Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-31

Princeton, n. j., Oct. 1O.--We are
witnessing today in the Near East
the triumph of our enemy in the Eu-
ropean War. Turkey, and the humilia-
ton and perhaps nearly the ruin Of
our friend and associate, Greece. For.
although we were technically pever
at war with Turkey, we did our ut
most to defeat her. and our instru-
ment to this end WAS Greece.
The entrance of Turkey on the side
OF Germany prolonged the war a year
or more, and cost the lives of hun
dreds of thousands of the allied SOL
diers-Englsh. French. Greek, Ser
bian and Italian. The entrance of
Greece. at or about the time Ameri-
ca entered, saved the situation on the
Eastern front, and made possible the
collapse of Germany and Austria.
The 10000 Greeks who fought in
Macedonia We're volunteers; they were
clothed, armed, and maintained by
funds advanced for this purpose by
England, France, and America, since
Nenizelos. who summoned his coun-
trymen to the side of the Allies, was
without resources of any kind.
No Other Troops Sacrificed SO Much.
No other troops in Europe sacri-
feed so much as this army of Venice
los for they had to abandon home and
country and to defy the constituted
authorities of their land in order to
take part with us; and had they failed
opposing the enemies of freedom, they
would have had to stand trial as trail
tors or remain in exile.
On the Eastern front peace has
never been declared with Turkey.
The terms Of the armistice signed in
the autumn Of 1918, still govern the
relations of Serbia and. Greece in the
Balkans and of Italy, France and
England on the west with that power,
In order to enforce the terms of the
armistice, Greece was requested by
the western powers to occupy the
district of Smyrna just as the troops
of the other powers still occupy Con-
stantinople. She was told at the time
that Smyrna and its hinterland was
TO be assigned TO Greece in the peace
settlement at least Professionally. And
this was done in the Treaty of SeVres
which the ministers of all the powers
signed but which was never ratified
In fact the United States made tn,
proposal. on the ground that the popu
lation Of the coast lands of Asis
Minor is predominantly Greek. II i
had not been assigned TO Greece 4
would have fallen to Italy in accord
ance with secret treaty, although
the Italian element in Smyrna is neg
ligible.
Greece found herself IN Smyrna
therefore, with the same title whic
placed and still keeps allied forces i
the Rhineland, French troops in Gill
cia. and British troops in Mesopota
mia Until 1921 her operations ther
were directed by the Allies. kema
could easily have been crushed whe,
he first went into rebellion against hi
own Government had the Greeks no
been restrained by the Allies.
Unfinished War Continued.
And in all the fighting which ha
since taken place in Asia Mino
Greece was carrying on the still unfir
ished European war on behalf Of III
western allies as we'll as to save froI
Turkish savagery and the fate {
kinsmen. To speak of the imperiali:
tic designs OF Greece in this come,
ton is to falsify history and to malis
a brave ally. The war against kemi
was not Constantine's war nor II
war OF Venizelos. but a continuatio
of the general war against Turke
which the Allies left unfinished.
Why, then. do We now witness Il
amazing phenomenon that France r
joices openly and Italy makes I
attempt TO conceal her satisfaction b.
cause the armies of Kemal have swel
the Greek army into the sea, hay
devastated the richest and most civi
.zed provinces of Asia, and have bio
ted out by fire and sword the mo
prosperous and populous city OF Il
-EEean?
All the world shuddered when Il
Germans destroyed Louvain and whe
they deported q few thousand cir
from Lille What is now taking pla
is no less ruthless and on a vast
grander scale of inhuma nifty; for q
obvious determination of kemal is
leave no male Greek in Asia and
settle the problem of minority rae
by obliterating them. What has ha
pened that France, whose soil h
been liberated from the German, a.
that Italy, whose unredeemed childr'
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