The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-12

The inevitable submission of Greece
has come From the moment that tfe
powers definitely assumed the ats'tEde
of protectors of Turkey and admins
traitors of her denominations, the con-
clusion Of the Graeco-rurAish war was
fixed. By no possibility could this lit
tie nation, under the circumstances,
even though all her people bad been
animated by the ancient spirit of the
race, have achieved victory. Nd man
fights we'll a battle foredooned to fail
ure. He may go cheerfully and will
lingly to certain death, if thereby
there be wrought out the remotest hope
of salvation for his country or of good
to others; but to know that not even
indirectly can sacrifice avail is to- rob
1t of it's worth and him of his inspira-
ton. Like the emperors of old Rome
at a gladiatorial spectacle, the powers
of Europe sat around the theater of
this conflict, having announced at the
beginning that in no event should the
If, by a willing expenditure of her
blood and treasure, Greece could have
succeeded in accomplishing the miracle
of vanquishing the foe so immeasura-
bly, her superior in numbers and re-
sources she would have been confront
ed by the dictum of an Irresistible
allied power that it should not add one
foot of ground to her territory or one
Turkish subject to her government. To
have engaged in war at all under such
conditions exhibited a daring but hope
less ardor for liberty. To keep heart
in such case and fight with high hope
to the bitter end was impossible.
The bloody bravo who draws his pay
from the strong-boXes Of Europe has
completely defeated the armies of
Greece. With men differed by Euro
pean commanders and munitions Of
war furnished from European factories
and arsenals, the Turk has thrust back
the advance of Greece at every point
and invaded their territory so success
fully that they are now suing for peace
The cruel spectacle is over. The ma
lions Of Europe have looked on at this
game played for their benefit and I'M
der their direction, and all it's costly
and CHASTITY results are laid at their
door. They have won their object, the
protection of their Turkish invest
ments. The Greek nation will labor for
years to come to pay the heavy in
demnity that Turkey will be author
lied to exact. That indemnity will be
seized upon by the powers behind Tur-
key to fortify their financial position
and bolster up the tottering securities
of the Ottoman empire. Some sort of
autonomy will be allowed, probably,
to the people Of Crete, but nothing that
will effectually relieve them of Turk
tsh despotism. To all the other peo-
pies who suffer the horrors of Turk
fish rule the moral is written in relent-
less letters across their sky that relief
is hopeless and that death alone offers
an open door Of escape from their mis-
cries.
The great result Of this unequal bat
tie has been to blazon to the world the
greed and guilt and shame of Europe.
We wonder that any people holding IT.
self civilized should find the situation
tolerable. Almost beyond human con-
ception, surely beyond the records of
the worst age of diplomacy, are the
lying utterances Of the cabinets and
ministers Of Europe in their dispatches
and explanations upon this affair. Here
is Lord Salisbury, of whom, at least.
better things might have been expect
ed, protesting that the main point in
the concert of the powers Is ito ar
rest, as far as possible, the effusion OF
blood" What effort was ever made to
arrest the effusion OF the blood Of
Turkish subjects, who have laid down
their lives by tens Of thousands dur
ing the last two years to crafty the
worst passions of an evil race? Let