Evening star., 1919-05-16
PROF. ANDREADES DISCUSSES
NEAR EAST PEACE PROBLEMS
Greek University Educator Declares Hi:
Country Seeks Not Imperialism

! Questions relative to the settlement
Of peace problems in the near east.
as affecting Greece, Albania and
Italy. were discussed yesterday by
Prof. A. Andreades, Greek professor
At the University of Athens, who
recently arrived in this country on
An important mission.
Prof. Andreades represented Greece
at the congress OF the league OF
1919. He headed the delegation Of
Greek professors who visited the
leading universities OF France, Eng
land and Italy, and was in Paris
from the beginning Of the peace
conference until his departurs for
peace delegation. He headed the
delegation Of Greek professors who
waited upon President Wilson and
presented him with the honorary
of Athens, an honor bestowed upon
only three other statesmen.
Discusses Greek Claim.
The mission of Prof. Andreades
involves the strengthening Of the
friendly relations between Greece
and the United States, not only along
academic lines. but also in the larger
relations of our own country with
that historic land. He discussed
claim before the peace conference as
related to those of Albania and
Italy. touching upon the important
problems Of the Dodecanese and the
northern Epirus as follows:
Let me first explain the basis for
the aims of Greece. They are not
based wholly upon historical rights
as has been circulated by counter
claimants She claimed the lands in
question mainly on the principle OF
self-determination. Greek foreign
policy involves three major princi-
advocacy of Greek irredentism, and
the claiming not Of all those lands
which have belonged to her, but only
those lands in which there is still a
majority anxious for a union with
Greece. The third point is that Greece
every province which she claims.
Turks Arguments Monstrous.
'As far as the Armenians are con-
cerned. I hold no brief for them.
but as they are practically speaking
our allies. 1t IL proper for me to
BIat0 In8C rc8oFQ ta0 1rS um6nL re-
Gently put forward by the Turks
against Armenian claims as simply
monstrous. For centuries they have
persecuted Armenians. In recent
years they have butchered them by
the hundred thousands. They have
settled Moslems in the Armenian land
and after this process they proposed
to deny to Armenia the right to form
a kingdom on the ground that that
race Is lacking a majority in the de-
bated territory. Not to recognise the
right of Armenia to form a nation
would be at this time de facto Jus
tification OF the policy Of Abdul Hamid
and the young Turk.
what said about the Armenians
IL pertinent in that 1t applies to con-
alterations as to the disposition of
some Of the Greek provinces of Asia
Minor. It must be pointed out that
in the three recent years the Greeks
Of Asia Minor have suffered as much
AZ tho more notoriously prosecuted
Armenians. The number of Greek
victims runs to the figure Of 100000,
a fact little known here, though the
American Red Cross has done much
to relieve the condition resulting
from the wanton prosecutions caused
by the young Turks. While extern1i-
mating the Greeks in Asia Minor, the
Turks have settled In their place