The danger-spot is Macedonia, where the old racial struggles threaten
to break out again. A member of the Salonika. Committee has explained to the Constantinople correspondent of the Times the character of the Bulgarian demands. The Vressovists (advocates of the annexation to Bulgaria of tho Bulgarian districts of Macedonia) have vanished for the time being; but the party of Sandansky and the Central party remain. Sandansky is apparently still in accord with the Young Turks, but the Central party makes, demands which cannot possibly be granted. The first of these demands is Macedonian autonomy. We have dealt with this question elsewhere, and will only say here that although we have long thought autonomy for Macedonia on the Lebanon model an excellent solution of the Macedonian. problem, we recognise that under the new conditions of the Constitution it is misguided on the part of Bulgarians to press for it. For the present, at all events, the scheme is rendered superfluous, and it is naturally offensive to the leaders of the new liberalising national move- ment. The educational programme of the Young Turks is exciting the apprehensions of the Greeks as well us of the Bulgarians. Autonomy, education (which involves the lan- guage question), military service, and religious privileges,— these are the questions which are likely to cause trouble in
Macedonia, and the treatment of them by all the factions will be anxiously watched by all friends of the Turkish Constitu- tional movement.
