The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-12
Greece With American
Aid Can Blast Gern1any's
Dream and End Deadlock
George Roussos, New Minister of
United States, Brings Mes
sage to America
BALKAN KINGDOM HAS
$4,000 TRAINED MEN
All That Is Lacking Now Is the
Guns and the Ammunition to
Arm Them
Ey /. HARPER LEEC!4.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 12.--"Greece
can end the wars deadlock and force
a decision in the Balkan states"
So says Georges Roussos, minister
just sent by the new Vinezelist gov
ernment to Greece to the United
States.
With American aid in munitions,
grain and coal, Greece can cut the
proposed pan~German empire in
twain
ITO end the war in accordance with
President Wilson's ideals, the Balkan
problem must be settled on basis Of
democracy and self government Of it's
national and racial units.
"Greco-American cooperation to
destroy the Hohenzollern scheme of
world domination at it's crucial point
would blend the missions of the two
democracies in q supreme work of
history"
Thus spoke the official representa-
tive in America of the party that
kicked the pro-German king of Greece
from his throne and brought to power
the Cretan democrat, Eleutherois Ven,
izelOs.
1t was his first interview and given
exclusively to The Tribune.
Our country, like America, is
peaceful and democratic" said Rous-
SOS.
I'VE have no professional military
caste. We are nation of small land
owners. farmers, merchants, traders
and wbrkingmen There was never a
native Greek feudalism and when we
banished the Turk we ,banished his
system with him, resuming our form
er democratic status.
Greece has no titled nobility and
her monarchy was constitutional SO
cial institution like that of Britain,
until ex-King Constantine betrayed
the country to the Hohenzollerns and
attempted to make Greece a vasSa!
state of the Hohenzollern empire"
Discussing the military situation the
new minister pointed out that a new
Greek army in the field would entire
ly alter the situation.
"On the Salonika front for many
months balance has existed, neither
side being able to make any real ad
vances. TeutOnic Bulgar armies on
that front can expect no aid from any
where else. Turkey is fully occupied
and losing herself in Asia. Bulgaria
has extended herself to the limit. Ger
many and Austria.Hungary have in
creasingly pressing business else
where. A Greek army of 100000 men
would insure the allied advance to
Sofia and the cutting of the railroad
20 Constantinople.
Greece has men in abundance
Regulars and reserves now available
number over $4,000, most of them
veterans of the Balkan wars.
"All that is lacking is the guns
and ammunition--with fuel and food
This unarmed condition was delib
erateY brought about by King Con
! stantine, who modified the Greek ar
| my in 1915 for the purpose of using
| up all it's equipment in shoes and
| clothing, of exhausting it's ammuni
| tion supplies in target practice and
wearing out it's cannon and rifles.
He dared not declare war on the
lilies because the army would not
! have stood for it.
Since the new government has TAX
| en- charge, it has found that Constan
tine and his German accomplice made
| jreece one great submarine base
When Constantine left Greece the sub
marines largely left the eastern Med
iterranean. because they could nc
!onger get supplies. Sinkings in
ireek waters are hardly ever heard oi
low. When Constantine was in Ath
ms they occurred daily"