The Washington herald., 1919-01-27
VENIzELOS SEES
5NALL NATIONS
OpE IN WILSON
c ence Assures Respect
o. the Principles of
Democracy, He Says.
\ GUILD WELD GREEKS
! Ons' League and IA
Points of President Are
Conference Compass.

Paris. Jan. 26.-"The presence OF
woodrow Wilson at the Peace Con-
tarence as one OF the American dele
ates is for US smaller states an dp-
reciated guarantee that the princi-
pIes Of democracy will be respected. -
aid E. X. Tenizelos, prime minister
- Greece. today, when asked his i'm
ss- ions regarding what has been
r-aa BY the Peace Conference so far.
ST. Venizelos received the writer in
ne eceptiou room of the hotel suite
hrl the Greek delegation occupies.
active, sprightly and youthful
lie lccentuates his statement with
el. nervous gestures and some
with a sharp tWinkllng OF MS
He is much less ponderOus than
f.s photographs make him appear
a. ad of making the impression Of
eighty professor buTdened with
1.. history and tradition, he is a
ID. m business man of the live
..-.r typc. more concerned about
.,e's future than about her past.
Hopes TO Reunltc OFctkH-
NJ NrnizeIos is not a Greek. prop
erl speaking. but q Cretan- Never
- sSs. he u the Wilson Of Hellas.
e he bsres. with the aid Of the
Peace Conference. to reunite the ma
jOrity II Greeks under single gov
,.rnmeuL He speaks both English
and Frspch fluently.
DO you accept the society Of ma
tons n. was asked. purely as a
matter OF form.
.'Of course. I do" he replied de-
-isiveIy. The society Of nations
nd President Wilson's fourteen
principles. accepted by both groups
4 belIiEcrents. form the compass
" which the conference must steer.
without them we should be where
We were before"
do you feel optimistic or pessi-
rnistic about the realization of Mr..
vi ms program
Faith In Conference.
ssor timistic," was his prompt an
W.. with good faith, mutual good
~ determination and common sense
- 1all arrive at a satisfactory con-
sslUT-n which will benefit mankind
~Iy nat does Greece want in reset
izu Mt Of the European map" the
-u er was asked.
Isll tell you" said Venizelos. jump
w suddenly from the sofa on which
> rad been sitting. He ran into his
E5g and returned with a booklet
-rn.d in large English type with
a.z-a diagrams and statistics con-
Itly arranged.
5 tells what Greece wants." he
d h,r . hn
',- Conference"
Summarizes Greek Claims.
-suzeIos summarized the chief
1.7-s thus:
der President Wilson's theory
~ tlonaHty and characterization
ircece might come into her own. Our
49, living on ancient Greek terri
u-~ should be grouped under a
l-E.n government as far as possible.
-.r S5OC0O Greeks only one-half
as live within the Greek kingdom.
be are IJop00 in Northern Epirus
F southern Albania. 5000 on the
s.a1- Of Cyprus, 751"'o in Thrace
sol he region OF COnstantinople,
% in Asia Minor and 10000 on
; o. lands Of DOdecanesos.
IS not only feasible but just 10
these Greeks to their mother
g...r y"
E.tr means the end of Turkey in
E1 e" I suggested.
'ouId End Turk in Europe.
er an the horrors inflicted on
Hr car East yy the Turks through
r -Tturie~ il is about time" re-
~ 7f he Greek premier. 'If we are
- the Turks to continue. why
E5 nght?"
W Greece claim ConstantinOplao" -"
le next question.
toricaIly ConstantiuODle ID
Er city" he ref0iuod Even to-
contains moro Greeks than all
OS..o. natIonaIttieS combined except
Turks. who are mostly functiOnaries
without real attachment except gov
eminent business
Put considering the city's strategic
position and the straits, we admit
that both could be internationalized
under control Of the society of ma
tiOns for the common benefit
u that is lOt done we have a bet
t. ( aim to Constantnople than any
oua Sc. In any event the surrounding
COW Y in which the population is
rrr EclminCly Greek should revert
81 d, cece, and the Turks should be
ER ted TO the Turkish portions Of
ie resent empire as is outlined in
pT@ lent Wilson's twelfth point"
about Asia Minor" was
ere,' NenizelOs answered, Greece
.s the western portion which was
Fr ancient Greece. as well as the
OF the Aegean Sea, because the
ity OF the inhabitants are