Violence is still the endemic method of settling disputes in
the Balkans. Political vendettas have been pursued murderously of late in Bulgaria, and last week was marked by a happily unsuccessful effort to assassinate from ambush the young Sovereign and a terribly successful explosion of a bomb in the Cathedral at Sofia. The King was expected till the last moment to be present when a crowded congregation, including a large number of notab!es, were attending a service in memory of a murdered Deputy, and about 150 persons were killed. There have been many signs that the clever misanthropes of Moscow have seen in Bulgaria one of the most fertile seed-plots for their malevolence, and she shares with Great Britain their specia 1 attention. The mixture of races, migrations from Mace- donia, and disappointments due to the War, make it easy for men of ill will to keep the country in a ferment. Since Bulgaria has shown more sense of responsibility than most countries in such matters as reparations, she deserves some sympathy and good will from her neighbours in Europe. For every reason the Balkans must be watched carefully now.
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