The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-12
A TRICK, SAYS B0TASSI.
WEBSTER HALL REsOL UTIoys THE
WORK OF 4 FACTION.

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net st All Representative or the Feeiiss In the
Greek Colony Here-EuEineered ny Ono or
tho nsui-ecn~rnrs Opponents - sssie
Despatch sna n Petition TO connternct the"
The friends OF Demetrius y. Botassi. Consul.
General OF Greece in New YORK. say that the
manner in which n large number OF the Greeks
OF this city werc called together at Webster
Hall. in East Eleventh street. on Wednesday
night, ostensibiy for purely patriotic purposes,
but in reality for the promulgation OF resolu.
lions which were entirely devoted to an attack
upon tho Official character OF the Consul Gen.
eral. was an unfair and partisan method OF
using n great national spirit for tho furthcrnncc
MI petty sauabblc between q couple OF Creek
factions.
According TO the resolutions, Consul General
p....., ha. ho,t,ei hi. naomi. ana Goxernmcnt
ootaSei I'm us psopio ~
by saying that the Greek army was greatly IN
torior 70 snae S.sn 90, ~ dm,,s. nv
oqu'ppeu "oi, .N o." 1000,
nnrnos.s % .ons membcrs NJ the Greek reserves
Go. L. .,.,.ar - 81. uov.rnmcn,..
oack to"reoo' IN ""o"e, .aha 80
other measures to expedite the return OF
,ho.. mon ar er,n 70 notify the Gov.
eminent that there we're large numbers of
such men here who were anxious TO return to
fight for Grooco but had not the money. Hav.
ing got these resolutions adopted, n cable mes
,epo was sent to King George, saying that the
oso -. -. mo.,i,n as..m.
New YORK trcek colony III p'aSs nice.ins assein
bled. had disapprovcd unanimously the un'Hoi'
,oric conduct Of Consul General Botassi, and de.
s..s.s - ..n,.dr
claring tnat 'hey praycu fen'"s'
- NJ rho dismissal ~ Mr. Botnssi. that
~. -, 81. ,.Ia.,, .o,o ,onsh,nrohlv
gentleman ana hs irlenus molo "Nl"
wrought up yesterday about the meeting and its
r..,,, Thorc was M ouestion tha, the meeting
Icsu', innGsonsn y. ~ ~, ha, ,h.ro yor. a con.
siderable number Of persons OF consequence in
,ho New Work. Crock colony there. The Greek
colony here is divided into two factions. One
of these In for Botassi land one IA against
him. There seems to have been present at the
Webster Hal meeting some members Oh o SeS
purely national reasons.
m The so tSsy u msn w %as R ,n " ,d %taSSra.y6; BY the the
sntis. and then so engineered us to trick the
%neutrals into the acceptance OF the anti.Botassi
resolutions. .,
from his Government that the reserves, wcro
called out, he prepared copies Of the order IN
the cafes J" Which the men Of the creek colony
frequent. On these notices Mr., Botassi had
iiSSe s r .as Ps,.' W Would siG0 have Hss'G tn make "GsS'e , heir
own arrangements Tor transportation from here
no drsses and rg Slrec l9y S S9,iSm , St S Consular Ia ' ssai,
some person wrote II call for tho meeting In
Webster Hall. to discuss measures for carrying
the orders into effect" This notice naturally APP.
pcarcd to be IA part of the official document. and
II attracted to the meeting q much larger num-
bcr OF persons. Mr.. Botassi's friends say, than
could have been got to IT by any other means.
Mr.. Botassi made the following statement re-
garding the matter Yesterday:
"Tho meeting of Greeks at Webster Hall last
night was engineered by Solon j. Nlasto. n sworn
enemy OF Consul Botassi. whom he has been ut
lacking systematically for the las, three years
In a little sheet called the atlantis which he
publishes in this city. The Consul never took
any notice Of these attacks. Nlasto profited by
the dissatisfaction which is felt among some Of
the Greeks here at the Consul's refusal TO pay
for their transportation TO, Greece, having no
funds for that purpose. The resolutions were
drafted by vlasto, who had them printed in sd.
vance, ready for the press. All that Vlasto aims
at Ia notoriety.
"a telegram expressing the confidence of tho
Greek colony of Now York in Consul-Gencra