Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-21
Unfairness of Allies

Unfairness of Allies
1T is the merest can't" said the
King, for Great Britain and France
to talk about the violation of the neu-
trality of Belgium and Luxembourg aft
er what they themselves have done
and are doing here. have tried in ev-
cry way know, to get fair play in the
British and French press and to obtain
a fair hearing from the British and
French public. No sooner had the
British newspapers attacked Greece
with the most amazing perversion of
fact and Misrepresentation of motives,
than I calico one Of their correspond
ents and gave him face to face a full
statement Of Greece's position. I have
given a frank statement to the French
press through one Of the French news
papers which had been bitterly at
lacking Greece. The only forum of pub
lie opinion open to me is that of the
United States. The situation is far toe
vital for me to care a snap about royal
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when the very life of Greece as an in
dependent country is at stake | shall
appeal to America again and again, if
necessary, for that fair hearing which
is denied to me by the countries of the
allies
Allied Occupation.
Just look at the lis, of Greek ter
fltory already occupied by the allied
froopS-l.emnoS, ImhrOS, Mytilene
CastelloriZa. Corfu, Saloniki, including
the Chalcidice peninsula and a large
part of Macedonia. In proportion to all
Greece it is as if that part OF the Unit
ed States which was won from Mexico
after the Mexican war We're occupied
by foreign troops-and not so much as
by your leave!' What matters that
they promise to pay for the DANA &c
done when the war is over? They can
not pay for the sufferings of my peo-
pie. driven out of their homes. They
plead military necessity. 1t was under
the constraint of military necessity
mat Germany invaded Belgium and
occupied Luxembourg. 1t is no good
Claiming that tie neutrality of Greece
was not guaranteed by the powers now
violating it, as was the case in Bel
GUM, for the neutrality of Corfu is
guaranteed by Great Britain. France
Russia, Austria and Prussia, and vet
that has not made any difference in
'helf action. And what about that plea
or military necessity? Where is the
military necessity of destroying the
Demir Hissar bridge, which cost a mil
lion and half drachme and which
was the only practicable route nv
wHlch we can revictual my troops in
eastern Macedonia?
what Is Necessity"
ihe 'iioSe was mlned IT could have
peen blown up on a moments notice
at the enemy's approach 1t is admit
ted that there was no enemy anvwhera
near the bridge and no indication tina,
any was coming. What military reason
was there, therefore. to blow I'm the
prldge now, except to starve out the
tireek troops around Series Dramma ?
Wnere Is the necessity for the occu-
patton Of Corfu? If Greece Is the ally
OF Serbia, SO also is Italy and trans.
portation OF Serbs to Albania and Italv
would be simpler than to Corfu.
is 1t because Italians are refusing
20 accept Serbs. fearing a spread of
cnolera? Do the allies think that the
creeks want to be ENDANGERED nv
cholera any more than the Italiansp
They say that they are occupvinp
Castelloriza. Corfu and other points
In search Of submarine bases. The
British legation at Athens has =
standing offer Of e 2,0O0-a great for.
tune to any Greek isherman-for in
formation leading to the detection Of
q submarine base. but never yet re-
celved any news about a submarine
base in Greece and never yet have anv
submarines been seen supplied from
Greece.
Balkan Mistakes.
THE history Of the Balkan politics
OF the allies is a record Of one gross
mistake after another, and now
through pique over the failure Of their
every Balkan calculation, they try to
unload on Greece the result of their
own stupidity. We warned them that
the Gallipoli enterprise was bound to
fail. that negotiations with Bulgaria
would Be frtltless and that the Aus