There is very little to report of the progress of
events in the Balkans. The Turkish assurances that there was no intention to occupy positions beyond the Maritza were evidently insincere, as it is now argued that certain points beyond the river are necessary for the proper defence of Adrianople. The Turks, it will be noticed, assume that they will be allowed to retain Adrianople. Russia, which seemed likely to boil over with indignation if the Turks did what they are now coolly doing, has made hardly a sign. IL Sazonoff has gone away for a holiday. The discussions among the Great Powers amount to nothing, as Germany has apparently not yet made up her mind. Bulgaria trusts herself to the Powers, makes no effort to repel the Turks from her borders, and has decided not to occupy Dedeagatch for the -present. As matters stand, Bulgaria, having lost her Danubian province, for which her new minor possessions in Macedonia are scarcely a recompense, and having to suffer the presence of Turkish troops in what is admittedly Bulgarian territory, is practically worse off than before the war.
