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Appeal to the Paris Peace Conference - 1919
Macedonian people has a long and tumultuous history that has passed through any ordeal, the most difficult challenges. Ever fought for their place under the sun, constantly fought for national freedom, for independence. Macedonia was like an eternal struggle between darkness and light, which is constantly transmitted from one generation to another. Each generation has struggled under different conditions and circumstances, but with different fates.
Ruthlessly implemented various methods of destroying the national consciousness of independence, the Macedonian people not to bow and not reconciled with rouvanjeto. Always fought against the conquerors to preserve their identity, language, church, customs, tradition, ie, all tokens that mark as a separate Macedonian nation.
Today is unnecessary to emphasize that the Macedonians would never claim to conquer territories as do our neighbors. On the contrary, always fought and are fighting to preserve their identity and take its rightful place Europe and worldwide. Southern neighbor with the help of international and domestic pressure groups, supporters, made a successful propaganda to create a different image of our historical past. Still persistent in his intention to dounishtat state and national name and reshape history.
APPEAL TO THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE - 1919
The editor of the Times
Sir - While these moments peace conference is occupied by requiring a solution to Balkan problems, two million Macedonians fear anticipate finding a satisfactory solution to the Macedonian question.
It happened once in the Balkans in 1914, when the spark occurred and the whole world is lit. Precarious situation in Macedonia is the main cause of conflict between the Balkan states. Our neighbors do just to become masters of our unfortunate country and unfortunate Macedonian population is zhrva antagonizam.Nie their warlike tendencies are not nor are responsible for the mistakes of the Balkan diplomats in the past playing with the fate of Macedonia.
So please you in the Peace Conference not to take into account the intrigues of Balkan diplomacy, and not allow the division of our country .- Rather, we seek annulment of the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913 and the establishment of an independent state under a protectorate of Great Powers . Such a radical solution would allow for free political and economic development of all residents in the country regardless of religion, race, language or religion.
Independent Macedonia as a bridge linking between these states and will find ways to establish a Balkan Confederation.
With the implementation of the principles of the Great Powers of the Entente, we in the General Council of the Macedonians in Switzerland and those in the U.S., accounting for an organized body of 50,000 young people, along with over 250,000 people in Macedonia, "which are also in a position to freely express their wishes of the majority of citizens ", we believe that the Supreme Court will bring a final solution to the Macedonian question. To realize such a solution, send the following requests to the peace conference:
First Due to intolerable worsening situation in Macedonia, we seek to send troops immediately from the composition of the major powers to end the suffering of our brothers and sisters, who moaned under the foreign yoke. At the same time and would guarantee the principle of self-determination through a plebiscite ..
Second To enable the delegates to the Macedonians to come to Paris to express their wishes and demands before the conference.
Third To allow the return of Macedonian refugees scattered around the world in their native homes and opportunities for self-determination.
I firmly believe and are confident in the efforts of the signatories to the Peace Conference, that will implement a lasting peace in the Middle East that would be dobrodatelstvo Macedonia and we will be forever in your service.
General Council of the Macedonian community in Switzerland.
Professor Konstantin Stefanov
Gordana Dimovska
Macedonian people has a long and tumultuous history that has passed through any ordeal, the most difficult challenges. Ever fought for their place under the sun, constantly fought for national freedom, for independence. Macedonia was like an eternal struggle between darkness and light, which is constantly transmitted from one generation to another. Each generation has struggled under different conditions and circumstances, but with different fates.
Ruthlessly implemented various methods of destroying the national consciousness of independence, the Macedonian people not to bow and not reconciled with rouvanjeto. Always fought against the conquerors to preserve their identity, language, church, customs, tradition, ie, all tokens that mark as a separate Macedonian nation.
Today is unnecessary to emphasize that the Macedonians would never claim to conquer territories as do our neighbors. On the contrary, always fought and are fighting to preserve their identity and take its rightful place Europe and worldwide. Southern neighbor with the help of international and domestic pressure groups, supporters, made a successful propaganda to create a different image of our historical past. Still persistent in his intention to dounishtat state and national name and reshape history.
APPEAL TO THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE - 1919
The editor of the Times
Sir - While these moments peace conference is occupied by requiring a solution to Balkan problems, two million Macedonians fear anticipate finding a satisfactory solution to the Macedonian question.
It happened once in the Balkans in 1914, when the spark occurred and the whole world is lit. Precarious situation in Macedonia is the main cause of conflict between the Balkan states. Our neighbors do just to become masters of our unfortunate country and unfortunate Macedonian population is zhrva antagonizam.Nie their warlike tendencies are not nor are responsible for the mistakes of the Balkan diplomats in the past playing with the fate of Macedonia.
So please you in the Peace Conference not to take into account the intrigues of Balkan diplomacy, and not allow the division of our country .- Rather, we seek annulment of the Treaty of Bucharest in 1913 and the establishment of an independent state under a protectorate of Great Powers . Such a radical solution would allow for free political and economic development of all residents in the country regardless of religion, race, language or religion.
Independent Macedonia as a bridge linking between these states and will find ways to establish a Balkan Confederation.
With the implementation of the principles of the Great Powers of the Entente, we in the General Council of the Macedonians in Switzerland and those in the U.S., accounting for an organized body of 50,000 young people, along with over 250,000 people in Macedonia, "which are also in a position to freely express their wishes of the majority of citizens ", we believe that the Supreme Court will bring a final solution to the Macedonian question. To realize such a solution, send the following requests to the peace conference:
First Due to intolerable worsening situation in Macedonia, we seek to send troops immediately from the composition of the major powers to end the suffering of our brothers and sisters, who moaned under the foreign yoke. At the same time and would guarantee the principle of self-determination through a plebiscite ..
Second To enable the delegates to the Macedonians to come to Paris to express their wishes and demands before the conference.
Third To allow the return of Macedonian refugees scattered around the world in their native homes and opportunities for self-determination.
I firmly believe and are confident in the efforts of the signatories to the Peace Conference, that will implement a lasting peace in the Middle East that would be dobrodatelstvo Macedonia and we will be forever in your service.
General Council of the Macedonian community in Switzerland.
Professor Konstantin Stefanov
Gordana Dimovska
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