Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-01


ence, devotion to physical culture. love
of beauty, and idealism. He held that
the word idealism is in reality another
way to express the meaning of HELEN
ism.
Has LOftier Destiny.
These characteristics, he declared.
have given to Greece a lOftier destiny
than that of any other nation. He told
of the efforts to secure independence
in 1870 and 1890, and of the final terri
bic struggle in 1921 when 100000 gave
their lives for the freedom of 100000.
The sacrifices of this revolution he de
clared to have been proportionately
greater than those made by any other
people in any other war, of either an
cient or modern times. The champion.
subject to Turkey, the Intervention in
behalf of the Cretans after the massa.
cres of 1896, and other instances OF
the Greek influence. were pointed out
as indicating the need of Greece today
as it was needed in the fifth century
ID ~, " hCtD DdCh inc vast. ultdIlN
passive, timeless, fatalistic orient"
Athens IL the Light.
DR. Raymond pictured Athens as the
light of all Greece today, as it was il
the time of Pericles. The city in 1885,
became the capital of the kingdom OF
Greece, and for political reasons The
city soon became almost deserted. L
has a population of about 1900, while
now it has nearly 10000. Since 1873;
it has been transformed into a moderr
and beautiful city.
The principal buildings, ancient anC
modern, the system of government, tn,
movement for education, and other evi
dences of the progress of the countr.
were spoken of by DIR. Raymond, ant
illustrated by the pictures.
Tainted by Graft.
King George T. is himself taiuted b,
the graft which is such a factor il
Greek political life, he declared. H.
went on to tell of the prevalence O
graft, and also of the frequency O
crime. He offered a defense for tn
crimes of the Greek, however, by sta
| ing that in the majority of cases thes
are the result not of Fermentation, bu
of loss of self-control. Lack of sell
control he blames for the political veal
| ness of the country as well.
| He described the royal family, an
| the attitude of the cousins. the uncle
| hrnf 10 -i,,1 Of
| the crown prince to his country. TIL
crown prince is a brother-in-law of tn
emperor of Germany. nephew of tn
| king of Denmark, and is related to a
most every other royal house in Eu
| ope, including that of England an
| Russia.
| An intellectual Renaissance.
| Greece is undergoing an intellectu;
renaissance. according to the lecture
It's people have long been penetrate
with the conviction that knowledge
the most available and highest kind ,
lpower, and they are working hard {
raise their own race Intellectually. r
spoke of the Greek language as bein
lanything but a dead language, and d
clared that it is being purified al
brought back to its high place of a
cient times. The country has a GOO
System of schools. and compulsory ed
cation laws. Every Greek, when l
amasses a little fortune, at once max,
a voluntary and substantial gift for Il
educational institutions, and the m
lority of the public institutions ha'
, been built by money given by priva
, men. Another indication of the reviv
Of Hellenism he cited was the reviv
Of the Olympic games and the rebuilt
; ing of the ancient theater, incIudil
the stadium, which is being restor,
at cost of 100000.