Utah County Democrat | 1908-12-01 | Page 4 | Bulgaria is Preparing to Resist Turkey's Demands

AUM IS PREPARING TO RESIST TURKEY'S DEMANDS Cood Finances and a Good Army Will Enable Bulganlans to War for Independence. Sofia. M. Mnllnoff, president of tbo council, has mado tho following statement state-ment concerning tho preatmt situation situa-tion In Hulgarla: "Tho chances of a direct understanding under-standing with Turkoy nro not now great, but tho present jjovornment views tho situation with optimism. As mattors stand, Turkoy Is bound to bpo sooner or later tho futility of work at crosH purposes, which will only result re-sult In bringing hersolt undertho control con-trol of others. Turkey recently has boen wholly under foreign guidance, but sho will not gain security until sho gains tho friendship of Ilulgarlo. 'This la realized by many enlightened Turks, Inclurlng Klnmll Pasha, who It n great statesman. "flood finances nnd a good nrmy en-ublo en-ublo Uulgnrla to resist exorbitant do tnands of Turkey and await confidently confi-dently recognition of Indopndenco, which It Is bolloved will occur In tho near future. Tho Dulgnrlans prlzo In-dopendonco In-dopendonco highly, being convinced that It Is a mumentous step lu tho llfo of tho nation, which It wis bound to tnko at tho first opportunity. Bulgaria Bul-garia found Its opportunity In tho revolutionary rev-olutionary movement In Turkoy by tiro young Turks. Tho Macedonian question continues to affect Iiulgarla vitally."