Makedonsko Delo Newspaper - VMRO (United) 1925-1938

[Soldier of Macedon]

This was the newspaper distributed by VMRO (United) between 1925-1938. Below is some information and excerpts.

http://macedonian.atspace.com/knigi/mak_delo.htm

МАКЕДОНСКО ДЕЛО
Печатен орган на В.М.Р.О. (Обединета)

Весникот Македонско Дело е печатниот орган на ВМРО (Обединета) и се издава од 1925 до 1938 година. Основна цел на ВМРО (Обединета) е да се бори против ВМРО раководена од Иван Михајлов, како и за создавање на независна советска македонска држава во рамките на Балканската Федерација

Во овие извадоци од весникот се осудуваат репресиите кои српскиот монархофашистички режим ги врши врз македонското население.

[Soldier of Macedon]

Declaration of the regional Committee of the VMRO (United) under Bulgarian Rule:

The report, a protest of the Macedonians under Greek rule, published in the Greek communist journal "Rizospastis" and others, is the result of the hidden desires and of the struggle of the entire Macedonian nation. The demand of the Macedonians under Greek rule to speak freely in their own native Macedonian language…. Since the Macedonians under Greek rule are neither "slavophones" nor "pure Greeks", since the Macedonians under Serbian rule are not "true Serbs", likewise the Macedonians under Bulgarian rule are not Bulgarians, nor do they wish to become so. The Macedonian nation has its own past, present and future, not as an appendix to imperialistic Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, but as an independent nation, which for decades has been struggling to win the right to self-determination, including the right to separation as an independent political state unit from the imperialistic states which are oppressing it.

Published in the journal "Makedonsko delo", XI, No.195 p.S, February 1935. In the introduction to the Declaration it is stated: "In connection with the protest of the group of Macedonians from Aegean Macedonia, a protest sent to the Greek press against denationalization and terrorism, the Regional Committee of the VMRO(UNITED) in Macedonia under Bulgarian rule, in the name of all Macedonians nationally oppressed by Bulgarian imperialism in the Petrich region and refugees to Bulgaria, is proclaiming this Declaration").

[Liberator of Makedonija]

What more information do we have about VMRO (United)? From a brief glimpse it seems they were fighting hard for the Macedonian cause without the influence from our neighbours. Though I have read they were in league with Cominterm so possible Soviet influence?