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Show BULGARIA WANTS ALL MACEDONIA Balkan State Seeking the Best Bargain to Be Obtained. Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept 1, via London, Sept. 3. Despite the fact that a decision de-cision of the Bulgarian government regarding re-garding the Macedonian question Is generally considered imminent, thore are no signs of excitement hero, the capital remnining In Its usual quiet state At the foreign office this afternoon the following statement was made to tho Associated Press correspondent: "Tho Bulgarian government Ifi en gaged in formulating Its reply to the Serbian government, although Serbia's Ser-bia's statement has not yet been received, re-ceived, being guided In this by an Intimation recently given by the quadruple qua-druple entente Meanwhile, the Bulgarian Bul-garian government is continuing its negotiations with the Turkish government govern-ment concerning the cession of tho Lypimetz-Adrianoplc-Dedeagatch railroad rail-road line and certain adjacent territories terri-tories of great strategic importance Tho prospects of a quick and satisfactory satisfac-tory settlement are good, although hitherto tho Turkish government has required much time in reaching decisions deci-sions on matters contributory to the main issue. Want to Play Safe. "The Bulgarian government is not inclined to embark upon an adventurous adven-turous career Statements to the contrary con-trary purporting to coino from Bulgarian Bul-garian sources are made by political opponents of the government who are using them among the people for Internal In-ternal political purposes. Now, as heietofore. the Bulgarian government Is guided by three factors. "First Non-acceptance of the treaty trea-ty of Bucharest, which was not ratified rati-fied by the national assembly and which is not acceptable to Bulgaria so long as it remains unrevived. "Second Tho unwillingness of the Bulgarian people to engage in a war the outcome of which is at all doubtful. doubt-ful. "Third The absolute necessity of convincing the Bulgarian people that whatever action is undertaken for a result to be achieved will be such that no betraval afterwards ill be possible. possi-ble. From othet governmental sources it was learned that the Bulgarian government gov-ernment and. It is declared, the Bulgarian Bul-garian people, have in no wise modified modi-fied the policv toward Macedonia outlined out-lined in February last. In a statement to the Associated Press by Premier Radoslavoff. when he declared that the domination of Macedonia by Serbia Ser-bia and Greece had produced' results diametrically opposed to the principles princi-ples for which Bulgarians had stood for many centuries and that Bulgaria could not atford to remain heedless of the appeals of the Macedonians. Ask All Macedonia. Bulgaria, It is learned, wants all of Macedonia, and not only those parts made the subject of recent notes by the quadruple entente Meanwhile the entente powers insist that Bulgaria Bulga-ria earn these parts by making war upon Turkey while the proposals o.' tho central powers never went further fur-ther than to assure tne free passage through Bulgaria of materials needed by Turkey. It is argued here that while the proposals of the entente would, If accepted, involve the shedding shed-ding of Bulgarian blood against Turkey, Tur-key, those coming from the other side do not necessarily demand this from a nation still keenly mindful of its losses in the recent Balkan war. on |