The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11

| calling for material help to foreign
| lands we beg you to turn to the in
/ spring vision of a nation silently
! bearing her burdens and intelligently
repairing her losses, with unanimous
/ effort that unites prince and peasant,
| colonial immigrant and the worker at
home. We invite you to consider not
| only the self denial of the Greeks of
America who gave their savings, often
| their all, to aid their country, but
also the patriotism of the young men,
WHO. even now, are leaving their lucra-
! tive empIoyments and the safe home
/ of their adoption to return to Greece
! and enlist in the army that will toll,
noe alone in it's military capacity but
| as the workmen who must slave to
construct where destruction has pass
ed snd to bring prosperity once mote
to the waste places left desolate by
massacre and pillage.
Lst US low consider the position Of
Greece with regard to her refugees
Greeks. Turks, Jews and Bulgarians
rushed tc her for aid When peace
was declared after the second Balkan
war, 12S.o00 refugees of four nationai-
ties and three religions had already
poured into Greek territory. Many of
these had escaped from the religions
allotted to Bulgaria, upon hearing of
their annexation.
Once within her borders Greece re-
ceived and sheltered the unfortunates
who thus threw themselves upon her
mercy. She gave them food, tents
We're provided, literally "cities of re-
fuge" appeared in the land. Before
the bitter winds of winter came, wood
en- structures were erected and the
government engineers were busy with
plans for towns and cities where these
homeless families could be established
in permanent settlements. So much
for the refugees Of the last war with
Bulgaria. The $4,000 just mentioned
do not include the $4,000 Greek and
Turkish inhabitants Of the new terri
tories who have little or nothing left
Their towns and villages burned, their
goods and chattels seized by the Bull
garians, their plight was pitiful. These
also were victims Of the second war
The Greco Turkish struggle left in
Macedonia and Epirus 45, 1000 destitute
people. Greece has succored and is
still caring for 253, 900 souls, not count
ing the widows and orphans of those
who died for their country. This CO.
lossal undertaking has been accom-
plished by a patriotism and unself1sh-
ness equally great. When the means
CT the uISpOSd1 Oh tnS government
proved inadequate, private fortunes
were brought in voluntary contribu-
tions, rich and poor gave and still
continued to give with utmost gener-
osity.
The Greeks are today, as they have
always been, wonderful people. The
nation that has produced an Aristotle,
Plato, a Socrates, has still the gift
of eloquence, the fire of patriotism,
the quality of justice, in great mea-
sure. and the editorial appearing In the
Atlantis is not only an able exposition
of the claim of Greece for justice, but
is an interesting presentment of the
plea of Greece to America and the
world for recognition of the deeds in
time of modern warfare, as we'll as
in the annals of the past, which give
here still the right to count herself
as one of the most enlightened nations |
Of the civilized world