The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-04-21

European diplomacy when dealing
with Turkey. And because she had
no faith in the promises Of the al
lied diplomats, in the early days of
the war, she avoided to enter the
war prematurely, and destroy her
forces which would be of vital i'm
portance in the final settlement of
the Turkish problem.
Inc Greek people for almost four
years paid the penalty for disobey-
ing the allied diplomats who want
OF her to join the war at their
bidding. 1t was thus, that Greece
emerged from the war compartive-
ly safe, and with her forces al
Most intact, and ready to be used
| for her own interests alone. This
fact permitted Greece to send an
army to Smyrna and occupy the
western portion of Asia Minor, pend
| ing the final solution of the Eastern
Question by the allies.
1t was during this Greek occupa-
ton of Smyrna that the allies
changed their minds about Turkey,
and warned Venizelos, the Greek
dictator not to ratify the Turkish
treaty last September. And the con-
tinuation Of the same policy made
the allies reopen the Turkish ques-
tion five weeks ago in London, with
the object of practically scrapping
Treaty which although they have
signed they never ratified.
French policy, objecting to British
preponderance in the Near East and
considering Greece satellite Of
Great Britain, took the initiative of
safeguarding the Turkish Empire
from the consequences of the Sevres
treaty. And Italian policy, always
jealous of strong Hellenic State
in the Eastern Mediterranean, quick
ly forgot the anti-French explosions
of Fiume, to side with Paris in the
Turkish business. With the two al
lies openly declaring their friend
ship for the Turk Great Britain re-
called her. three hundred thousand
dead of Gallipoli and became neutral
in the controversy. ..
There is however nation, which
no matter how things may turn can
not remain neutral in the Eastern
Question, under it's present aspect;
and that nation is Greece, which has
staked it's all in her effort to lib
crate all the Greeks and unite them
under the same Blue and White
Banner. And thus abandoned and
betrayed by her so called pro
tectors" she took up the fight a.
gainst the Turk single-handed.
This is the war that is going on
~, Ao;o IN hi oh hn
Hellenic nation without distinction
of party fights for the liberation OF
Hellenism, and for expulsion of the
Turk from Europe.
The allies who fought the great
est of all wars for the rights of the
small peoples, and for the main ?
tainance of the principle of self
determination have denied the
Greeks the right to elect tn cir rulers;
and thus the present Greek regime
is still unrecognized, by the Great
Powers, and also, curiously enough,
by America, which ought to show
a better attitude towards the votes
of a sovereign people.
Greece while struggling in Asia
Minor, is financially boycotted by,
the allies, and even hampered in
her movements against Turkey. Her
official allies are also the unofficial
allies of the Turks; allied flags cover 3
the contraband ammunition that
goes to Mustafa Kemal from Italy
and France, while Greek destroyers
are forbidden to patrol the shores
of the Black sea and the Aegean.
Allied money supplied by the heavy
ly burdened French and Italian tax
payer go to the support of the
butchers of Armenia; French cannon
supplied originally to Baron Wran-
gel are being passed to the
Turkish armies. while Soviet Russia
congratulates France in the person
of her protege Kemal Pasha the :
leader of Angora.
Italian steamers by the score are
unloading their cargoes in the har-
bors of New Ephesus and Ponto-
heracleia and Adalia while French
ammunition until recently used by
French troops against the Turk IN
Cilicia, is donated to the ex-enemy
to strengthen him against the Hell
lenic army.
A lying and slandering propagan-
da is working overtime in Con-
stantinople and on the European
continents in order to undermine
the morale of the Greek nation,
and to break the back bone OF the
army, and Turkish imaginary success
ses are given the character of great
triumphs against Hellas, once more
fighting for the liberty of her sons,
and for the preservation OF our
civilization in the Near East.
Such is the character Of the Hell !,
lenic campaign in Asia Minor. 1t is.
the fight of a gallant people who con-
tinues the struggle against the OBJ
scene and barbarous Turk, not only
for the liberation Of those territories
and populations that are essentially
Greek, but for the breaking OF tnat
dark power, whose downfall Will
mean new day in the lives of all the
peoples of the Levant.
It is this fight that Greece is car
rying alone while her own allies as
sist the bloodstained Turk. And