Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-30
Greece Asks Justice

justice and 4 fair hearing from the
American people. The very paper
that is now conducting a whitewash-
ing campaign and passing around the
hat for Bulgaria printed in It's col
umns not six months ago the follow
ing: With the exception of the
Greeks, who observed the principles
OF humanity and Christian warfare.
the Balkan peoples have shown them
selves TO be hordes OF murderers ana
savages." The present attitude of this
publication cannot be due to any
change of conviction-for the facts re-
main the same-to the shame of Bull
garia. they are now a part OF the his
tory OF the nineteenth century. The
reason then must be IN the sensation
al elements involved. Let the sympa-
thiZers with the Heroes OF the Bal
kans' urge their readers to help the
stricken nation. but when il comes TO
denunciation of those responsible for
the prevailing misery existing now.
not only in Bulgaria but all over the
Balkans. let them place the blame
where # belongs or else pass silent
ly over the whole tragic subject. Have
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Edward Grey in the house OF com
mons or the results OF the French in
vestigations? Yet Mr.. Pichon, minis
ter of foreign affairs. undualifiedly
confirmed the accusations and the
protest OF the Greek government
q gainst the Bulgarian army, when
with the close Of the second Balkan
war. they began in their retreat the
systematic slaughter OF the Greek non
combatants in Macedonia and the
looting and total devasta tion OF the
The first secretary of the
French legation at Athens. acting I'M
der instructions from the home office,
visited Series Doxato and Nigrita i'm
medlateiy after evacuation by the Bull
sar'ans. Ills personal report was OF
the most revolving natuTc-hundrods
1f defe1seless Greeks had been mas
sacred in a manner that only fiendish /
Tartar ingenuity could have imagin-
ed OF executed. The consules Of Aus /
ria and Italy at Salonica visited Ser
res and after official inspection OF the /
smoking ruins OF the once fiourishing !
city aud the questioning OF the few
survivors confirmed IN every detail
he Righteousness OF the bitter pro
est OF the Greek government.
Even the few Bulgarian inhabitants
II the devastated area gave testimony
o the insane fury of their conation-
lists, denouncing them as aGsassins
md bandits who spared neither non
nor their own countrymen.
The wholesale and inhuman slaugh-
er OF the Mohammedan population by
he BuIgarLans during the Greco
Turkish war was officially confirmed
" the British foreign minister. Sir
EDWARD Grey's accusations were bas-
d on the British consular reports
rom Macedonia and Thrace. The {
Minister declined. however. to make
ubIic the details OF the matter. con-
ending that consular reports were
onhdential. and moreover that he had
efused TO publish reports from the I
anne consuls concerning the mas
acres committed by the Turks. No
here IS there even a question OF
Greek atrocities"
Forgive US. oh, ghosts OF the Huns. I
), in an endeavor 10 describe the Bull 1
arian atrocities. we have wronged {
on by comparing ;heir deeds TO the !
additions OF horror you have left TO {
wrote Signor Luciano Ma
rini, war correspondent OF the Mes I
lsgero OF Rome and the Secolo OF !
IfIan. after his visit TO Macedonia and ,
brace during the second Balkan war, I
hen he beheld the remains OF the 1
WINS and villages burned by the Bull G
arians and the corpses OF Greek and I
urkish peasants slain or burned alive .
Y the SOLDIERS OF Ferdinand" Cap
in Cardale OF the British royal navy. 7
one of the French OH c
ais on his heartreEding mission OF q
and reported to his gov