Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30

revolution. the sacrifice would not have
afforded her better prospects Of an ex-
banded national life.
In the event of victory of the allies
they will be under no obligation to
encourage the accretion Of further
Grecian territory, and while Germany
may. as the price of Grecian neutrality.
give some assurances about Bulgaria
and Turkey. 1t will be dificult to re-
strain these armed allies from get
ting back some of the territory that
they have lost to Greece during recent
years.
The Greece of today has an area
about equal to Maryland. and pop
ulation somewhat under 100000.
population of 275.O00. and the Mace
DOMAIN port of Saloniki, before the
military occupation and the influx Of
refugees. had $4,000 Inhabitants.
servers who have lived among them,
have only a part of the qualities of
the ancient Greeks After England
and the other European powers gave
them a semblance of national life. the
complaint. was made that they were all
politicians and were more willing to
discuss the affairs of state than to go
to work-to develop the resources OF
their country. At one time II was said
that Athens, in proportion to its pop
ulation, had more newspapers and
bookstores than any other capital In
Europe. This was a tribute to Greek
character on the intellectual side, but
until a few practical Greek statesmen
emerged it was drawback to the ma
tional development
The possession of the numerous is
lands is absolutely essential to the ex-
istence of Greece. Nothing now indi-
Gates that the dream for the restora-
ton of Grecian empire on the Asiatic
mainland will be realized, but there is
still the possibility of a fairly strong
Greece If the islands are not cut off
and if Macedonia is retained
Most of the export products of
Greece are from the islands. Zante is
the chief source of the currants. and
so per cent of the olives are produced
in the Ionian Islands. The mainland
produces very little of the other fruits
and agricultural products which are
exported. and while Thessaly produces
wheat, there is not enough of it for
local consumption.
Tobacco is product of the main
land, and more especially of the Mace
DOMAIN territory which was acquired
as consequence of the Balkan wars.
Magnesite. which is used in steel max
ing, is produced on the Island of
Euboea, and chrome iron ore and
manganese are island products. These
mineral resources are also war re-
sources in the matter of manufacture
ing munitions.
The marbles which were a means of
developing the glory that was Greece"
ure, are produced both on the islands
and on the mainland.
Greece has a fairly good navy for
small country. Besides the Idaho and
the Mississippi, which were purchased
from the United States, the navy was
strengthened two years ago by the
addition of cruiser said to have been
obtained indirectly from Chile.
When the war began a new naval ar
senal replacing the old one at Salamis
was under construction at a cost of
S14,000,000. British engineers directed
the work. These naval facilities un-
doubtedly will be awaited of by the
allies in the present emergency.
The merchant marine of Greece was
approximating a million tons at the
outbreak of the war. Less than 20
per cent of this was engaged in traf-
fic with the Levant. Greek ships were
found in all parts of the world. A
transatlantic line between Greece and
the United States had just been estab
lished, with the King Constantine, a