The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-07
GREECE CALLS TO ARMS.
RESERVES IN THIS COUNTRY SUM
MOVED By THE KING.

The Notice Cnbled Here to Ne reIcsrnphcd to
livery City aud Head In the Greek Churchc.
To-Day-A Hearty response E,pccted-Con-
sui-sicnerni says Greece VIII Never Weld.
Dcmctrtus \. Botassi. Greek Consul.Gcnora
In this city and senior Consul OF Greece In this
country, where there is no Greek Minister, re-
ccived yesterday this cablcgram. signed by Al.
exandre q. Skouscs, tho Greek Minister OF For
cign Affairs:
- Depletrius y. Botassi, Consul General Of Greece at
Netr York:
Reserves belonging to classes Of 1860, 1867.
1868, 1869. 1870. 1877, 1872. and 1873 arc called
to their standards. The only ones exempted
from military service arc those belonging to the
auxiliary corps. and they are exempted in virtue
OF the law. Notify all the Hcllcncs within your
jurisdiction to present themselves us soon us pos
sible, and please communicate contents Of this
despatch to all Greek consular authorities In tho
United States. Recommend to them to induce
the reserves to return to Greece"
Mr.. Botassi said yesterday that by to-day
every Greek in the country would know Of this
call from the King. Through the United Asso.
ciated Presses, and through the Consuls at VA
rious points, II would be spread. so that no mem.
Der of the reserves of any Of the years called for
would be ignorant OF 1t. II 10 obligatory ON the
part OF the reserves to return: bnt although the
call is only for reserves, 1t means every able
bodied Greek In America.
There are twenty five Greek restaurants and
cafes In New York. and tomorrow placards con-
tanning n copy Of the call and an urgent appeal
from Consul Botassi for Greeks to lose no time
in returning to their country will be posted in
all OF them. This morning at III o'clock Father
Agathodoros, Archimandritc OF the Greek
Church In this country and pastor Of the Greek
church at $40 West Fifty.third street. this city,
will read the call from the pulpit and make an
appeal to his countrymen TO return at once and
take their places in the army.
The placarCfing OF the restaurants and cafes
tomorrow will not bring any news to the Greeks
In this city. A few hours after the despatch
tents we're known to Greeks all over the city.
The indications arc that there will he u hearty
the reserves BACK to Greece. Even Il money 4
not provided for the purpose there will un.
doubteily be n great exodus o. Greeks from the
United States unless the order from Athens is
revoked within a few days. There viii probably
when Father Agsthadoros reads the call. for the
Greeks all over the city were full OF patriotism
There arc about 10000 Greeks. including
women and children, In this country. or these
about 5000 are able-bodied men. and such as are
The call OF King George, Failure to respond to
the call to his standard by q member OF the re.
years Imprisonment. For almost two weeks
now Greeks have been, calling in large numbers
sent home in order to take their places In the
army. Several hundred have expressed a will.
percentage OF them have been able to pay their
way. ConsulGeneral Botassi said Yesterday
r rsssrv ,s'fG sas Ss' and md aiGhH st Rs had d. Sis saa
unable to, send home, many who were
.oidi,ers' Ai,osethcr. he said, about a hundred
Greeks have gone home at their own expense,
and 1dra be has ,s, To ;r,,n frG% N many sayrH more SO,n who % have aye
their regiments. At springfield, Mass. there
q a large colony OF Greeks, and a number OF
them have been preparing for some days to 20
rom 81. sEoa:ss sc;lerdSy' Mr.. Betassi Wired
that he feit sure. there would DO a hearty re-
sponse to tho call from that quarter within a
Two hours after Mr.. Botsssi received the de-
spatch there were twenty-five Greeks in to see
none could AFFORD to pay his own way. Mr..
Botassi told them that there was no appropria;;
have TO pay their own expenses. They went
away promising to do all in their power TO raise
They were all honest. sincere fellows, e said
Mr.. Botassi. and full OF enthusiasm. They
want to go home and hight for their country; It
the trouble began. and now that the call Is ont
you can count ON the very poorest Of the reserves
When asked how much importance he attached
to the call. ,ConsulGenera! 3otassi said;
Greece TO flight. The calling out Of the reserves
as far back as 1896 shows that every available
iHhu 10 Nhnltu. tHt'TlrlS SnOuNl NOlIlt NllHll
two or three days, and when IL does come Greece
viii be found standing where che has stood
throughout all this trouble. She Will not back
down. She cannot back down and the powers
will know this soon enough. Matters cannot
G%an.,%ass az for onT Gr ess 'G io % Mi,SSd m%s' R hSrr arm y II Il
occupation from Crete or her fleet from Crc'Tn
water: as the powers demand, because the mo,
marines would follow and then would come u
horrible massacre, T, Thhs M9.lems would oysrren
ter what demands the powers make. she Will
fight to the bitter end and her troops will never
leave Crete alive in response to the orders OF tho
powers. .
There will be Q hearty response to the call
from King George by the Greeks In. this coun-
try. In addition to the offers OF able-bodicd men
to return and fight there come TO me daily SUM
fight. and from women and children Who are
anxious TODD something for their country. This
r me@sy s''i but not w Ii S Ss'f for rS RHE d"s to 'I the Eom %.
Government to he spent MS the authorities there
think best. 49, r,.,,.,mu
is at present better on than we are, | think. But
the enthusiasm OF the Greeks viii moro than
4 war Is declared i win probably begin q
in the hands of the Greeks and Christians, there
will be little fighting there. lp Macedonia an
1--WE would all like to hear that affairs were
turning toward peace, but fear j. Is not so.
dhe George Sr SSd VIII Witch follow ""S him i% aenyWh ere" Al sal" H
before. the crisis is only a few hours away, aud
we shall soon know Just. what Greece has got to
contend with. Meanwhile be assured Greece
will not back down an inch"
Mr.. Botassi desired TIE Sun to print the fol-
lowing, from himself To the Greeks In America:
In the nnmc OF King George, ! wish 10
officially notify all the reserves OF the GrrCian
army who are In this country TINT their father;
land calls them back to it's ranks, And, % al
Greeks, whether they have fought in by.yonc
days or whether they have not, | say, in the
name Of my King, your country needs you"
Ten patriotic Greeks who intend TO take mp
arms for their native country against the Turks
sailed vest prtlNy for lIuNrn In the stppTuKp of Tho
French liner La Gascognc, At the office ~ the
Consulate il was said that more than nifty Creeks
had sailed from this city for Athens since the
trouble over Crete began.
S.uiSHED TURKEYS CONSULATE.