Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

into the interior, where their -compatriots
were strong enough to protect them.
Albania Also Involved.
1t is not only in Macedonia that the
Greeks are waging their political propa-
ganda. In southern Albania, where they
have a large religious following, they deny
to the people the use OF their own Ian
guage in the schools.
One Of the American missionaries who
managed to overcome the hostility of the
Turkish government TO education among
the Albanians received a significant mes
sage from the Greek leader of a band tell
ing him summarlly to close his school. I
have not been able to ascertain from any
OF the missionaries in Salonica whether
the American was inundated, but 1
know that Tsilka, the man whose wife was
captured by brigands with Miss Stone,
was put into prison by the Turks, perhaps
at the instance Of some Greeks, for teach
ing Albanian at Kortia. Being a Turkish
subject. an Albanian himself, Tsilka had
not the recourse of an American and in
consequence remained a prisoner for six
months, till released in the recent general
amnesty.
The reason for the methods adopted by
the Greek political and clerical party is
that throughout this country generally
their cause has a serious weakness. In
Macedonia, except along the coast and near
the border OF Greece, the people speak
Bulgarian; in Albania they have their own
tongue and a political ambition which is
not allied with Holenism.
Influence of Young Turks.
All this hostility of races is said to have
been wiped out with the young Turk move
ment' which bids all peoples to love one
another. want to. mention Incl
dentally that this term was a year ago
struck out of a list of Bible quotations
submitted to the Turkish censor by the
American missionaries Ia C-onstantinople
Such teachings, intended for distribution
on Easter cards, was not In keeping with
the policy of the old Turkish government.
1t would be remarkable II these peasants
could love one another at the Turks bid.
ding and forget in a day all the persecu-
tions to which they have been subjected
by him since his conquest Of the country,
500 years ago. In my o~pinion-and I be-
lteve I know something of this peasant
the attitude Of the Macedonian has not
changed deep down in the bottom of his
heart.
To him the young Turk is only the son
OF his father. These same young officers
who now bid the peasants be at peace
massacred them five years ago under the
direction Of their fathers, and countenanced
all the hatred OF the different churches
and encouraged 1t till eight weeks ago.
The Belgian committees declare, too,
openly, I'VE do not trust them; Europe
may II che likes, but we shall keep what
what arms we have" Nor have the
Greeks, It would seem, any confidence in
the ability Of M new government.
The bishop OF Castoria has returned 10
his See; the bishop Of FIorino is back
Chrysostomos came on sunday-I saw him
arrive and took his photograph. All OF
them have entered Macedonia without the
permission of anyone.
Pleasant OutIOOk.
This is the way things go under the
young turks: Everybody does what he
pieases and apologies only II he incurs
their disapprovaL The newspapers SLAM
der and blackmail; tile petty tradesman
builds himself a shop in the open road.
the criminal released in a general am.
nesty walks the streets at large; the
merchant brings IN arms and ammuni-
ton duty free; anybody may carry a re.
( volVer.
The community Is armed as It never
was before; arms dealers and people are
taking advantage OF the liberty, as II II
called. a OF the mushroom journal,