History Of Macedonia – Macedonia – New York Times about the Bulgarians of Macedonia (1900

Macedonia – New York Times about the Bulgarians of Macedonia (1900 – 1910)

in Modern Macedonian History, newspapers / by D-Mak / on April 26, 2012 at 11:24 pm /

A reader of HoM kindly shared with us that some confused souls from FYROM are on great pains. They are struggling to discover “proofs” of Macedonians allegedly not being Greeks in New York Times archives of the early 20th century.

As a humanitarian gesture to FYROM’s Slavs who are so frustrated to discover their real roots, we thought to assist them in their lonely trip to knowledge.

[sws_red_box box_size=”630″]New York Times Archives [/sws_red_box]

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[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″]Macedonian Greeks and the Bulgarian Uprising of Ilinden – New York Times : 12th September 1903[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_red_box box_size=”630″] The Bulgarian Heroes of FYROM in New York Archives[/sws_red_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] The Bulgarian Goce Delchev [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″]Miss Stone kidnapped by… Bulgarians – New York Times : October 12, 1901[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] Boris Sarafoff – the Bulgarian Revolutionary – New York times : december 13, 1907 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″]Sandansky the Bulgarian Brigand – Washington Post, Aug 30, 1908 [/sws_blue_box]

Quote:

Bulgarian Brigand Sandansky Sides With Young Turks in Their Fight for FreedomFormer Captor of Miss Stone Changes His Tactics and is Now in Lieague With His Old Enemies — Has High Hopes That Autonomy Will Be Established in Macedonia. Other Bulgarians Uphold Movement

US newspapers’ tribute to the Bulgarian heroes claimed by FYROM continue.

Quote:

Chicago Daily Tribune
Date: May 7, 1903
Title : BULGARIANS DIE IN FIGHT”Sixty Bulgarians were killed in a fight with Turkish troops at the village of Vanitza. Deltzeff the Bulgarian leader, was among the killed. Four Turkish soldiers were killed and three wounded Thirty houses were burned”

Lets return to NYT.

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] New York Times May 7th 1903 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] New York Times September 10th 1902 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] New York Times March 5th 1903 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] Bulgarian revolutionary bands – New York Times : February 17th 1903 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] Population of Monastiri – mixture of Turks, Bulgarians, Serbs, Greeks, Albanians. New York Times December 27th of 1902 [/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″]Macedonian Syllogos of Athens – fighting for the Greek population of Macedonia – New York Times – August 26th of 1903[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″]60,000 Bulgarians are massacred in Macedonia from Turks and Albanians- New York Times – September 13th of 1903[/sws_blue_box]

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] The Rebellion of the Macedonian Bulgarians – New York Times – 14 July of 1903[/sws_blue_box]

Ironically they view themselves as Bulgarians . Even the head of the so-called ‘Macedonian Revolutionary Committee is clear about the reason of their organization’s existence.

[sws_blue_box box_size=”630″] Speech of Sarafof – New York Times –

Keyphrase “The present revolutionary organization came into existence nine years ago when the persecution of the Bulgarian population of Macedonia became flagrant…”[/sws_blue_box]