Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-03
GREECE ASKS JUSTICE
OF AMERICAN PEOPLE
A Strong Appeal Comes for Greek
Nation through Editor VlastO
Of Atlantis
ATROCITIES OF BULGARIA.
Greece Does Not Ask for Aims But
Voices Protest Against Wholesale
Atrocities, Murder and Rapine.

calling for material help to foreign
Lsnds-we beg you 60 turn 20 the in
spring vision Of a nation silently
] bearing her burdens and intelligent
I ~ repairing her losses, with unani-
nous effort that unites Prince and
peasant colonial immigrant and the
worker at home. We invite YOU to
consider NOT only the self-denial Of
tn creeks Of America. who gave
their savings, often their all, 10 aid
their country, but also the patriot
ism of the young men, who even now,
are leaving their lucrative employ
ments and the safe home Of their
adoption TO r. turn 10 Greece and en-.
list in the ARM that will toll, not
alone in its military capacity but as
the workmen who must slave TO corr
struct where destruction has passed
and 70 bring prosperity once more TO
the waste places left desolate by
massacre and pillage
According to Bulgaria's description
of her needs, one must ilf sr that she
alone fought all the wars. she alone
extended open arms to all the refu-
gees. The + act is her refugees are
CO mparatively few. During the Sec
ond war, Bulgaria closed her bounda-
ries against all who sought admission.
To no one, not even TO her own peo-
pie, would she Civ, protection. This
is a matter of public record and was
well known in America at the time.
Il is not mentioned now. The refu-
gees for whom she may legitimstely
ask aims are few thousand from
Dobroutsa, the Province allotted to
Roumania These left the new con-
troll. not because of any persecution
on the part of their masters, but be-
cause Of affiliations of language and
nationality. The Bulgarian pension
ers from the new provinces of Greece
are not il any true sense fugitiyes,
except from Justice. They are for
the most part the "Comitadiis, "
mountaineer bandits, calling them
selves irregulars, who co-operated
with the Bulgarian army, and for
whom court martial waited, as the
result of their outrages.
Knowing the country and the per-
sonnet Of its inhabitants, they were
Of great service to the ooters, gain
ing not little from the private en-
terprise OF abduction for ransom The
same type, in short, who were re-
sponsible fer the Kidnapping some
years ago. of the we'll known mission
airy, Miss Stone or has America for
gotten its 100000 purchase Of her
| liberty1 With the establishment of
Greek rule, these bandits sought the
protection of those who were equal
" blood stained, but the spoils they
took with them should have been
more than ample to prevent their be-
coming public charges. Let US now
consider the position Of Greece with
regard 20 her refu gees. Greeks,
| Turks, Jews and Bulgarians, desti.
tute because Of Bulgarian savagery,
rushed to her for aid. When peace
was declared after the second Bal
kan war, 12s, 600. refuge of four
nationalities and three religions had
| already poured into Greek territory.
Many of these had escaped from
the regions allotted to Bulgaria,
upon hearing of their annexation.
They knew only TO well what 10
expect from their new protectors.
Once within her borders, Greece
received and sheltered the unfortu-
mates who thus threw themselves
upon her mercy. She gave them
food, tents were provided. literally
"cities Of refuge" appeared in the
land. Before the bitter winds of
winter came. wooden structures
| were erected and the Government
engineers were busy with plans for
towns and cities where these homeless
families iuld be established in per.
manent settlements. So much for the
refugees of the last war with Bull.
paria. The 1873, 600 Just mentioned
do not include the so, 600 Greek and
Turkish inhabitants Of the ne " t. ri.
tories who have little or nothing
left. Their towns and villages burn
ed, their goods and chatttls seized by
the Bulgsrians, their plight was
pitiful. These, also, were victims OF
the second war. The Greco Turkish
| struggle left in Macedonia and Epirus
as, 900 destitute people. Greece has
succeeded and is still caring for 25s.
600 souls, not counting the widows
and oprhans Of those who died fol
their country. This colossal under.
taking has been accomplished. by q
patriotism and unselfishness equally
great. When the means at the dis
posal Of the Government proved in.
adequate, private fortunes were
brought in voluntary contributions
rich and poor gave, AMI still continued
to give with utmost generosity.
At one time, and that, ton, durins
the FIRST war, 10000 Turkish subject,
sought prote ction ia Greek territory
These national enemies not only r.
ceived protection, but for months
were provided with daily rstions
The Turks themselves were obliged I,
bow before such magnanimity. uniau,
in the history OF warfare. Tn,