The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07

being imposed on her.
ny ELEUTHEROs vENIzELOs.
london, Nov. 29.-It has been doubt
BIZ some whether the Greek element
Thrace possesses clear clinical
sponderance. Before looking int"
ID question it is essential to fix the
te to be used as the basis for the ex
hination Of such a preponderance
shortly after the treaty OF Athens
virtue OF which the Balkan war be-
Feen Greece and Turkey was ended
ut Is to say, from the early months OF
- the Turkish government inaugu-
ted a Systematic and violent perse-
tion against the Greek element IN
brace and Western Asia Miner. Those
to took refuge In Greece, fleeing from
- persecution. amounted to aoott
5000 people, who for the last five
ars have lived TN exile and who to-
y most impatiently await the sign
h Of peace with Turkey. so that they
~ be retnstated in their possessions.
24o.00O ExILEs PERIsHED.
Moreover, a great number OF the re-
Aininx Greeks, especially those In
hitting the littoral Of Prcpontis ana
Western Asia Minor, have been az
Irtsd during the war into tho IN
rier Of Asia Minor. The number %
10
te-- Allied Missions at Constantino-
, a. 100000. and approximately half
I've persisted
Whatever be the decision as to the
ture political status OF Thrace- the
nfereece's primary duty should De
assure to these unfortunate cxtles
air rssett1ement in their possessions.
ch an act is not only dictated ny
stsce. but according to the CHIEF rep
sentative OF the Inter Allied Mission
Cons.suttucrle, the Greek ropulA-
br Of Turkey forms the most prosres
~ and prosperous factor IN ms
)untrs. and the repatriation OF tho
Fieted Greeks TO their shomes viii pc
far the soundest way OF restoring
|ospertty to the country
As regards the Bulgarian element
differences are chiefly due to the
irrat,ons OF the Bulgarians. who In
any parts Of Thrace had not as yet
ID permanent abod~s. being tor the
ost part landiess agricultural WORK
en-.
There 10 absolutely no doubt that
rem on the eva Of the great war the
rsek element In Thrsre was the pre-
bndsrant ore.
II follows that Eastern ThYace. which
ID been almost exclusively fnhaoited
cra~.. from, THE coming 81 the Bull
rian. In the Balkans till the Turkish
nauests, retained It's pure Hellenic
hArart~r during the whole period Oh
10 Turkish era IN to the Russo.
.rktsb war. and even since the period
the eve Of the great war there has
ixted in Eastern Thrace great eth-
IN, remembrance IN favor 1T the
resk element.
Fen ~ We add that part Of Western
brace which has been left OUTSIDE the
kw Bulgarian frontiers and IN whicn
il Turkish element predomtnatef over
e Greek. there stu remains ciesT
brirai remembrance In favor or tae
reaH element for the whole Of Tnrses
II has been we'll stated hy Presideh'
-i,son that the right of people &c
hoase their own political status nm
averument trsnscends all other cor
aAra,ions and that a reopie are nc
ore 10 he used AS pawns and toois.
.-ars.ant,uorte can very well m~e'
- expense OF tts administration. ever
ltg,ouf the Thractan htntef'Aho
borrower, Il can very w~ii'-h ne"es
ry---sncorporate larger territories
rr.tor,es around the Sea 1T msrmors
"a In Asia Minor where there exists
Turkish majority
"a DOUBLE INJUSTICE"
II would be noupts ahlp.
rSecc II. in addition to not oents
|yen ttonstantinople, sne pe oepr'sse
we'll of Thrace The disarpoiht
.,+ which Hallei1isn will feel II
,rr .a.e wit, indeed be most h't
kr cns .,,
Th,a iniustic. against Greece WI
az Inc more severe when on
hes into consideration the fact 1'e
/ t.,a ether Allied nations 81 Easi
n ard s'.nsral Europe ---tzec no y .
AHA. JuSo- slavsa. Poland and nov
auta-4ufli include neatly the Whoi'
their national strength wns.sa'
ree... even with the incorpora'''
4 Tbrsee. viii have 30 per cent =
er cc-nationsls outside her oo"''
ries ia, 90,
Tna EolrarIans OF course Gill re-
-. 1T s@einy their hereditary or
nra,ts untustly treated. But Y ace
!, fnlIoo that they will accept Wit
4. snsrtt Of sincerity the peace<wafci
b.iug imposed upon them.
I. IL ;,~tif,a bic 70 believe that bus
-. .itl accept "A peace which Ter
80 mars her imperalistic dream
Az ,.nst profound bitterness Keep
- herself in readiness 70 consptf
zee more rs soon az she feels cap
bic . ar.,r
The com mission On t-reek aisn
:. pronounced itself In favor OF N
sl,enfc clain,s, or Thrace almost y
,.,r entirety. And ] am gao
Ate that the American member wa
tu,l accord with his French an
nrIish colleagues. IT WAS the.e
-. quite natural for me TO consiae
~. then that Thre clan Quesoo
rn.id be settled In favor OF Greece
GREEK ARMY ENLARGED.
Moreover. AZ for the nurnoss 9