The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-06
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The event of this glorious day ot April : tMarch 25) commemorative tre anniversary of the revolt against the Turkish tyranny. conveys obiiga tions to every Greek under the sun that he should attend church to wor ship God and pay tribute to the shsi- ow- and memories of the immortal heroes af the year of our Lord and Savior Is2l
 Greece ro.olt-d from Turkey on thri day and after ssv.n years of .. -pie v-rs and victories. the HercuI s of ust ,is~e shook or the tyrannic yoss sHI .h-= justified Englsnd. Franc, and Rue ia to determine upon fJrci b.c means in the year of 1928 to -.-- ward ucm with liberty and Hr'ny Turkey to ac'.nov edge the ind"peni ence of glorious Hellas
 Tho fight of our everlasting anc'.s tors against dsspotism was a fignt rr ilbcr'y pr death It was the doctrine of our glorious history. and their sc- complishment is a great monument of remembrance for future generations to demonstrate their faith in their church and country They fought continuously for seven years for the liberty of their country for which they died. and the graves are the doors through which they Aotered immor- tality.
 Upon the celebration of this glorious day we feel justified in saying that the Greek revolution of 1921 possesses brilliant pages in the worlds history of the nineteenth century This is due to the specific personal heroism of the sons of Hellas. who even during the dark days upon which they have been the bleeding victims. did not lose their faith in Christianity nor their spirit of patriotism and anxiety for freedom and liberty
 The experience or the Greek history instructs us that the glory of a na- ton does not depend upon It's size. but upon the hearts of its people and the size of the national spirit and the love of freedom. By looking through the history. We shall learn that men only became slaves and stayed slaves when they ceased to resolve to be free.
 From the days of Alexander the Great until the downfall of Constant. nople. Greece has always been active. Liberty and civilization have always been the main objects and whether Greece was winning or losing she was always on top of the enemy. Alex ander the Great conquered the world not 10 abuse and tax his subjects. but to teach them Hellenic civilization And again under the Roman and Turkish rules through the Greeks ap- pearod to be losing prestige and pow CT, they rose and in a heroic struggle threw off the sal'ing yoke and taught that liberty depends on the strugglo ot ,.ill 9g1inst despotism.
 freecs naS btdycu Het pat "''' s.ace the world can remember and finally became tired CT active work and fell under the Turkish yoke. But the glorious year of 1891 came when the Greeks developed their devotion for their church and fatherland. and fought hard and won their liberty and freedom.
 Those who now peak Greek are ten
 million belonging to our race and church and of them only two mil lion and onc-half dwell on free Greece. Yet the sympathies and the hearts Of the whole Greek race are directed to- wards the little Kingdom.
 Greek independence has harmed no nation but the Turkish. and t will in time turn them out of Europe and re- gain more of the ancient lands of glorious Hellas.-Jas Protopapas