Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-01-31
GREEK SYMPATHY
HEROES WHO DO THINGS
Bulgsrisns Are Unfortunate and
Have American Sympathy.
SHOULD NOT MALIGN THE GREEKS
Investigation Shows The Greeks To
Have Been Humane and Honor
able One Who Knows Them.

able One Who Knows Them.
Dear Mr.. Editor Your re-pdblica-
ton of sn historical editorial from
the Atlantis" of January "a, con-
cernin z the Gre eks and the Bulgar-
ians is a matter of great interest 70
many Of US. The heroic conduct of
the Bulgarian armies in their war
against Turkey evoked our sympathy
and prayers, but the treacherous con-
duct of Bulgaria with regard To her
former allies disappointed US in our
high hopes for this pc ople. We sym
pRthize with them in their humilia-
tion since their war with Greece and
Servis and rejoice that as stricken
people they are be ing helped. From
personal friends in Sofia, | have
learned OF their distress and what
our fellow countrymen are doing for
them. From these same persons,
who are of the diplomatic circle in
the Bulgarian capital, we have been
unable TO learn of extenuating cir
cumstances. They only tell of the
humiliation and sad plight Of this
people.
Their defamatory literature con-
corning the Gre elk and Servisn
atrocities has been sent broadcast.
From these some friends whose sym
pathies are largely Bul garian, we
learn that the Greeks have been hu-
name and honorable We do not
hear the same concerning the Ser-
vians. Unfortunately, the evil
things said concerning the Greeks die
hard. 1t is because. since the time
of Homer we have quote d the proph-
etic words, Beware Of the Greeks
bearing gifts, and from the days of
the Crusaders and the Latin occupa-
tion of Constantiuople, il has been
our habit to speak of THE Wiley
Greeks" The Greeks ever have been
an astute people and usually outwit
men of another nation, but it does
not follow hat they are dishonest
and barbarians.
Under recent Affections and be-
traysls they have been remarkably
self-contained and a pattern to the
SNUG nations of the western world.
Their King was sssassinated in Salo-
MICA. where their armies were well
coined as deliverers. In Albania
they occupied Greek cities and have
been compelled to evacuate them, by
treaty. The islands of the Aegean
Sea are Greek, but the Greeks have
not been permitted to occupy all Of
them. Their former ally, Bulgaria,
has made alliance with Turkey TO de-
prive these islanders of the nationali-
ty they have longed for and finally
secured, and &c rob the Greeks Of ter
ritory in Macedonia, where che in
habitants are thankful for the Greek
occupation. To this end large Turk
ish loans have been secured in West
ern Europe and q modern dread
naught purchased by Turkey.
Your writer in 1.-THE Atlantis"
says truly, Greece asks not aims; she
is caring for her own war veterans
and their families, but she does ask
our sympe thetic refutstion of Bull
garian calumny In all justice,
these people should have it. They
have been the bulwarks of western
CULTURE anu CEueT hBdlusI the BTOss-
ness and mob rule and Tyranny Of
0rientalism since the days of the
Persian wars. For five hundred years
they were oppressed by the Orien-
talism of Turkey. In less than a
CO injury of independence and especial
ly in the late war. they have proven
their claim to the traditions o. the
army Of Marathon and the navy of
Salamis, while Pericles and Socrates
might be proud to once again walk
among Athenians as fellow-citizens.
The Greeks might ask much of us
upon the strength of heroic tradi-
tioDs, but they do not. They ask US
to be just and hear them before we
judge them; to sympathil with them
in their struggle against 0rientalism
and with false bre thren.
l know these people. have
travelled among them. try to know
them when they come among US.
They have the defects of their quail
ties, but those qualities belong to
he rnas apd man rho do fh,nua