The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-01
SAYS CARNEGIEBOARD
LIED ABOUT GREECE
DR.. John COnstas Declares BAL
kan War Investigators Made
a False Report.
DONE TO SHIELD BULGARIA
Washington Physician. who is
a Greek, Says Two Members
Misled the Commission.
DONE TO SHIELD BULGARIA

wAsHINGroN, May 31.--Dr John con.
stas. Washington physician. made fl,
charge to-day that the Carnegie Four
ton commission appointed to investigate
the atrocities OF the Balkan war mad,
false statements and drew false infer
ences from the facts to shield Bulgaria
and to discredit Greece.
Or. Constas Is one Of the most prom.
nent Greeks In the United states a1d
keeps In close touch with affairs In N,
Hellenic kingdom He asserts that Nv
members OF the investigation commission
were highly Objectionable 20 Servia ana
Greece--Prof. Mllioukof to Servia and
Mr. Brailsford TO Greece.
81 don't content myself with saying
merely that some OF the members OF the
commission were pro-Bulgarian." said Or
Constas 81 mean that some OF the mem
bers OF the commission In making their
report on the atrocities OF the Balkan war
made statements that were untrue and
misleading.
1T Is no exaggeration for me 10 say
that II there is another war in the Bal.
kans this commission sent out by an or
gai,ization that makes II business 10
promote peace. will be In part 10 blame
for the outbreak.
Emphasizes the bitterness.
Its report has served only to ern-
phasize the bitterness Of feeling among
the Balkan Powers. This In true because
IL made misstatements. and international
misstatements must To- the end lead TO
trouble. Here we are confronted with Q
spectacle which would be amusing and
grotesque n Il were not 20 lamentably
sad--the spectacle OF men sent out 70
work in the interests of peace and yet IN
the end succeeding only In fomentins
strife and bitterness.
The Carnegie Foundation. whatever
its aims may be. was slngularly misled
when 1t chose the personnel OF its peace
giving commission. Two OF the members
who were Objectionable to Greece and
Servia, were able to influence the judr-
ment and findings OF the other members
or the commission. Two other members
could not speak a word OF the Balkan
language.
THE charges that atrocities were com.
mitted by the Greeks were in many cases
general and were not borne out by one
iota OF evidence. There was the charge
however. that the Greeks destroyed In an
atrocious manner the town OF Kirkush or
Kilkis, In inauguratins the second war
burned by Buigarians.
That charge by the Carnegie commits
sion is atroc!ously false and poculiar,,
/
was burned by the retreating Bulgarians
In line with their policy of devastatins
the country over which they retreated In
order to starve the Greek army.
The Bulgarlans claimed that they
would protect themselves by putting
around themselves belt OF FIRE. To say
that Kinks was laid low by rapine and
Greek guerrilla warfare is to attempt TO
distort history and to deceive the peoples
OF the world
The thing I would like to know and
the thing the Powers OF Europe would Ike
to know In why the Carnegie Peace
Foundation went to so much trouble to
select men who we're unacceptable TO
Servia and Greece.
Then again why has that commission
put out report which In addition 10
shielding Bulgaria by false statements
contains the more aggravated crime OF
needlessly and maliciously blackenng the
international good name OF Greece