The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-17

Greeks have never despaired and have
never ceased 10 wish and hope for the
annexation to the Motherland Greece.
The Hellenism although under 3
barbarous yoke for some i've centuries
did not fail TO preserve the Christian
creed, the Greek civilization and the
vigorous Greek spirit.
I believe that the civilization OF the
Greeks was so perfect that IS far as it
IS reached. men were more cultivated
ia tine strict sense than ever have been
since.
We have discovered new forces OF
nature, have MADE new inventions but
have changed in no way the method or
thinking laid down by the Greeks.
None OF US has ever replaced Aristotle's
logic or Euclid's geometry or bettered
the analysis OF the Greek Grammar.
Nothing supersedes Homer. Socrates. or
the works Of Plato and Demosthenes
All OF which were current in the Greek
world before the rise OF Christianity.
The Greeks held supremacy in
science as we'll as in other departments
OF knowledge. The Creeks did not dis
cover the power OF heat OF electricity
but they carried out In mechanical
works projects that no modern builder
with all his vaunted control OF nature
can accomplish. Greek thought has
been the greatest n cleanest tina the
world has yet ex perienced.
Second. The Greeks themselves were
neutral from the beginning Of the late
conflict because Of uncertainty OF the
war aims OF the European nations.
Russia would like TO take Constan-
tinole. Italy wants to hold the Dode-
canesia. and England was looking for
a commercial sea port for the Near
East. The Greeks aware of all these
Allied aspirations had to pursue the
policy that they originally followed
When America finally outlined the
aims or the war and the Greeks were
given a chance at the election to ex-
press their views and sentiments to-
in favor OF the minister who has al
ways professed his liberal and demo-
cratic sentiments. I mean Premier
Venizeloz.
Half Of the Allied army on the
Macedonian front in this great war was
composed or Creeks. It was the
Macedonian campaign where the Bull
garian defense was crushed and the
A~ustro-German and Turko-BuIsarian
absolutisms and despotisms were once
and for all overthrown.
Owing to the lack OF communications
and the meagre information hat reach
ed this country with regard TO the
heroic part played by the Greek Army
IN the military operations which lead
! 20 the complete defeat of the Bulgarian
forces on the Balkan front. apparently
much OF the credit has been given to
Serbia rather than Greece to whom the
credit r%ightfully belongs.
Buigaria's surrender meant also ths
downfall OF Turkey and Austria Thus
the threatened destruction OF liberty.
humanity honor and religion was stop
ped by the collapse OF Bulgaria.
The French general who led the
troops against the Bulgarian Army ad-
mitted that the victory was made posi-
BILE b. the valiant work OF the Greeks.
Refugees from Asia Minor and Isles
OF The Aegean Sea were assisting in the
great war, also.
There were $1,000 on The Balkan
front. 10000 on the Western front. rs
600 with the American army. About
$4,000 OF the Greeks in America were
serving under the Stars and Stripes.
This is about 20 per cent OF the total
Greek element OF the United States.
Greeks IN the United states own
about $4,000 0 dollars in Liberty
Bonds and war saving Stamps.
Third. Gentlemen. 7 have briefly out
lined the efforts and the tremendous
sacrifices that the Greeks offered for
the survival of democracy. civilization,
etc. now I shall show YOU that what
the Greeks demand Is not an ambition
of a territorial expansion of Greece but
IS the fullhIment Of the viii Of the
peoples tha have been under the most
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ment that Europe has in the goth cen
fury.
The Creeks of today demand that Yet
the people decide about their own gov
eminent ana their own freedom" and
this in agreemet with President Will
sons fourteen points"
The desire and wish OF the enslaved
Greeks of Turkey IS TO unite with moth
erland Greece.
The population OF Co~nstantinople.
Asia Minor. Thrace. Isles OF the Aegean
Sea and Epirus is dominantly Greek as
shown by the following figures:
In Asia Minor there are 100000
Greeks.
$3.50 Greek schools.
5,14I Greek teachers
100000 Greek students
1880 Greek churches
<tfeN 1TEck priests
In the Islands of the Aegean Sea
there are about 100000 Greeks,
$50 Greek schools.
200 Greek teachers.
90 600 Greek students.
In Thrace there are 100000 Greeks.
$50 Greek schools.
925 Greek teachers.
$4,000 Greek students
32O Greek churches.
400 Greek priests.
20 percent OF the total population OF
Constantinople is Greek element.
262 Greek schools
$40 Greek teachers.
$4,000 Greek students.
f96 Greek churches.
$40 Greek priests.
In Epirus there are 221.434 Greeks.
273 Greek schools.
$50 Greek teachers.
1900 Greek students
324 Greek churches.
40 Greek priests.
1t apparently then, gentlemen. from
my discourse that the rights Of the un-
redeemed Helienism now in Thrace.
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