Word: bulgaria
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Early rumors were lent much force when a group of British Laborites in Bulgaria denounced the Tsankoff Government for its tyranny; but it subsequently appeared that they had never been in a position to judge accurately the situation. The strong-armed revolt which opened the eyes of the world two weeks ago (TIME, Apr. 27) had of necessity been put down by strong-armed methods...
Germany, with Bulgaria and Russia all too near, has recoiled from the dangers of communism. Marx was too much in sympathy with communistic ideals to guard Germany against a revolutionary future. Von Hindenburg's personel strength and conservative tendencies should be a stabilizing factor in the new political situation. Germany has swung, not towards militarism, but away from communism...
...Majesty Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria and M. Iltcheff, Director of the Sofia Museum, comfortably seated in an automobile, were being whirled along the white road that lies between Orchanie, a country town, and Sofia, the capital. As the car passed along a narrow strip of road between two high banks, a volley of shots rang out. M. Iltcheff and a servant were killed, the chauffeur was wounded, one side of the King's moustache was clipped. Instantly, the King took control of the car but, failing to turn it on account of the broken steering gear, jumped...
...many months, the Sofia Government has been deluging the Allied authorities with proofs of Bolshevik machinations in Bulgaria and has often and urgently made representations that the Bulgarian Army of the 20,000 volunteers permitted by the Treaty of Neuilly be supplanted by a conscript army of 50,000 to combat the growing Bolshevik menace. The Council of Ambassadors at Paris, guardian angels of the peace treaties, permitted (the week before the present outrages) an increase of 3,000 volunteers, a number which the Government thought totally insufficient, especially as it has repeatedly professed that it can place little reliance...
Some countries, such as Bulgaria, forbid by law the sale or use of receiving sets. The market in Belgium is enthusiastic, and daily broadcastings from Germany, France, England and Holland are clearly received there. The difficulty is, however, that European equipment-makers have cut prices so low that U. S. manufacturers can scarcely compete...