Radoslavoff's government would be in a minority. They also
referred to the Premier's oracular utterances.
"Ah!" said the King. "Has Radoslavoff spoken to you, and what has he
said?"
"He has said--" replied the leaders, "that Bulgaria would march with
Germany and attack Serbia."
The King made a vague gesture, and then said: "Oh, I did not know."
This incident throws a strong light upon the conflict which was going on
in the Balkan states, between those Kings who were of German origin, and
who believed in the German power, and their people who loved Russia.
King Ferdinand got his warning. He did not listen, and he lost his
throne. All this, however, took place before the Bulgarian declaration
of war. Yet much had already shown what King Ferdinand was about to do.
The Allies, to be sure, were incredulous, and were doing their best to
cultivate the good will of the treacherous King, On September 23rd the
official order was given for Bulgaria's mobilization. She, however,
officially declared that her position was that of armed neutrality and
that she had no aggressive intentions. As it has developed, she was
acting under the direction of the German High Command.
It was at this period that Germany had failed to crush Russia in the
struggle on the Vilna, and, in accordance with her usual strategy when
one plan failed, another was undertaken.
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