Evening star., 1922-10-22

Says U. q. Took Part.
The financial blockade" he added.
consisted principally in the United
states. Great Britain and France re-
OF these three countries on loan
agreements made with Greece early
IN 1913 to enable her to Keep an
army in the field adequate to carry
out tho important work allotted to
msnd.y ns1 ey the in'eral''sd high COM
The fiscal agreement between the
Two countries was outlined by MT.
salmon. The intent Of the agreement,
he said. seems to have been that
and naval operations during 1918 with
her own resources. as far as possible.
having. however. thsi loan in reserve
to use II needed during the war. and
In any event to be available at the
conclusion Of military operations. for
use in the rehabilitation Of the coun-
try. This intent is clearly expressed
In article 3, which specifies that pay
ments on the loan, would be made
during the war in case the foreign
the National Bank Of Greece should
fall below 1Go.00o.o0o francs The
next paragraph of the same article
states that. six months after the con-
clusion Of peace the balance Of the
loan would be paid without restric.
the payments made by the United
states were made after the date Of
the armistice. while one was even
made after the signature Of the ILL.,
lated treaty Of Sevres.
Scouts Excuse for Refusal.
Article Of the agreement contains
the following clause: Until the re-
demption Of the aforesaid obligations
no new security may be used for an
exterior loan without the assent of
the governments of the United States
OF America. France and Great Brit
ain: This clause. together with the
fact that the three governments con.
cerned have refused to pay the bal
ance due from each under this agree
ment. mas done much to cause the
Needless to say the financial dificul-
ties OF Greece have contributed very
largely to the Greek defeat in Asia
Minor and the horror Of Smyrna.
we only find two statements by
omciais OF the Treasury Department
son for our government failing to
carry out the clearly expressed terms
OF this contractural obligation. As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury
.Maasworth stated in July. 1921. that
then the government Of Greece
changed and there have been no more
payments made 1t Is true the gov.
ernment Of Greece changed. but It is
also true that the change was made
by .he WIN of the Greek people. ex-
pressed at an orderly election. held in
accordance with the provisions of the
Greek constitution. II IL undoubted-
~ true that Americans like Mr.. Veni-
zeios better than they do Constantine
41t ~ 10 also proba bly, true that most
tion better than the one now in
power Are we willing to admit that
because we had an election in No.
Hemoer. 1890. and changed our own
government. money due us from Eu.
ftnn fTpe curing the Wilson administra-
ministration OF President Harding?
No Envoy Received.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
stated at the same time that he Ala
not think 1t in any way likely that
there was going to be any reoue,t
even FOR a further advancement on
THIS loan. This statement has been
tecnnica!ly justified. for the State De-
minister. envoy or charge d'ana;res
has been officially received IN Wash.
ington. and. therefore, Greece haa
oeen placed in position where she
cou!o not present her case onicialiy
~ IequeSt "hlcn MI. Mellon
Greece did not enter the war un,,,
lSl7; neither did the United States
The contributions Of Greece to allied
success were as great in proportion
@ 20 ner size and strength as our own
Sae SseeSe nnanced her part Of the war
nersel1. Tor. according to a recent
statement made by the manager Of
the National Bank Of Greece. the total
advances OF the three powers under
the loan agreement are actually less
than the amount France owes Greece
army in Macedonia. After the var
and in fmpatience at the belated re-
turn to normalamy Greece CHANGED
ner government; SO did the United
States.
Sees Further Flight.
Recently President Harding and
Secretary of State Hughes have stated
that the honor Of the United States is
involved In the payment Of the Libe-
United States equally involved in the
Greek loan? Today there Is another
reason why we should act In this
matter. and act quickly. for. In addi-
ton to the legal and moral claims of
Greece. there is humanitarian side
to the question which we in America
cannot overlook.
First plunged into the Smyrna ad-
venture by the European powers and
then deserted by those same powers
the Greek army has been driven in
defeat to the shores Of Greece. fol-
lowed by that CHASTITY army Of refu-
gees. nearly half a million In number,
that we have heard SO much about.
II the Mudania iniquity Is carried out
new army will follow from Con-
stantinople and Thrace, perhaps given
q little more time to prepare, but still
fleeing with little moro than they can
carry on their backs and in their
Wants Early Action.
The heart Of America is profoundly
touched, and we know that today as
can people will do much to alleviate
the sufferings Of these people, who
have lost their homes, their property.
their means Of livelihood. everything
save life Itself. But America can
not assume this burden forever and
pie must be given relief Of q con-
structive kind. What better way can
be found than for the United States
to pay over the amount due Greece
on this agreement. at the same time
waving the clause that prevents
until this Is liquidated. and then urge
the same action upon England and
upon France? This money made i'm
mediately available not to be spent
for temporary relief. but for the per-
manent reconstruction Of the country
and to give these Woas .esy. esfy
the Greek heart and the Greek faith
in humanity, SO sadly shaken by her
present situation. for 1t must not be
forgotten that such q settlement as
that envisaged by the truce Of Mu-