The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27

ssnIa&ic about the relations OF Mr.. VIII
1870 programmed
s,DDefministic, was his prcmpt an
sa<SVtsh good faith, mutual good win
Il discrimination and common sense. VIZ
641E1I arrive nj a satisfactory CONCLUSION
NJ With viii benefit mankind.
IN. veniselos gives the impression OIL
N active reaftsf who likes to accom-
& ptiah ihiues He was war CORE
Asupondent In the Greco-Turkish war
&uarter of a century ago. Ohc ,hay
we'll believe ne was n hustler ana ne
sNesif Ii.
49, eraree,v had the arn>istice been
Simoed when he arrived in Paris, went
- I.cndon again and thus consu,sea
.1.3t> the allied xesernnents rsgar s,,.1.s
15rhsres rutur -Srv-sv~ +'>~-.s--.' -.
Wilson started FOR furop~ '" -
what does Greece want from tn, MS
rs-.e,tlemsnt of the European map?"
fft Greek premier WIS asked Po''''
blank
s.I'u Tel, YOU" said Eenizelos, iun1r-
,r~ suddenly from the upholstered SOFA
on which ne had been sitting re
raj, into his study and returhra W.
\ booklet printed In large hneias"
tyv@ with maps diagrams anu S'"'''
conveniently
ss s.rhis tells what Greece wants. ne
said This is what VIC will tell the
peace conference -. ~,
i "A booklet Of this kind must =.
}yusirresSike. up 10 date, coHFe'',s.
md precise Peace delegates are w
men. Plain facts and arguments
.piain,y presented are better th"',
! philosophical oratorE. f1sat nm.
definite program, clearly state9' cot''
.,lsely ard handy--C5reece' briei oe-
sere the high peace court
Has II In the Rook.
While looking through the pages '
the booklet, NJ. VenizeloS suhf'f' ."'"
thu chief points thus. 49,.
aTYnde- President wilson thcpts
OF nationality and elf-dett' III go,
Greece might come into her o~n op'
,,sop,r living on ancient Greek Terri
tory should be grouped Under Slhsir
,-oyernrnent, AS far as possible ~
.,Sht ana A quarter million Greeks
onlv opc-half now live WITHIN nv
Greek kingdom. One mitaon ttFetNS
scattered over the globe. including ,nc
United States do not count III ehrs'
b,,t .here are 15o,0 900 In n2rthern
E,rirus and southern Albania. 2oa.ooo
On the Island OF Cyprus 1So,eeo N
Thrace and in Constantinoplc l'"2v'
ana IL, Asia Minor, and loV,eeo on INV
islands of Dodecanzos .
at ia only feasible but 10 a'tach
& these Greeks to their mother couh-
try. -r,,~rsv in
s.srThat means the end Of turkey III
rurope7" | suggested
"a ,er all the horrors inflicted on
. .he near east by the Turks through t.ie
centuries il IN about time fePilea w
Greek premier, III we are 10 ai'o ,,a
,hs turks to continue, why did we
fsghte" ...;v,ov,,. -,
.swtl, Greece claim Constantlnope
was the next question Lroua
.tTlistortcaily. as eryooaS
,-ans,antinople 10 a Greek city" he re-
,ydrea gwen today 1t contains NOR
tasks than all other nat'onahtieS
combined except Turks who are 't'oS''s
r.o~t,onaries without real attachiae"'
.sxcept government business
,srs,,t considering the citys stfassstc
,,osttiau and the Straits we adfritt ti,At
,,fs, could be internationalized nnder
,o,,trot of the society OF nations lo'
common benefit ,a :,
s'If that is not done, we nave
better claim TO Constart1nop'e imam
any ere else.
~Yr any event, the surrounding
ea,,n.rv In which the population ~
oyer~heimingis Greek. should reVsrs
10 Greece. and the Turks should DIS
.s,.rnted to the Turkish portions OF
.be present empire as is outilneo !"
President wilson's twelfth point
How about Asia MsnorF ne ""'
asked. rea
.craere aims the western portion
which was part of ancient Greece. &c
wAiI as the islands of the Aegean Sea
because the majority of inhaoitahlS
aSe Greek today
.vrhst are your plans In northern
Albania
80 Greek national aspirations thete
conform to the italian ambition 10
snaka the Adriatic an Italian lake!
Tnerr was no answer. My time was
m. M. venixefos excused himself
II have an appointment WIN va
C1emeneeAn at 1890. ne sa,o. ,.s
henk some other time, and / VIII OILS,
r,n.. that with you. Please excuse me
ne took hts coat and hat. preceded
; 50 lSaown tho hotel stairs and jumped
into \ waiting motor car "nic"
whias~d him of to the meeting place
With the French premier.
e1xuning the Greek BRIEF cioseIy
e.,,rA ! reference TO the Epirus prob
lem As II stood Mt the beginning OF
,ha~wa- when Prince Wied abandoned
the Albanian throne and the t1ees
Government asked to occupy northerh
l,piyuy to protect the inhabitants TAX
Ing refuge at Avalona
That proposal was accepted A'.e'
ratification by all entente powers IN
Guiding italy.
~T,nder the auspices OF Great Britain
xn agreement was reached, says .hs
Greek peace conference oookie,' os
& which the Italians occupied Av'ona
ard Greece northern Epirus. DEFINITE
sdecsyson of permanent occupation wa.
LEI, 10 the peace conference. but IL
Vas tar4t,y understood that TX the
1.aiian occupation Of Avlona were con :
armed that of northern Eniraa os
. ,.yrece would become equally defntte'