German newspapers were demanding
that Malinoff be dismissed immediately and court-martialed for high
treason. The Berlin message asserted that the Premier's offer had
created great dissatisfaction in Bulgaria and that strong military
measures had been taken to support the Bulgarian front. According to
statements from Sofia it was added a counter-movement against the action
of the Premier had already been set on foot. It was declared in Germany
that the Premier's act was the result of Germany's refusal to send
sufficient reinforcements to Bulgaria. Secretary Lansing made the
announcement that the United States Government had received a proposal
for an armistice.
It appeared that Bulgaria had been maneuvering toward peace for some
time. The Bulgarians had foreseen their inability to meet the expected
Allied attack, and had made every effort to obtain German
reinforcements. Moreover, they were highly dissatisfied with the
treatment they had received from Germany in connection with Bulgaria's
dispute with Turkey as to territorial dispositions to be made after the
war. Probably the most important reason, however, for the Bulgarian
overthrow was that by this time they were sick of the war. They had not,
in the first place, gone into it with any enthusiasm, and though they
could fight bravely enough against their Serbian foe, no true Bulgarian
could ever feel himself in a natural position facing his old-time
Russian friend.
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