According to the latest intelligence, Prince Alexander has "submitted himself"
unreservedly to the Sultan, has withdrawn from Philippopolis pending the decision, and has requested aid from his Suzerain against Servia. The object of this move would appear to be this. Nobody can legally dismiss Prince Alex- ander from Roumelia except the Sultan, and if he is conciliated, Russia is either powerless or must resort to force, in which case the Great Powers come to the front. The submission pleases the Sultan and his people, and Prince Alexander, backed by Turkey and England, will be declared Governor-General of Roumelia, and allowed to fuse the administration of both Bulgarias. He will then complete his military arrangements, and act as a strong defence for Constantinople against any future Russian attack from the North. That, we imagine, is the Bulgarian idea ; and the only serious objection to it is that it shelters the Turk, whose departure from Europe is a necessity of civilisation, and postpones the enfranchisement of Macedonia. Greece, however, has not yet been heard from, and the war-fever there is rising high, though it may be checked by a Bulgarian success. The Greeks are so jealous of Bulger influence in Macedonia, that they side for the present with the Servians.
