BULGARIAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1923, Page 2

BULGARIAN AFFAIRS

AVSTUAMAN AM) N. 7.. CAIII.F, ASSOCIATION. EX-MIXISTER SENT TO GAOL. SOFIA. April 1. The Supreme Court hus given judgment in eases against Generals and Ministers in office at the time of Bulgaria’s entry into the v.ar. The ox-Premior, M. Radoslavofr, live other members of the Cabinet been sentenced to lifelong imprisonment. The sentenees on other Ministers and Generals range from ten year's to five. All lose their political and civil rights for life, and also have been ordered to pay collectively, war damages ling thirty-two milliards of levas. lladoslavoff was condemned in contumaciam. CHANGES OE Tit EASON. SOFIA. April 1. M. lladoslavoff and his colleagues, who have liecn imprisoned since were changed with treason, by in~i. voicing Bulgaria in the ’war without Parliament's consent, and with stealing millions of the public money. Gen oral Xaidenoff. ex-Minister for War, was sentenced to fifteen years and General Kecoff. ex-commander-in-chief, to ten years' imprisonment. The ' hief feature of the long-drawn out trial was a speech lor the defence In- M. Toufheir. ex-Minister of Finance. and one of those convicted, which lasted fur a month, M. Touteheff declared that Bulgaria did not enter the war on the Allies’ side because Serbia, Greece and Rumania refused the slightest territorial concessions. The teute only offered insignificant route pensntion from Serbian and Greek territory. Although Britain officially hi* cited Bulgaria’s assistance, the Ministry learned from elsewhere that Britain really did not desire Bulgaria to participate, for fear that Russia would obtain possession of Constantinople. The Ministry also believed that Italy and Russia did not want Bulgaria to help.