22 AUGUST 1908, Page 1

' The' most ominous news, however, comes from Sofia,

whence the Times correspondent reports in Tuesday's paper that one of the Bulgarian leaders in Macedonia, San- dansky, has prejudiced the Young Turks against the other Bulgarian leaders. The internecine conflict among the Bulgarians continues, and the influence of Sandansky may have very evil effects on the relations of Turkey and Bulgaria. Moreover, the Greeks and Bulgarians are charging one another with duplicity in Macedonia. Each side declares that the bands of the other are still operating and trying to take the greatest advantage from the inactivity of their rivals. The evidence is so conflicting that it is quite impossible for us to conclude whether both, or either, are to blame. But the statements are worth recording, because they are minor symptoms of the difficulties which lie before the Young Turks, possibly on a much larger scale.