iry men in Europe.
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