Show REPLY sofia dec 1 the bulgarian foreign minister today made a verbal reply to the note presented by austria and russia supported by other warning the governments of the to observe neutrality during the naval demonstration against turkey the minister expressed surprise that the powers should resort to such an ultimatum to bulgaria which he said had invariably taken a correct position he said the existing conditions in eastern continue so long as the ottoman government connived with tho greeks in tho tent prosecution of the bulgarians Bulga rians it he persecutions provoked an out beak or led to a massacre the minister said the bulgarian government would repudiate all responsibility for the consequence a because it would be impossible to resist the pressure re suiting from popular excitement due to the sympathy tor the bulgarians Bulga rians in turkey the minister did not conceal his distrust that the guancial Hu ancial control ot macedonia by the powers result in the prevention of outrages against the bulgarians Bulga rians |