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Long ago, in the days of Philip of Macedon, when whole armies hurled themselves against the dread Macedonian phalanx, Macedonia was a great and independent country. Today, Macedonia is merely a geographical expression; its territories are divided principally between Yugoslavia and Greece...
Montenegrin people have been pointing out to the world that the inhuman policy of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes towards its minorities would only lead to another struggle in the Balkans. The attitude of the Croatian separatists under M. Stefan Radich, of the Macedonian insurgents under Alexandrov, of the Montenegrin insurgents under the late Savo Raspopovich gives proof that the spark exists that can kindle another war, if it be not extinguished. The League of Nations is hereby petitioned to appoint a Commission to investigate the condition of the minorities in the Balkans- in Montenegro in particular...
...Bulgarian Comitadji are militant bodies of Macedonian Irredentists under the leadership of one Todor Alexandrof. The Sofia Government is unable to control them owing to their bases being situated in mountain fastnesses...
...election campaign throws light on the measures adopted by the Gov- ernment to suppress unwelcome factions. In the first instance, the Magyars, unwillingly incorporated into Yugo-Slavia; together with hundreds of Turks and Macedonian voters, were swept off the voters' list. Next, opposition manifestoes were confiscated by the Government and unfavorable newspapers suppressed Lastly, the whole gendarmerie was combed out before the elections and reduced as far as possible to the faithful supporters of the Government...
...number of unpleasant boundary questions." Professor Coolidge said, "From Austria and Hungary, enemy States not represented at Paris, the Jugo-Slavs have got almost all they seriously asked. The same thing is true regarding Bulgaria. The last bit of Bulgarian Macedonia has gone to Serbia. Without gong into the Macedonian question, one must say that in spite of the skillful historical and other arguments that have been put forth on the Serbian side, it is hard to dodge two facts. First, until ten years ago the great majority of foreign and unprejudiced travellers in or students of Macedonia regarded...