The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-03

To-day there Ia going On In the Ralk-
an peninsula 81 southeastern Europe
the heroic struggle o. q race against
tyranny. u not extinction.
The connaKration that has already
started there. and which is ao-calic1
var Ia Journalism. b. nrt really equiv
alent % that term. q is no. the Gus
tomary war 81 nations ihat history re-
fera 60. n a. simply a contention % an
ancient strife ~ the glorious PAST.
The ancient Heuenlcs have vlRor-
DUSTY survived % drive uut fhc barbar-
Gus Asiatics there and thus restore the
Greek civilization. The latter have
equally Htrived % restore the Chris
ton religion Then the divided states
~ TIRE Hellenic peninsula federalize
bearing the most original idea ~ DEM
ocraur government thar the world has
ever seen. with the Intention 20 par
ticinats IN IRE attainment and defense
~ tire civilization whose fruits We
quietly enjoy now.
To-day the brofheriy Christian prin-
cipallfieH are allied 90 drive ont the
british cunuueror Who for centuries
has devastated. ruined and ravenous-
lF lnfrinKed upon TIE ilfe and uhman
rights - the pubdued Christianity.
Although the struggle Of the past was
defensive. the present struggle is pre-
destined 20 BE- Offensive.
IL IN az no Use Cor me - 30 back
detailing the past. History IL attain
able 70 All. TIE great cause ~ the
present strife has been narratfvelv De-
acribed ~ the daily press The strife
e great. yet greater win be the re-
snita 81 fho contest The allied ma
fions DO not fight today for a contl-
mental conquest II - civtl nEht of
brothers trying % rescue their broth
ers from the mouth ~ the inhuman
dragon The supposedly reformed and
constitutional government - Turkey
The Christian element which il
composed o. the majority ~ the popu-
lafion ~ European Turkey. has been
oppressed and retarded hy Turkeys
tyranny co. centuries. The selnshneas
and pusillaminity ~ European politics.
and the short siEhtednesa and futiiity
~ the governments which oan them
selves the great powers. has iefi the
Macedonian ne Threaaan. and Eapl-
rean. etc. without the support that
I they should have received Ions ago in
the name OF humanity.
Not Ions $50 the patriarch ~ Con
slansinopl~. the head - thu Greek or
I thodox church issued solemn profess
against the persecution - the Chris
tiana The Greek government also
made q protest 90 me powers remind
ina them ~ the well known Berlin
/ treaty. yet both werc voices crying in
| the wilderness"
The Turkish army has destroyed the
crops burned the Villages. and mas
sacred men and women
In the light Of the tWentiefh century
this II = hidcous rscrudcscence 81 bar
tarisgn. ne T. disgrace 20 civilized
Europe and 20 Chrfstendoun. The Chris
tians. oppressed and Kept backwards
if freed would prugresa and become
q useful community. tracing and taking
a part in che civliized movement Of
the world
The Turks never move. They have
chnked progress wherever they have
had the power They have no part
and they are not ever likely 60 take
part. IN the universal progress. and h
IN sheer Waric 90 tet them dominate
e region ~ Europe which would pros
per and develop " released from use
Mnsiem tyranny and sloth Therefore
II humanity were net potent enough Co
Induce the powers o. act. the neiEhbor-
ing states were To-day the united
Christian states are nahtinE Cor the
folloWinK reasons. specifically.
The right 10 their own schools and
language: the risht 10 have their taxes
applied 40 their own needs. and b o.
also granted Co them - virtue ~ the
Berlin treaty 20 non Turkish Gov
crnor ct each province where there is
majority ~ CHRISTIANS
The Turkish governments policy aa
90 the above has been either imhccile
~ insane
There in left 20 us 90 believe that
decisive action by the European con-
cert 90 there 81 such concerto would
stop these Turkish outraees and place
the nnlkam situation on better and
safer basis Hut che fact Ia that q con