The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ause, had metin conference leading men ofall Bulgarian parties. By theopposition he was warned thathe would make a mistake intaking the side of the CentralPowers, and was asked to forma coalition cabinet. Address-ing M. Stambolinski, theAgrarian leader, King Ferdi-nand asked about the harvest, to which M. Stambolinski re-plied, and then added: This is not the moment for talkingof such things with a view to war. I repeat once more to yourMajesty, said he
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ause, had metin conference leading men ofall Bulgarian parties. By theopposition he was warned thathe would make a mistake intaking the side of the CentralPowers, and was asked to forma coalition cabinet. Address-ing M. Stambolinski, theAgrarian leader, King Ferdi-nand asked about the harvest, to which M. Stambolinski re-plied, and then added: This is not the moment for talkingof such things with a view to war. I repeat once more to yourMajesty, said he, *that Bulgaria does not want a repetitionof the policy of adventure which cost us so much in policy of adventure was your Majestys personal took advantage of the defects in the Constitution toimpose your policy on the country; your Ministers areciphers; you alone rule Bulgaria. Before 1913 we thoughtyou were a great diplomatist, but then we saw what yourdiplomacy was worth. To this rebuke King Ferdinandresponded coldly, saying, The policy which I have decidedto pursue is the one which I regard as the best and most. Ferdixaxd of Saxe-Cobourg-GothaWho was King (or Czar) of Bul-garia until the end of the war,when he abdicated and returnedto Germany to devote himself tobotany 193 OUTBREAK AND CAUSES profitable for Bulgaria. It is a policy, said M. Stam-bolinski in reply, which can only lead to disaster. It willlead to fresh catastrophes. It will compromise the futureof the nation and of your dynasty. Perhaps it will cost youyour own head—a bit of prophecy which the King mayhave recalled in September, 1918. Do not concern your-self with my head, replied the King, which is alreadygray. Think, rather, of your own. With what wasdescribed as a slight smile of disdain, the King turnedhis back on M. Stambolinski and conversed for a few min-utes with M. Guchoff and M. Daneff, who explained to himthat many felt as strongly as the Agrarian leader, evenif they did not
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