New-York tribune., 1907-06-17
PROTEST By 4 GREEK.
He Makes Objection to the Acti7ity
Of General SpWido5its, of Russia.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

OF General SpW7doTits, of Russia.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir; General Spvgidovits some weeks ago came
70 America and brought honorary cup to Presi-
cent hooseveIt from the Panslavstic Society OF
Russia The Russian general had at the same time
another mission To execute in America about which
we understood better later when he published some
OF his opinions about the Christians of Turkey
which were clearly Panslavistic and which are to
serve not the Christians, but the Panslavstic in
terests.
General Spyridovits has spoken his oninions to
the President first and, as have heard. Mr. Roose-
Welt said To him in an interview that the Chris
tians of Turkey surely shall be freed time This
answer It seems, did not satisfy Mr. Spyridovits
and in New York he tried to get a chance 10 ad-
dress the meeting Of peace. where he wished to
speak his views but he was not successful because
the peace congress OF New York did care 10
hear the ideas Of one who represents the Pan
savistlc Society. for IL is this dreadful society
which is the only of the terrible suerings OF
millions Of wronged Russians.
General Spyridovits. instead OF leaving for Rus
sia, as he declared he would. began working among
others. trying TO form an American committee for
the purpose of collecting money for the aid. he
says, OF the Christians OF Turkey We know that
IN Macedonia II Is not rebellion Of Christians
against Turkey. but Bulgarians against Greeks
that is 70 say, Christians against Christians. So
we suspect that this collection will be put to
wrong use.
For that reason protest. as a Greek against the
activity OF General Spyrdovits. who is the presi-
dent OF the Pauslavistic Society. and who. TO at
tract the sympathies OF the Americans, has mixed
cleverly the question Of Macedonia with that OF
Armenia In Asia.
Armenia IS a province of Turkey in Asia. adjoin-
ing the boundary of Russia. England and other
powers wished TO Armenia freed. to act a
bufer state 70 prevent the spread Of Russian power
but without avail. one of the obstacles in the way
of freedom OF Armenia was the Panslavistc So
clety. which always directed the foreign policy or
Russia. This srows that Mr.. Spryidov!ts Is hiding
tte main design OF his activity. and he tries to
mislead the Americans by confusing Macedonia,
which Is In a state Of unrest with Armenia, which
IS quiet now
Tho most serious question which troubles the
Mace
DOMAIN disturbances. all other troubles in other
provinces of Turkey are of secondary Importance.
But behind all those disturbances years ago and
hidden hand. which pushes and urges the
Christians TO blows. and that hand is that of the
terrible Pansavistic Society at the head of which
formerly General Ignatieff, and now is Gen
craI Spyridovits
Macedonia since five years ago has been terror
lied by a lot OF murderous Bulgarian bands, which
are directed against the Greeks of Macedonia by
Bulgarian societies. All disorders there We're
caused by the Bulsarians. whose movements are
not against the Turks but for the determination
OF the Greeks Their crimes OF murders and de-
struCtion to property are indescribable- over Two
thousand prominent Greeks. such as doctors.
PRIESTS school teachers and merchants. We're muir
dored and this II that forced the GREEKS later
,v,o wears ago) to form armed bands to defend the
Greeks of Macedonia and 20 fight the bulgarian
bands and their spies.
story TO the Americans because In Macedonia II
is not a revolution of the christians against & &IuI
lev but a racial and bloody contest between
creeks and Rulgarians and Servians ana BulSa-
rians This is the only true story:
n
e,rians are OF Russian origin, and in the year
ISIS were freed by the soldiers Of Russia and that
Bulgaria is the vanguard or Great ftusSi'' lIie"
mutual desire is at the first opportun.ty tor nus
sin ~ occupy Constantinople and the : ot the
DardaneIles. and Bulgaria to occup - donna.
10 subiugate the Greeks and to max ~.rhors
Of Macedonia and Thrace Russian > and
also Russia would occupy Armenia ana ';'tr urk-
az @ +n-tto,r,, from the Asian side. This was the
nocret design not Of all the Russians tbecause
most Of the Russians want peace and justice, and
not war;. but it and IT is the design of the
terrible Panslavistic society 49,,
IT. scheme seemed to be as follows: That the
rniparians should raise all sorts of disturbances in
Macedonia and elsewhere. and provoke war with
Turkey; a lot of money to be spent 10 suoSln'ze
,bn Enronean press, by which TO nislead European
,,btc onnion (and in this they succeeded for some
,in,ct and TO draw the sympathies of the nations.
ord at last TO give some good excuse 10 Russia TO
march against Turkey. hypocritically on behalf or
the suffering Christians. but In reality for the con-
nucriuc of all Christian races under the Russian
doc This was the terrible design of the Pan
slayistic society. For in and around Macedonia
four years ago two Russian consuls were shot by
,rursh soldiers one in the city of Metrovitsa and
another in the city of Monastir. Why were the
consuls of no other nations hurt? Because many
Russian conSus IN Macedonia behaved wrongly
Uere secretly and openly stirring up the disturb
ance there and encouraging the BulSarians de-
fvtny the Turkish authorities with a design to pro-
,,o,e n kind of war. Russia could step in.
What upset those terrible designs and prevented
n war in the Near East? The OF the Far East
by Japans quick attack on Russia there at that
Who preciptated the sudden outbreak of that
in the Far East! IL was England, VINO WlSneu
TO save Europe from big and general war.
If General Spyridovits had a sincere wish for the
Christians of Turkey and the freedom of Mace
donia why did he not invite also the Greeks of
, New York attend the meeting which he held at
Lyric Hail. in that city? For there 1900 Greeks
and three Greek newspapers there Then the
Americans would have heard the terrible stories OF
Macedonia in a different account than that given
by the BuIgarians and by General Spyridovits
If a Russian has right to talk about Mace
donia. Greek has more right. because all the
world knows that the MacedoniRns not Bu-
garians Russians but of Greek The
excavations tell 10 the world that the historical
Macedonia inhabited by Greeks The Bull
garians strangers and terrible invaslers. who
AT many times terrorzed the country.
Ten years ago Greece Sught great Turkey lust
rr the of the Christians. and IL the Russians
and the Rulgarians sincerely working for the
Christians they weHlti have helped tsrecCe when
she defeated by the Turks hut failing help
the noble struggle of Greece, that shows that the
Bnlgarians and certain class of Russians care
nothing for the welfare of the Greek and Armenian
Christians in the East but working for their
selfish interests Yours respectfully
p. DRASSAS.
Washington. Ind. June 10. 1907