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Show BULGARIA DEFINES POSITION. Will Not Declare War Unless Forced by Turk to Fight. According to rellnblo reports from Varna, at Mho recent council of ministers, min-isters, presided over lyPrlnco Ferdinand Ferdi-nand at Iho paJaco of Euxlnograd, it was resolved that Dulgarla should contlnuo to maintain an attltudo of tho strictest neutrality ln tho Maco- donia'n question, and further that tho I most stringent measures should bo adopted to prevent anything llkoly to causo a disturbance ln Bulgaria's relations rela-tions with Turkey. I Tho war minister Is roportod to bavo spoken strongly in tho council against any thought ot Dulgarla declaring de-claring war on Turkoy; first on account ac-count of tho enormous expondlturo that such a war would involve, and secondly, because tho great powors would nover permit Dulgarla to reap tho advnntago If she wero victorious. 8hould Turkey attack Dulgarla, do-claredvtho do-claredvtho minister, tho present army could hold tho Turks In check for tho first fow days, whllo tho entlro Bulgarian army could bo mobilized within thrco to twelve days. Dulgarla Dul-garla would never .doclaro war, ho nddod, but if war was declared against her sho would accopt tho challenge chal-lenge fearlessly. |