The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-22
Public Discussion
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! WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK. :
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To The News Sclmitar:
George W Fultonis letter, which ap
peared in your paper, gives your read
ers as the cause of the defeat of Veni.
zelos his hostility TO King Constantine
Nothing could be more wrongly stated
or course, l don't expect Mr. F'ultor
to change his ideas because / say he 1:
wrong, but ! am sorry to see that my
| friend nom Mississippi still preserves
his rogalistic ideas
| Nenizelos was defeated because the
people wanted change. The whole
ernments as the only means to bring
order out of the present chaos.
| why were Clemenceau, Orlando and
| Wilson defeated2 Just because theil
people want change. These three great
| men didn't use martial law to win the
20 per cent Of the votes that the gem
tlen.an from Mississippi accuses Neni
Zelos Of doing-but they lost History
| shows that all great men were assassi-
mated or sent TO exile by political enc
mics That's just human nature. and
We can not change it.
The Greeks all over the world. and
especially in the United States are
either for or against Nenizelos, it mat
| tiers little who is Nenizelos' opponent
whether 1t is King Constantine. the
Kaiser, the car, Smith or Murphy
they will blindly follow his opponent.
That's Greek tradition. My friend, Mr..
Fulton, of Mississippi, happens to be
pro king, and 1t makes no difference
to him II Debs Is taken out Of the
prison and proclaimed Hng-he will
Mr.. Fulton seems to be sure that
Constantine, his idol will be sitting on
his throne within a fortnight Dreams
do come true sometimes, and hope the
gentleman from Mississipprs dreams
VIII ocme true this time, but my opin-
ion is that ''Tino" is just as close to
the throne today as he ever will be
IN his life, | hope the two protective
powers-England and FranCe-who
have been the guarantors of the Greek
king who used the Greek constitution
as a scrap of paper" will never get
another chance to do IL again / be-
lleve Mr.. Fulton has forgotten that
HreeCe Is supposed TO be a constitu-
tl0nal monarchy, not a cZardom
The gentleman from Mississippi SAYS
that Constantine was claimed pro Ger
man during the war because he refused
10 take the chestnuts out OF the fire for
the allies, and that he was nothing
nut pro-Greek. Mr.. Fulton must have
changed his opinion about his idol iusi
lately, because he himself told me THAI
In his opinion King Constantine was
self.
The duty OF the Greek people was to
tibhN W Liit SlUt VI IIlt nations tHdt
fought for them That was the time
for the Greek people to show their ap-
probation. besides they have common
interests with the allies. But Constan-
tine could not see II that way because
he himself is not Greek His father
was Dane, his mother Russian. He
got his education in the military schools
in Germany, and his wife is the sister
Of the former German kaiser So there
you are, What could anyone expect
from Constantine?
The Atlantis, Of New York, Greek
newspaper which Mr. Fulton says Is
Mr. Venizclos' arch enemy is published
BY S. Waste, who was decorated by
he king for personal services rem
Tered. Vlasto's main object In fighting |
'enizelos Is his hope OF getting another |
ron cross from the present in exile |
scrap of paper constitutional mon
.rch. 80.
The difference between Vcnizelos AMI |
King Constantine Is that Nenizelos is |
ightng Constantine because of his Tow,
or his country, but Constantine IS
lighting Venizelos to regain his lost
neal ticket. Yours very truly.
GEO. A, ANDREWS.
Helena, Ark.