Show CRISIS IN BALKANS BULGARIA anticipates CONFLICT C T WITH TURKEY AND IS 18 PRE PARING FOR WAR bulgarian people have become imbued with idea that their army Is I 1 invincible and expect to rush to defense defence of macedonia paris another dangerous crisis in the balkans has been narrowly but perhaps only temporarily avoided according to well informed diplomatic circles here where for months it has been an open secret that bulgaria was determined to try conclusion p with turkey over the question of macedonia either to win the province outright or at ai least to secure autonomy for the rest reat of E european turkey bulgaria for years has made great sacrifices to equip the army which she now possesses always with the idea of inevitable war with turkeys turkey tile the bulgarian people have gradually become imbued with the belief that their army Is invincible and the acquisition of her own independence has left them dissatisfied with their christian brothers in macedonia should they remain under tinder the domination of turkey they also realize that they cannot long sustain the burden of the army on its present footing for the king also a successful war would mean the consolidation soli dation of the po position sillon of a dynasty imposed upon the bulgarian people by the powers for both the king and th the people therefore it appeared to be now or never |