The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-11-22
Remarks of Greek Minis
ter to United States When
Presenting Credentials


the presentation of his letters of
credenS:
81 have the honor, Mr.. Presiden
to place in your hands the letter by
which his Majesty Alexander l, King
of the Hellenes, my august sovereign.
deigned to accredit me to you.
"The main object of my mission is
to draw close the ties of traditional
friendship which bind Greece to the
United States of America. | shall
bend my best efforts to that end, and
with your high assistance, Mr.. Pres
ident, on which l know l may rely, |
feel confident of success. My conf
dence is based on the knowledge that
our people, both essentially democrat
ic, are striving for the same ideals
and must, therefore, understand and
esteem each other.
Greece Emerging From Crisis
"Grece, my country, is just emerg-
ing from an exceptionally grave cris-
is. 1t overcame it because of the
Hellenic peoples devotion to the de-
mocratic principles which have al
ways been theirs, and because of the
assistance which the protecting pow
ers graciously extended to them.
GAS soon as the Hellenic people
were free masters of their own desti
MES they Internationally performed
the duty they had necessarily pro-
claimed as theirs; they took sides
with the noble and generous nations
that are striving to secure for the
world an era of justice and true free
dom. Among those nations the Unit
ed States is one of the most spirited
in the pursuit of that end. Through
YOU, as its authorized spokesman, Mr.
President, it has uttered words which
startled mankind and proclaimed prin,
ciples that have for once and all es.
tablished the sanctity of the purposes
it aims to achieve. The weak, the
oppressed, all now live in the certain,
ty that their liberties will be restor.
ed.
Proud to Share in Struggle.
"The American Army, to which {
large number of men of Greek eX
traction have the honor to belong, /:
about to shed it's blood in the defens'
of those principles.
"Greece is proud to have share il
such a struggle, and to give more ant
more of the blood of its children 81
that the grand ideal may be realized.
"Under these auspices I have tn
..""or ~ ~>pr~,s 60 you Mr.. President
IN the name of his Majesty the Kin.
of the Hellenes, and of the Roya
Government, the ardent wishes, il
which | ask leave to join, which the,
make for the greatness and prosper
lty of the Great Republic of the
United States of America, and fol
Mr.. President, its Eminent Chief
whom Providence has intrusted with
a sacred mission. We pay the AL
mighty that He grant you a long life
so that you, Mr.. President, may ac.
complish it in it's fulness."
The Presidents Reply.
Following is the Presidents reply:
MIR. Minister: | am happy to ac-
cept the credential letters by which
His Majesty the King of the Hellenes
accredltS you as envoy extraordinary
and minister pienipotentiary near the
Government of the United States, and
to accord you formal recognition in
that capacity.
You state that the main object
of your mission is to draw closer the
ties of traditional friendship which
bind Greece to the United States. 7
receive this statement With the same
pleasure that accept your credentials
and. in turn, beg to assure you that ]
shall be always willing and ready
heartily to cooperate with you in
striving to give substantial reality to
those divine ideals of right, liberty.
and justice by which bith Greece and
the United States of America seem to
be guided.
Gratified by Greece's Action.
Il was more than gratified when
the supremacy OF democracy was pro-
claimed throughout Greece by the ac-
ton of your Government in casting
its destiny with the United States and
the allied powers of Europe in the |
great conflict in which they are en-
gagged for the preservation Of civili-
cation and the realization of the
rights of the weak and oppressed. I
thank you for your feeling of unity
with the United States in this noble
and righteous cause.
we have been glad to welcome to
our shores MANY CraoE. lo.,nI