The negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria for a new Commercial
Treaty are said to have broken down. Since the• declaration of Bulgarian independence Turkey has continued to treat Bulgaria as though she were still part of the Turkish Empire, but now she reminds Bulgaria that, being a foreign country, she must expect to be treated as such. Turkey demands facilities for the importation of certain goods into Bulgaria in return for the maintenance in other respects of the present commercial arrangement Bulgaria refuses to give these facilities. The prospect, unless negotiations are renewed, is that at the beginning of next month the highest Turkish tariff will be erected against Bulgarian trade. A tariff war between the two countries would be dangerous because it would involve much more than fiscal questions. It would probably be the pretext for a bitter dispute over the position of the Macedonian Bnlgars.
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