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i io THE BALKAN WAR, 1912 [chap. ix.
winter months of 1912-13. But befere his departure he
visited the cemetery where lie the bones of some of the
unsuccessful actors in the Hungarian insurrection of
1848, who after the failure of their efforts had taken
refuge in Turkey and were interned at Rodosto.
Ferdinand prayed fervently on the graves of the
Magyar national heroes. Sulking with Russia he
thought it a well-chosen moment to remember his
Kohary ancestors and his Hungarian possessions. . . .
For want of something better Rodosto at least gave
him an opportunity of parading his Magyar sympathies :
who knows but that he might derive some profit from
this parade ?
It is easy to realise that Ferdinand’s behaviour after
the battle of Lule-Burgas and his obstinate proceedings
on the subject of Rodosto should have aroused the
displeasure and distrust of the Russian Government:
his insatiable ambition and his secret schemes,
incompatible with the historic problems and vital interests of
Russia, stood revealed. In mentioning all this political
intrigue here, I am anticipating events a little. The
journeys of M. Todorov and General Radko-Dmitriev
only took place in 1913, but Ferdinand’s intrigues and
the steps he took in St. Petersburg form the natural
sequel to the attitude adopted by him ever since
November, 1912.
From December, 1912, when the success of the allied
arms was clearly proved, the Turks entered into
negotiations for peace. For this purpose, by common consent
of the belligerents and of the Great Powers, a Conference
was convened in London, at which Bulgaria was
represented by M. Danev. An armistice was decided
on, and concluded on most advantageous conditions
for the allies and particularly for the Bulgarians;1
1 Thus the Bulgarians were authorised to send trains full of provisions
by the railway line which goes through the fortified place Adrianople,
whereas the Turks could not obtain the right to provision the garrison,
which was already beginning to suffer from hunger !
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