The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-22
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
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3 THE STRUGGLE IN GREECE.


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To The News seimitar:
While all humanity was in a struggle
for its life. and while the whole world
was like a candle, burning and melting
upon the point Of German bayonets, at
the gates of Paris in 1915, Greece was
the only nation that held open elec-
ton thus allowing her people to express
by their W vote, their choice OF two
candidates for her government. The
first representative Ex-King Constan-
tine who did aid, assist and encourage
her enemies, by remaining neutral, and
the second one was our young Pericles,
II. Nenizelos, whose program was to re-
unite all Greek territory and her people,
where they were under the Turkish
and Bulgarian yoke for 500 years. The
following were his remarks in an adj
dress to the Greek people:
Remember your glorious history.
Don't ever fear, come with me and |
will guide you into a peaceful harbor.
Do not forget that your fo~refathers
were in the Same position as YOU are
now "a centuries ago. From 1000 Of
Aerxes' warships only 500 succeeded TO
return and cross the Hellespont; the
other 700 went dow in the straits Of
Salamis, Don't fail to remember Leoni-
das with his 800 braves, who were
fighting against numerous Persians, de-
tending his country's honor, and further
you remember your forefathers never
know the word retreat. We will also
remember that the life of a nation is
It's honor, nation without honor docs
not exist. Our road will be rocky and
fun OF thorns. but finally we will sue
coed to reach our destination
NnyV what diI ~ Goa than Thl
immortal souls of Leonidas and Themis-
tccles which still live within the Greek
people, arose and said II never sur
rendered. won my glorious history
to remain al 1t is. | defy the sacri-
fees, as always ! did, and here | am
gave Venizelos the majority in the cleo
ton to the Greek parliament of 1915,
Four years later and after the great
and terrible storm was over, like al
eagle among the eagles Venizelos fight
ing In Paris to help the mother to gather
her remaining live young ones under
her wings; the Father of America Ii
George washington, and the father o.
Greece is Venizelos. And we all know
that every great has some enc
mics. Among the worst enemies Of
Venizelos and the warmest friend Of
Ex-King Constantine is the publisher
of a daily Greek paper, of New York
l wiz represents HlInSeiI ana OILY MIN
self. Fol instance, his last month:
Pam Hellenic committee, which gathered
at Washington, d. c., from all part.
OF the United States, and representing
every Greek community Of the 400, 00l
Greeks in the United States. and which
went before the foreign relations com
mittee of the senate to explain thu
Greek rights in the territory Of Thrac,
and at the same time cabled a tele
gram to Premier Venizelos in Paris
which said; I'VE, the Greeks Of tn,
United States, are back Of you, ant
have the utmost confidence In you AM
your directions" We, the Greeks o
the United States, also are not sur
prised to note the way the publishe
of the Atlantis undertakes to explail
a few days ago the interview between
Venizelos and the Partisan paper, a
we all know the above -mentioned pub
Usher of New York is able to and with
out any remorse of sconscience to sci
our Parthenon for a dollar.
Yours sincerely
MICHAEL BERLIS.
Memphis, Tenn.