The New York herald., 1879-08-05
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY AUGUST s. ls79-TRIPLE SHEET

Greek race was still predominant A line drawn
from Cattaro on the Adriatic, to Salonca on the
Egean. would have included this region Above
all the whole islands of the archipelago should have
been included in the new State.
THE PRESENT BOUNDARIES.
IL would have been TO the advantage not of the
Greeks alone but of all the Western States and par
ticularly OF England. If such an arrangement had
been made at the outset. 1t would have erected u
barrier State against the aggressive ambition of
Russia. As il was it weakened the Turkish barrier
against Russia and did not create Christian one.
The folly of the arrangement has every year been
more and more clearly demonstrated 1t was wrong
to the Greeks who We're in the Kingdom it was
wrong not less fragrant to the Greeks who were
without. Cribbed cabined ana confined as it has
been. the wonder is that the little Kingdom has sur
viyed. 1t is equally wonder that the Greeks out
side the Kingdom have preserved their disinc-
tions and love of nationality Through the obsti-
macy of the Turks the Greek boundary question is
again thrown back upon Europe for decision. 1t
peaca of the Continent Considering what the boun-
dares ought to be- it cannot be said that the Greeks
ask too much when they ask that the line be SO drawn
rs to include Janina 1t might be wise, indeed, 10
reconsider the actual limits specified i'll the Berlin
recommendation and to extend Greece to the natu-
raj boundaries constituted by Olympus and the other
mountains to the north OF Thcssaly 1t is claimed
by the Ottoman government that the people OF
Epirus do not desire union with the Greeks. 1t is
notorious however, that the Eprotes kept from
rebellion against Turkey by the advice and counsel
of the Greeks It cannot be said that the people of
Epirus are Greek by blood by language. but in
the southern part of Eprus they o the Greek rite,
and wherever they OF the Greek rite they are in
ity for the people of Thcssay and Epirus well
for the Greek Kingdom and for the hopes of the
and eminently just and moderate and polite
arrangement as that proposed ut Berlin should be
allowed to drop out OF any misplaced regard tor the
sensibilites OF the Ottoman government
THE GREENS DESERVE SUPPORT?
unhappily the Greeks have enemies. Strong
prejudlces exist there 1t is said that the Greeks
by their want of success have not justified the
couraselnent and support they have already
ceiyed that therefore they have forfeited their
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that the Greek Kingdom has been complete failure
and that the personal character OF the Greeks is
utterly worthless. There IS no foundation for this
change. The little Kingdom began it's existence and
has since struggled on in very unfavorabe circum-
stances. 1t burdened with heavy debt, con-
tracted by body much larger than that which
ultimately obtained freedom, and with a very insult
not only an insufficient territory it was ter
rtory bghed by centuries of oppression, and DESC
lated by the long and destructive war OF the
revolution. Then. to crown all, they had placed
over them a king who neither understood their
wants nor his business who wasted the
revenue of the state in building a palace
which he had not the means to maintain. 1t is not
wonderful that Greece should now be burdened with
large debt and that the State should have lost its
credit in the exchanges of Europe. Since 1854 when
a worthless King was got rid OF and when the pres
ent ruler succeeded to power. Greece has shown
changes, which have been one of the chief of
the country. have become less frequent. Burrouf.
tributod notably to the political education of the
Greek people, and 'that they comprehend
that beneath questions are general doctrines and sys
TENS on which depend the life or death OF her peo-
ple.
FACTS AND STATISTICS.
There many things which justify us in saying
that the Greek Kingdom has not only not been
failure but has been success. In spite of the
mixed origin of her people nation is
pact ana homogeneous Out of 500 900 of inhxbit-
ants there only 67.Nl who speak any other
tongue than Greek. and only l6oS4 who profess any
| other religion than the orthodox They have
ceilent system OF law; they enjoy complete civil
freedom. with trial by jury for criminal offences.
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judicial warrant The Greeks enjoy perfect religious
freedom; aud it is remarkable fact that it
was not till the Greeks obtained possession of the
Ionian Islands that the Jews emancipated. The
population has doubled since the institution of the
Kingdom in ,o 1882 In 1882 the the population was
includes the population of the Ionian Islands, which
is estimated at about 2ls,Si9 In 1921 Greece had
only440 vessels. with total tonnage of 81 450. In
1875 she had 5,44O with tonnage 262 O2 In 1880 it
had scarcely harbor which deserved the of the
ouch. 1t has 65 good trading ports In 1s47 it
had only l lighthouse, it has now 46. In 1888 it's
entire commerce amounted to only $3,355, ,OO0 in
1876 it had reached s42ooo.ooO. At the Industrial
Exhibition of 1851 Greece had only 5 exhibitors at
that of 1878 it had 1000. 1t has now % steam
factories. most of which have been erected since
1864. Since the beginning of the kingdom, up to
1869. it had built rebuilt sixty towns and GOO
villages. Education is not neglected III Greece. On
the contrary, according to Tuckerman, Greece is
ahead of every other nation in this respect not
cepting the United States. 1t can boast OF 100
papers and periodicals. and since 1864 the press has
been exempt from the private ccnsure OF the
ment Agriculture is yet in low and back ward state,
bui the steam plough has already made progress and
improvement 1t may be reasonably inferred will 90
apace. The roads are exccrable, and the land tax
is a to the country, but the people awaken
ing, and we not without evidence that improve
ment is setting in in both these directions. With
such evidence before US. it hardly be said that
the Greek Kingdom has been a failure.
In v-ew, then, of all that we have said, 1t seems
but just and reasonable that the claims of Greece
should be respected and that she should have suit
able increase of territory. We not disposed to
be dogmatic as to how much she should receive
in what direction the Kingdom should be extended.
We should be pleased to the spirit the Berlin
recommendations carried out. The details might be
safely lert to properly appointed commission 1t
is not denied that the present limits OF the King
dom inadequate. Lord Beaconsfeld calls the
present frontier imperfect and insufficient
one." Mr.. Gladstone has told that it is within
his knowledge that as late as 1862 Lord Palmerston
and Lord John Russell were most desirous "to
treve the committed at the institution OF the
Hellenic State by the deplorable restriction of its
territory, and that in no spirit of unfrendliIcss
to the Porte, they wished for the assignment of
Thessaly and Eplrus to Greece subject condi-
ton OF sovereignty or tribute" There seems to be
but one course open to the Powers. 1t Greece and
Turkey cannot agree upon boundary line they
must take the matter in hand and settle it for the
II Is well to be tender toward Turkey, but Greece
also has her rights, which should be respected.