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Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1923, Page 2

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THE BULGARIAN REVOLT

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. STAMBOULISKI ARRESTED. LONDON, June 11. Private advices from Caribrod, via Belgrade, state that ex-Premier Stambouliski has been arrested at Ins country home. It is reported he has tried to stir up the peasants to march on Solia. It is stated fighting has started in various parts of Bulgaria, with main casualties. The Parliament has been dissolved. The late Ministers recently arrested by the Stambouliski Government, have been lilicrated. The Army and middle class carried out the revolution. Only 30 were killed.

CIVIL WAR FEARED. LAUSANNE, Juno 10 M. Thcodorff, Chief Bulgarian delegate here, fears civil war will break out in Bulgaria, as the opposing sides are about equal. WILL FERDINAND RETURN? LONDON, Juno 11 Caribrod advices say that the Jugoslav Government views the revolution gravely, and will probably take diplomatic steps against a possible restoration of ex-Emperor Ferdinand, which would create complications in the Balkans.

BALKAN WAR NEARER. LONDON, June IT The “Daily Chronicle’s” Paris correspondent says:—The overthrow of M. Stambouliski, Bulgaria’s peasant Premier-Dictator, has brought a fresh war in the Balkans appreciably tioaior. M. Stambouliski has followed a policy of peace and tranquility, and has blindly obeyed the Allies’ behests, relying upon their promise not to forget Bulgaria’s claim for an outlet to the Aegean Sea ; but the Allies are busy trying to placate the Kemnlists at Lausanne, and have overlooked Bulgaria. The \ Kemalists’ example m tearing up the Treaty of Serves, and urging the sword as an instrument of negotiation, has not lieoii lost on Bulgaria’s peasant proprietors, from whom the Army has been drawn. It was too much to' expect that Bulgaria would not prefer defiance to passive obedience, after seeing the results of the Turks’ example. This is exactly what happened.

ARE ALLIES HOSTILE? LONDON, June 11. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent slates: The Bulgarian revolution has aroused considerable anxiety in Allied, and particularly Little Entente, circles. There may have been two opinions, in some respects, in regard to M. Stambouliski’s merits, hut his friendliness to the Western Powers is unquestioned. That Stambouliski should succumb to a combination of the old bourgeois war party, the intelligensia, and the Mace-donian-Th racian reactionary committees, augurs ill for future peace in the Near East, especially when the Turks are more arrogant than ever for cooperation between the Bulgarian militarists and the Macedonian Comitadjts and the Kemalists. It is undoubted, eontrawise, that 31. Stambouliski recently rejected a proffered Turco-Bul-garinn alliance. Though 31. Zankof’s Miiiistery may genuinely desire to carry out the peace treaties, the fact remains that, an overwhelming majority of the bourgeois leaders are Germanophiles, and ex-King Ferdinand's creatures may soon be intriguing with the Turks and the Magyars. RESISTANCE COUNTER ED. LONDON. June II A Sofia, message, dated yesterday states that Agrarian risings are reported in several large villages. At Gadomir, Boteff, ex-President of the Sobranjo. started at the head of 500 peasants for Sofia, but troops intercepted and dispersed them. The official version of Stamhonliski’s position is that he, supported by several hundred Agrarian guards and villagers, is fortifying Slavovitza, which is besieged by troops. The latter are being heavily reinforced, and ns they arc supplied with artillery and ma-chine-guns, it is anticipated that capture is a matter of only a. short time. The arrests of leading Agrarians and additional Deputies continue, but one thousand captured Agrarian guards have been released. THE REVOLUTIONISTS. LONDON, .Tune 11. Stambouliski had many enemies, Including the whole of the Bulgarian intelligensia and the friends of the exPreniicr, 3L Radoslavolf, who wortprepared to go to great lengths to prevent the exposure of earlier scandals. Officers retired after the war have also been working for a re-establish-ment, and since the downfall of Stambouliski, they have again donned the uniform. Finally, the Macedonian Committee used their organisation to bring about a change of government.

The now Cabinet announces that all peace treaties will be respected, and Bulgaria’s obligations arising from the war "ill be carried out. M. Hanofl', M. Mnlinoff, General Adieff, and M. GeshofF have been released from prison.