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i9i3] SATISFACTORY OUTLOOK
arbitration would be given not later than six days from
the opening of the conference; the explanation of this
strange demand being the continued arming of the
Serbians and Greeks, who were sending all their armies
into Macedonia, were erecting fortifications there—
which was true—and were profiting by each day that
passed to make the scales turn in their favour.
We spoke in Russian, which was the only foreign
language that General Savov understood and spoke
well. I replied, addressing the General in particular,
that I did not think it possible to pass on to St.
Petersburg what these gentlemen had just told me. In
our country such a condition would be considered to
be incompatible with our dignity. Moreover, as a
diplomat of some experience, I could not even imagine
a conference limited to a fixed date; but I could assure
those present that we on our side should expedite
matters, and should wish to arrive at a satisfactory
result with as little delay as possible. In conclusion,
I invited these gentlemen to assimilate thoroughly the
idea that it was Bulgaria and Serbia that needed our
arbitration, and that we were only undertaking it for
their good; hence it would be our place, if necessary,
to impose conditions, and to make our arbitration
depend on them. On this I took my leave. The
following day Todorov came to see me, and told me
that my answer had had the desired effect, and that in
all probability there would be no further question of a
time limit; concerning the journey of the Bulgarian
Prime Minister to St. Petersburg, all would depend on
the choice of the person entrusted with the formation
of the new Cabinet.
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