The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
GREECE BLAMED FOR
UPRISING IN EPIRUS
Prince Of Wied's Long Delay in
Accepting Throne Also
Responsible.
BANDITS ARE WE'LL ARMED
Said to Include Many Greek Sol
diers, With Officers of
Same Nationality.
BANDITS ARE WE'LL ARMED
ny Dr. WOLF WOW sCIrIEnnRAND.


and the people OF Austria-Irungary are in.
'ensely interested In the present occur
rences In Albania and greatly desire that
the new ruler there ana his advisers may
weather tile storm that Is now blowing
In northern Eplrus.
Well Informed persons feel all the more
Indignant at what they construe as Greek
perfdy because Premier Venizelos at his
visit here not long ago assured both the
aged Emperor and Count Berchtold In
the most solemn manner that Greece would
Loyalty carry out the programme of cvacu-
alton agreed upon between the big Powers.
Advices since received here from Athens,
however, show the facts to be these: That
after his return from his European cir
cuar trlp ven!xeos ~ well as King Con-
stan;ine OF Greece found popular senti-
ment too strong to combat with success.
The whole Greek army especially was
and still Is In favor OF retaining northern
Epirus. Threatening letters even were
sea; to the King II h" should abandon
Hellenic SOIL A large number Of active
Greek army officers resigned and Joined
the insurgents, aiding greatly In organic
ing the sacred bat;alons.
Here IN Vienna. as we'll az IN Rome
there Is also feeling that part of the
blame for existing conditions Justly at
taches 70 the Triple Entente. n is argued
that II Russia. France and England had
used as much expedition az the Drei-
burd In answering the last circular note
of Greece - 10 the proper date at which
the last remaining regular Greek troops
must absolutely evacuate those Ep!rots
d! stricts awarded to Albania instead OF
delaying more than month Greece would
not have dared TO employ such doubtful,
methods. But Greece. Il IL her" claimed
counted on the moral support OF ut least
Russia and her two allies. Franco ana
i .ril IA lsnSSil9
! c.,ion and then modify their own into the
bargain.
| Again. the long hesitation OF Primo
| william OF WED before accepting the
| throne OF Albania IL also blamed. It IL
| pointed out that II ne had arrived on the
! scene two months earlier all the b,oodshed
! In the Eplrus would probably have bern
avoided. although L Is tru" that the up-
rising had been carefully prepared ever
since last autumn.
Princes Agent Now in Vienna.
There is an Albanian confidential agen.
now In Vienna. Mallud Prishtina, sen,
by Prince William 10 ac1uaint tho En-
peror and the Austro-Hungaran Govern
ment with the actual facts. This agent
granted me an interview, during which
he said:
STo sec clear in the whole matter II
10 we'll TO keep IN mind the distribution
OF na;ional!ties. Albania by III" unan-
nous decision Of the big Powers mas
been given a population well under on
million Ot these. less than 100000, dwe!-
ing mainly IN the districts of Arsyro-
castro, pelvlno ard Koritaa, are OF frecN
descent Besides We hlv- about 10000
Bulgarians, so-called Pomaks. Moham-
medacs by creed
"On the other hand some 400 900 Al
bau.ans. together with the kossovo dis
trict. OF which lrzrenl is the chief city,
have been given 20 Seryia, and anothe
10000 .AlhaniauI to Montenegro t"
Greece again the district Of Jon!na,
which Is Albanian OF old and has 10000"
Albanlans living within rs borders. has
been awarded So that OF the million
and n half OF Aihanians by race fullS
one-th,rd have been apport!unod {"
other countries. only a Few days ago
the Se-vian premier. l'ascs. declared
openly in the Servian Parliament: 'tf
course We do not like tho creation OF
Albania
That describes the attitude Of our
three Deighhors. But the present ques-
ton has nothing to do with AL that
The point Is: IL Greece to be allowed
10 override the unanimous VIII OF Europe
We have ample proof 10 show that OIL
cial Greece mas done much 70 foster,
favor and prec!pta.e the present upris-
ing in northern EpruS. While block
aiding Santi Quaranta the Greek Govern
ment has looked on supinely when the
equipped with machine guns satl!ns guns
rapid fire small arms. even field hospitals
and Differed with Greek regular officers
and thousands OF Greek soldiers or the
reserves. Greek regular officers were
present when, AZ and near I.eskovfkL
hundreds of Albanian women and chill
dren were burned alive IN their homes
and other unspeakabls cruelties com
m!tted.
but Albania In able 10 take caro- Of
herself. Although taken at great dis
advantage. we shall soon clear tho Al
bantam districts OF northern Eprus Of
all Greek bands"
No Foreign Aid Asked.
When asked Count Eerohtold tho
; question. HAS Albania made any appeal
TO Austrla-Iiungary or Italy. or to both,
: for aid in her present trouble" no re-
, piled:
Albania viii he successful in Kidding her
own uudisputed territory OF maroUdine
ana lawlcss bands without foreign a!d
+ ~ amy k!ad. But Albania - asking ",
Us she has ASKED tne other Powers ipg
oar good offices VITA ircrcc Austria
lMnEary - Oh very friendly terms vita
Greece, and Il may he that We shall j"
able hy diplomatic means TO do SOM
thing to restore normal conditions IN tho
Disturbed regions. OF these. iGouGh, II
s too early TO speak more IN d"tlN just
now"
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