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current events. But Bulgaria's entrance into the 

 war prevented the enterprise from going far, and 

 Markham joined the American Red Cross in Russia, 

 returning to Samokov in 1921. 



In an essay entitled " The Tragedy of the Balkans," 1 

 I afterward tried to convey an idea of the wretched 

 plight of that region and the evil conditions which 

 brought it about. 



My most important address in Bulgaria was given 

 by semi-official invitation in the national "Military 

 Hall" before the Court, the university faculty, and 

 the General Staff, the topic (chosen for me) being 

 "Bulgaria in the Eyes of Europe." Dr. D. N. Furna- 

 jieff, an evangelical clergyman, a graduate of Prince- 

 ton, acted as interpreter. As my hosts asked me to Goodad- 

 speak plainly, I ventured to make clear the attitude vl " n f 



r T- i 1-1 i officially 



or Europe, and to explain the resentment awakened heeded 

 by the second Balkan war when it had been fatuously 

 believed that the Treaty of London had settled every- 

 thing for good and all. Admitting the futility of that 

 document and the gross injustice done Bulgaria by 

 the spiteful Treaty of Bucharest in 1913,! insisted that 

 the nation would not regain its lost ground by 

 further conflict; if it ever became strong enough to 

 recover the Dobruja, Monastir, Ochrida, and Kavala, 

 some method better than war would be available. I 

 also urged cooperation among the Balkan states, be- 

 ginning with a postal union, followed by a customs 

 union arrangements sure to eliminate most of the 

 real grievances suffered by Serbia and Bulgaria alike. 



1 Journal of Race Development, October, 1918. See Appendix F to this 

 volume (page 806). 



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