Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
Miss Florence Stone Tells New Century Club
Members How Europe's Titanic Conflict Has
Bred Dissension and Distress in Ancient Land

ITO QUOTE Shakespeare and n CHEEKY
Il brdgeloving somebody. the latter
searching for the bearings of Greece IN the
world war its Greek to me-" about de-
scribes the mental grasp by most Of us of
the fortunes of the little country that was
mixed up i'm an eastern seas blockade.
And If II isn't Greek" why then It's
Just plai Greece which to the retainer of
childish memories is about three shades
worse. Greece was the pink place In the
right hand corner of the map It lent itself
with ease to jokes about Thanksgiving and
Turkey. II had Pantheon and the women
were oriental and mysterious
Some sort Of women think that way!
Here's a different kind Consider her!
TO Miss Florence Stone, who came from
New York to talk to the members of the
New Century club, the kinks of Grecian
history are as the stations of the subway,
one IN front of the other and in chron-
o!ogical order. Treaties. periods, boCkadeS,
remote causes and immediate ones are as
easy to talk about as the weather
Miss stone didn't sit up nights to learn
history She went across the ocean and
watched 1t being made! For nineteen years
she has been watching the fortunes of
Greece living with the little country through
happihesSes which have been few and
through sorrows which have been many
Occasionally she returned to America TO
tell the story Of Greece, only unfailihgly TO
go back and To learn more
There's thrill about talking face to
face with folks who have lived i'm the thicl,
OF things, Miss Stone furnishes it, quite un-
consciously
Il have had long talks with Venizelos" d"
she remarks, in speaking of the dividedness
or dreece's neutrality. Greece 1t will or
VIII not be remembered. is two-voiced I'm
her allegiance. Queen Sophia is a sister of
the Kaiser uho
stantine incline to ro-Germanism Vent
Helos was Premier of Greece at the time
the country violated her treaty with Ser
bia to assist that small nation in time Of
trouble. The violation of the treaty was a
source Of bitter contention between himself
ana the King. Rupture followed, since which
Time Nenizelos has headed troops distinctly
pro-Ally.
THE former Premier" continued Miss
Stone, talked OF his hopes and his fears for
preece. AT nod Of his head he could
command an army sufficient to impel a
revolution. Civil war, however. is the last
'nlhs lie wishes 10 weigh upon Greece lust
a. present lie Is willing to sit back and
time. ~ ~ ''' ="
The people love their king too. They
."i'Iot forget thar he is the Victorious gem
eIdl the soldier who carried them safely
through two wars Then. too thew are de-
pendent on him for livelihood. His court
saNors of the Far East" and II is against
the grain of the Greek to cater TO seryilty,
Love or freedom from monarchical institu-
, tlTis, however. Is not so strong that it can
eclipse love Of life. and in many cases il
would mean the giving up of life for re-
VOTERS from the homage Of the king.
THE Kaisers personality is a peculiarly
strong one. lt dominates the King and Queen
the kaised has spent millions of dollars cir
culating German propaganda in Greece. ON
the whole. there is a network of pro-Ger-