The evening leader., 1918-11-04

his clique, and the formation of the triumvirate Ven
zelos Kountourotes Daglis proclaimed and estab-
iShed the Provisional government at Salonca, declared
war against Germany and her allies In the name OF the
Greek nation and called upon the Greeks to assist their
government
Crete and all the islands, and Macedonia joined the
new government while the Greeks Of Thrace Asia Minor
and Dodecanese had voluntarily enlisted IN the socaled
National army of the Provisional government Greeks
from everywhere expressed by cable and by the sending
of money their approval of the movement which was to
hold pure and spoess the flag and honor of the Greek
nation.
Our great republic of the United States vgant
tine and defender of the worlds liberty the first
ton to recognize the Provisional government and IN
structed the American consul at Saonca to enter into
official relations with the government.
The traitor king prescribed and degraded by
the Greek nation whose ideals and historic principles he
tried to betray and the whole Hellenic nation, unified,
with joy and vgor joined the Allies under the premier
shin of that great statesman the beloved Venizeos.
In the meantime the purpose OF this struggle was IN
darkness Certain secret treaties were still IN force and
the soul of the Greek nation was oppressed with secret
fear that the Greek inheritance had been squandered to
fulfill other nations ambitions.
Then dawned the day of April g. 1917, and the high
est officer Of the United States our great President Mr.
Woodrow Wilson, addressed the joint session of the two
houses of congress and perfect Interpreter OF the feel
ngs of this great people, declared that: I'VE are now
about to accept the gauge of battle with this natural foe
of liberty and SHALL if necessary spend the whole force
of the nation to check and ny its pretenslons and its
power
eve are glad now that we the facts with no veil
mate peace Of the world and for the liberation of its peo
pies the German people included; for the rights Of
tion; great and small and the privilege OF men every
where to choose their way of life and Of obedience The
wo1ld must be safe for democracy It's peace must be
ipante upon the tested foundations of political liberty
We have selfish ends to We desire no conquest
mo doifiOn We seek indemntes for ourselves, no
mate ial compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely
make. We but of the champions Of the rights of
mankind We shall be satisfied when those rights have
been made secure as the faith and the freedom of
tons make them"
1t was the incarnation of liberty our President
speaking, and ike the his speech cleared all the
clouds from the international political horizon and left
only the shining face Of Liberty dominating.
"Democracy-the right of those who submit to
thorlty have voice in their governments,-for
the rights and liberties of small nations for universal
dominion OF right by such consent Of free peoples
shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the
world itself at last free has been clearly proclaimed by
the American nation as the purpose of this struggle and
all the allies have accepted these noble principles
1t is absolutely against the purpose of the war and
against the principles of natonalities that Italy to
rely her national unity on these principles the
one hand and the other to seek the occupation of
Dodecanese which has been Greek during it's entire ex
stence possessor of the first civilization the Aegean civ
zaton and its people of the pures Hellenic race His
tory shows very plainly the Greek origin of our islands
Relying upon the right of our own appeal and upon
the sincerity of the Entente powers and upon the udg
men and weghty influence Of the United States we have
the full hone that the eternal wish of the Dodecanesans
will be fulfilled and their desire to live and be governed
in unity with their mother Greece will be realized
J. With the above plea and explanation before you
honorable slr we believe that you will adopt
and that you will do all in your power as representative
OF this great and noble American Nation for the restora
ton and unity OF Helas the mother of democracy and
liberty of the people
1t would not be in keeping with the idealsm of the
war, which being fought for the liberation of all peo-
pes for any part of the of Heas to be under for
elgn sovereignty in any form We hope that in the name
of the American people you will not suffer any such
wrong to be DONE And be that the name of the lib
orator America will be eternay affixed in the soul Of the
Greek nation.
Hopefully and respectfully yours,
NATIONAL [IN0N (F D0nEchNEcIANc mr. EI0RInI