New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-01
MACEDONIA ASKS
TO REMAIN GREEK
Protests Against Proposal
to Give Her Over to
Bulgaria.
BY l.. l.. LITTLE.
Especial Correspondent Of The Tribune. ]

Salonica. Aug. All Greek Mace
donia protested against the note from
the Triple Entente yesterday. Salonica
led with meeting Of 10000. and Ka-
valla, Sores, Zilahova. Demir-Hissar,
Rodolovitz, Odessa, Nuo Poroi, Sari
Chaban, Klissoura, Veria, Porsitchan
and Pravist- joined in the demonstra-
ton against the proposal to give them
over to Bulgaria.
Everywhere Greeks, Jews and Turks
insist that Greece shall remain un-
changed. There are those who see a
parallel with Belgium and urge the ma
ton to defend Macedonia against those
who would invade it or parcel it out
In SalorS,,A III. protest was Official
BY order Of the politeA%vA%.shop was
closed before the crowd gathered at
the Field of Mars, in front of the mill
tary school II was Sunday. and since
q re are two Sundays here--the jew
ish and the Orthodox as much shop
ping is usually done then as on Satur-
day. But yesterday the wife of the
project could not have bought hair
pi
$4,000 Meet in Protest.
Twenty-six banners. representing as
many branches of the activities of
Salonica, paraded the streets from 3
in the afternoon until 3. when they sll
gathered at the Field of Mars They
brought 10000 persons. who stood in
the Oriental sun and waited. No class
Of the population was without repre-
sentation.
Zitos (hurrahs) for the army, the
nation, the King and the Venizelist
party were frequent. One speaker for
got the entire purpose of the meeting
and asked a tito for Constantinople,
the perfect city" of the Greeks and
the prize of many a Greeks dream.
And the tito was given.
When the speeches were over and
lottery ticket stocks somewhat depleted
the meeting voted to take a petition to
NJ. Goudas, the project of the city.
Back the citizens marched toward the
palace where VI. Goudas lives. Along
the dusty way the procession dwindled,
as group after group became more in
terested in further discussion than in
the presentation Of the petition. Doz-
ems of vacant lots on the way We're
filed as speakers gathered men about
them.
No Time for Politics.
Once at the hotel, the petition was
presented. The project promised 10
deliver il to the government and made
speech complimenting the Macedoni-
ans on their patriotism. Then a sup
porter OF NJ Gounaris stepped TO the
front of the balcony and began to
harangue the crowd, attacking Venice
los. One loud voice said:
This is no time for politics. The
nation first"
Such a clamor Of Kisses and calls
followed that the speaker was unable
TO continue. To prevent further trou-
bic, the Commissioner of Police
pushed him back into the hotel, and
refused to allow him to proceed. The
crowd slowly dispersed, and the set
ting sun opened on a German flag
waving from the mast Of the Athena,
the one German ship interned in the
port.
The more ignorant Of the populace
know only that England wants to give
away part OF Greece. That is enough
for friendly feeling for Germany
and the German propagandistb are
making the best Of II. The Entente
talks Of giving new Serbia and new
Greece 20 Bulgaria for her aid. Up
20 the nresent Serbia is Quiet, but