Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-25
ASPIRATIONS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 AND SYMPATHIES OF GREECE.
Interesting Description Given By Former United States Ambassador George H. Moses.
Especial to The Bulletin.)

Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, D. C., Nov. 24.-"Gresce. the enigma of the world-war, whose political moods today form the most absorbing topic of Interest and study among the foremost diplomats of the entente and alliance belligerents, is described by a longtime friend for the people of this country in communica- ton to the National Geographic So- | merly United States Ambassador to Greece. A sketch of MT. Moses inti- mate study of Greece of today, it's .as- pirations, its accomplishments, and it's symp%thics, has just been prepared for the press by the Society. Of the at titude of the modern Greek, MT. Moses says:
 Greece of today deems herself and is in truth the heir to the ages. Not only from her classic past, but from every era of foreign domination, her incomparable spirit has taken and tinguishable in her everyday life. Roman, Venetian, and Moslem have thus paid tribute to the brave people whom they have overridden, but whom they could not subdue. There are few paralells-indesd at the present mo- ment, can recall but one-to the striking radical phenomenon of Hellenic continuity throughout the vicissitudes of two thousand years. Modern re- search has penetrated the dark byways of medieval Greek history, and we now know that the Greeks, whatever their temporary fate, have preserved un- broken the thread of their national ex- !stence."
 As the central inspiration of Greek development MT. Moses tells of their
 Great Idea This Great Idea, the writer says, has exerted a powerful NnT1 iYtn o1 ternal politics of the nation for nearly half century. In brief, it is nothing less than dream of reestablishing the Byzantine Empire under the standard of modern Greece It is the most dag zling and steadfast inspiration of the modern Hellenes; and, in the present turbulent and conflicting policies of the Greeks, it's varying application will likely be apparent more often than any other Greek motive.
 Out of the Great Idea arises that term of classification which refers to those of Greek blood who exist under Turkish, Serb. or Bulgarian jurisdic- ticn as the 'enslaved brethren in con- tradistinction to those who are free Creeks of the little kingdom of the Hellenes; and the effort. blood, and treasure expended by the free Creek in behalf of their subjugated kindred in Crete and Macedonia, even prior to the late Balkan wars are incredible in rrount.
 "In pursuit of the Great Idea Greek bands for years ravaged those portions of Macedonia and Epirus which are not preponderantly Hellenic in blood and aggravated the age-long hatred between Greek and Bulgar. which with difficulty was laid aside but once and then only long enough to dispossess the Ottoman oppressor, when it broke forth once more with redoubled fury. nf ftn periodically upset in sevolution and for a century this, the largest and the most fertile, the Aegean Isles, was rendered useless to either Turk or Greek. Spurred on by the Great Idea Constant1nes flying columns crossed the Thessalian- frontier, forced the Mell;na Pass, wiping out it's tragic memories from the war of 1897, and came in triumph to Saloniki. It was the Great Idea which drove the soutn- ern Epirotes to their revolt against in corporation fn the autonomous Albania which the ambassadors had so sum- mariyl set up at London
 Modern Greece, the writer says has accomplished so much in so short a t1n1e-for it's independence only began with the conclusion of the London Protocol in 1S30-that great praise can not be withheld from it's energetic people. It is, he continues. essentially 3 land of agriculture, preeminently in tended to be such. but owing to the tremendous drain by emigration from the rural districts, the progress of ag- riculture has been painfully deficient: and in many places the land is titled only by women and girls, while the men are away in America amassing modern fortunes
 Of the Royal family. MT. Higgins offers the following interesting com ment:
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 made up of many nationalities. The King was Dane: his queen a Rus sian: the Crown Princess sister of the Kaiser; the Princess George of the Bonaparte family the Princess Mich olas a Russian Grand Duchess; the Princess Andrew a Battenburger; and since they all had English nurses and governesses, and since it was neces- sary to find some common linguistic ground for the royal group, English was the prevailing tongue in the royal households; and it is spoken generally at the ministries, in the hotels, and in the larger shops. The late King took lively interest in practical agricuI- ture, and his farm properties at Tatoi. an attractive chateau in the hills to the north of Athens. were proftabIy administered. To his patronage the Royal Agricultural Society, owes much of it's success, and under the care of this institution there are now several agricultural experiment stations in various parts of the kingdom"
 The Greek army is a splendid ma chine. the writer explains
 Thanks to the labors of the French mission, which, within recent years, has reorganized the army, and to the splendid example of the soldier-king. Constantine, and to the magnificent victories of the campaigns of the Bal kan war. the Greek troops gnd them selves the equal of any body of fight ing men in all the world Martial spirit yet remains among Greek men, and the patriotic Greek regards himself as of greatest value to the State when he can present himself with many stalwart sons for service in the army. Among the lower classes-indeed in most walks of life-the birth of a man child is regarded as a supreme favor, and large families are the rule in Hell las. Counsul General George Horton used to tell me with great amusement of an evening stroll which he took near the Acropolis. when he was started by les of lamb which hurtled through the open window of a cottage, dashed against the wall of the house opposite in the narrow street, and dropped at his feet. It was followed by a volIey of angry words. and as he listened In