The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-24
PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

Turkish yoke; 1t is on behalf Of the
unredeemed Greeks in Constantinople,
Thrace and Asia Minor, that Greece
put her claims before the peace confer.
enee. 1t is inconceivable that the end
OF u great war, which was fought and
won for the cause Of freedom and the
principle OF na~tionalities, should leave
such a very large number Of intelligent,
Industrious, cultured and freedom-lov-
ing Christians under the brutal power
Of the Turks, We may also say that
the deliverance of the unredeemed
Greeks would be in accordance with
Mr.. Wilson's IA points, For what pur-
pose did we ask the million Of dollars
which generously the people Of the
United States contributed for the relief
Of the victims of the Turks, II we allow
these helpless Christian people 10 live
again under the yoke OF the %tyrants2
Are the people of the United states not
tired of hearing of slaughter and suffer-
Ing? Do they want to spend their
money again and again favoring the
blood-hmgry Moslems; or is this the
time to settle the near east question
once and forever? We are sure the
good people of the United States favor
the cause Of Greece as they did in 1921
TO 1928, when Greece started q revolu-
tion for freedom. President James
Monroe, In his message to the senate
and house OF representatives on Dec. 3,
1922, said; The mention of Greece fills
the mind with the most exalted senti-
ments and arouses In our bosoms the
best feelings of which our nature is
susceptible, Superior skill and refine
ment In the arts, heroic gallantry in
action, disinterested patriotism, enthu-
siastiC zeal and devotion in favor Of
public and personal liberty are associ-
ated with our recolleetions Of ancient
Greece, That such a country should
have been overwhelmed and so long
hidden, as 1t were, from the world I'M
der a gloomy despotism has been a
cause of unceasing and deep regret to
generous minds for ages past, 1t was
natural, therefore, that the %reappear-
ance OF those people in their original
character, eontending in favor of their
liberties, should produce that great eX-
element and sympathy in their favor
which have been so slgnally displayed
throughout the United States. A strong
hope is entertained that these people
win recover their independence and re-
sumo their equal situation among the
nations Of the earth"
Also In his message Of Dec. 2, 1928,
he stated: "A strong hope has been
struggle of the Greeks, that they would
succeed in their contest and resume
their equal station among the nations
OF the earth IL Is believed that the
whole civilized world take a deep inter-
est in their welfare. Their cause
anu lltlI nulllt nave HIuletlCu lntlll
from dangers which might ere this
have overwhelmed any other people,
The ordinary calculations of interest
and of acquisition with a view to ag-
grandizement, which mingles so much
In the transactions of nations, seem to
have no effect in regard to them. From
the facts which have come to our
knowledge there Is good cause to be-
lieve that their enemy has lost forever
all dominion over them; that Greece will
become again an independent nation.
That she may attain that rank is the
object OF our most ardent wishes I
Also in his message of Dec, Z, 1924, he
said '"rhe success Of Greece, when the
relative population Of the contending
parties Is considered, commands our ad-
miration and applause, and that II has
had n similar effect with the neighbour
ing powers Is obvious, The feeling Of
the whole civilized world is excited In
a high degree in their favor. May we
not hope that these sentiments, win
ming on the hearts of their respective
governments, may lead to a more de-
cisive result; that they may produce al
accord among them to replace Greece OF
the ground which she formerly held
and to which her heroic exertions a
this day SO eminently entitle herr
Also In the message OF John Quincy
! Adams to the senate and house OF rep
resentatives on Dec, 6, 1925: THE he,
, roic struggles Of the Greeks themselves
in which our warmest syrpathies a,
, freemen and Christians ave been en-
l gagged, have continued to be maintained
with vicissitudes Of success adverse anC
favorable
The result OF these messages was tina
! many philanthropists from the United
! states, among whom were Samuel Grid
: ley Howe, Jonathan p. Miller, pr, Russ
! ~StuyVesant. Gen. George Jarvis, Lieb
! Post, George Wilson, James Williams
= William r. Washington, Everett ant
I Webster Clay, went to Greece witt
! money and food, etc, and fed the starv
= ing and long suffering people. Respect
. fully yours, NJ. THERRY,
: President OF Liberal Greeks Of Memphis
|, Tennessee,