, 1879-08-08

hare embraced all tho countries where tho
Greek raco wns stfl1 predominant. 4 lincdrawn
from Cattarn, on tlic Adrlatlr, 10 Salonlca, OF,
tho fE1ean, wruld ha1e Included tits rcaton.
Above ali. the whole Isl .nds ot tho Archipelago
should havo been included In tho now State.
THE PRESENT nousDAR1Es.
the Grccka aonc, but Of all the Western States.
MID particularly OF England, II such an ar
ranEcme,lt had bccn made at the outset It
wos,'d have erected barrier State sga'nst tho
weakened the Turkish barrler aaattlst Russla,
and did not create Christian one. The folv
Of the arTangonGn. has overv year been moro
and more clearly de,nonstrated.. l. WAS a.
IT, wns a "rong not iess Migrant 10 tho Greeks
who were without. Crloocd, cab!ned, and con-
nucd as u hns been, the wonder ID thar The litls
Kngtiom q. has survived. T. i9 equally wonder
served their distinctions aud love OF nation.
a!ty. Through the obstluncy Of the Turks
the Greek boundary question Is again
thrown back upon Europe for decision. II
the peace OF the Continent. Considering what
the boundaries ought to be. Il cannot bo said
that the Greeks ask too much when they ask
that the line he so drawn as to include Janiua
tual limits specified ia the Berlin recommends
tion, md to extend Greece to the natural
boundary constituted By OLYMPUS and the
other rnountans to The north OF Tlcsaaly. 1t Is
claimed by the Ottoman Government that tho
peoplc ot Epirus do mot desire union With tile
Greeks. 1t is notorious. however. TINT tho
Eo'rotcs were kept frum rebellion. against
atccss. # cannot be said TINT the people Of
Epirus are Greek bv b1ood OF by language. but
In the southern part Of Epirus thes are Of the
Greek rite, and wherever they arc OF tho Creek
rite, ts,cy arc n perfect sympathy With tile
Eielencs. II will be calamity for the people
OF Thessnlv md Eplrus, rs well al for the Grcc1s
Kingdom nnd fur the hopes Of tho world, II tho
present opportunity Is allowed to pass, and so
arrangement as that proposed at Berlin should
oo allowed to drop out OF my misplaced regard
for the sensibilltiea Of tho Ottoman Govern
nent.
DO THE 0AEEKs DESERVE suPpoNTf
unhapply the Greeks have enemies. Strong
| prejudlccs exist shere. 1t Is sald that tho
Greeks, by their want uf SUCCESS, llavo not justi
fed tue encouragement aud tunnort they have
aaready received. nna That, therefore, they iayo
forfeited their clnims to future favor. In other
words, we arc told that tic Greek Kingdom nus
character Of tho Greeks Is utterly worthless.
There Is no foundation for this charge. The
little Kingdom began tte existence and has ancs
struggled on In very untavurabto circumstances.
twas hurdcned with heavy dont, contracted
by body much larger than tllnt which uitIIy,atc-
]y obtained freedom, and with very Insufficient
taxable area from which to pay expenses. It
was not only an insufficient territory, 1t was q
territory hl(ghted by centuries Of oppression
| and desoiu,Gl by tho long and destructive War
OF tho Revolution. Then, to crown all, they tad
placed over them a King who ne,iIcr UNDER
wasted the revenue OF the State IN building
| palace which nc had not flle means to maintain.
| It Is not wonderful that Greece should nov be
bardened with large debt, md that the stato
should havr lost its credit Ia the exchanges Of
Europe. Since 1861, when q worthless King
was got rid OF, and whcn the present ruler sue
| cccded to power. Greece has shown genuine
signs OF Improvement. The ministerial
curses OF the country, have become loss
| frequent. Burrout. writing tn 1875, says tint
! "recent events had contributed notably to the
political education OF tho aeock people," and
depend the life or death Of her people,"
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