The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-12
Timely VielDs on World TODics
"GREEKs PLAN TO RESIST TURKS IN ASIA
MLNOn.n SAY NLPRLSINI AEINI,s

story OF elaborate preparations by repre-
sentatives of 100000 Inhabitants o. Western
Asia Minor TO resist tho efforts OF the allied
proposal that the Greek army evacuate that
territory and permit the country to come un
der the rule OF Mustapha kemnl Pasha has heen
brought to this country by Stephanos Beinoglou
and Antonos Athinosens, sent here "a official
delegates or the Christian Mlcrasiatic Defense
with headquarters at Smyrna.
The decision OF the allied ministers places us
IN the dilemma OF remaining in our homes In
Asia Minor and being butchered by the Turks
or leaving our homes and following tho Greek
army os refugees" said Mr. BeInoglou, spokes-
man for the mission. in an interview at the
Hotel Commodore yesterday.
I'VE will choose neither course We have de-
cided that when the Greek army evacuates Asia
Minor we viii remain, protect our homes and
our families and die to the last man rather than
surrender 10 the bloodthrsty Komalists.
I'VE now have 35, 900 men In the Greek army.
We are recruiting our forces that they may
eventually reach 100000. We have organized
gendarmerlo OF $4,000 as reserve force. on
our way TO this country word reached us that
more Intensive mobilization of the population
had begun.
"Tho Greek military authorities in SMYRNA
have mobili2ed Armenians and Circassans who
have volunteered. We know that even II the
WORD is given TO the Greek army to evacuate the
region, a large part OF the army viii never ac-
cept the order to long the Christians OF Asia
Minor will have to fight to maintain their free
dom.
Under the treaty OF sevros the people OF Asia
Minor were freed from Turkish rule but subse-
quent political conditions caused the allied for
eign ministers at Paris to decide 10 hand us
back to the tender mercies OF Mustapha kemal
Directly the decision became known to us last
March we began our defense You have prob
ably read in this country that the allies have
promised that the evacuated territory would
pass over 70 Turkish su2erelnty. and that guar
antees would he eXacted from the Turks to pro-
tect the Christians. We IN Asia Minor read this
decision differently We interpret II as death
at the hands of the Turks or deportation from
our homes
'1f our just rights are to be ignored II the
sacrifices OF our heroic struggles against ruth
less barbarians must go unhecded, aud II the
fact that the Paris Peace conference acknowl-
edged our sacred right to rrcer life Is to he set
aside what alternative have we but TO rise and
die Ike men?
western Asia Minor and to fight our battles, We
VIII DO that All we ask Is the rlEht 20 remain
Tree, tor we are free and European diplomacy
"GG!a take way OF, freedom.
'Nhen we issue our call for volunteers
Greeks IN America, Egypt Cors;ant!nopie aud
Europe will flock TO our banners to put down
tho hand of the brutal TURK Never again will
we return 10 the state OF slavery under which
! we wore tyrannized FOR five centuries We are
| here TO inform the American people of what is
going on in western Asia Minor and TO ask the
moral help OF the United States, its people and
It's government In that connection we will pre-
sent memorandum 20 the state department.
The Treaty OF Sevres practically made us a
part OF Greece since that condition has been
changed by the decision of the allied minister's
| we have decided TO become an autonomous
| state, nevor again under Turkish rule. Many
Turks In our territory now able to compare life
| under their own officials with life under Greek
| rule, viii fight with us. We viii be Joined In
! large numbers by Clrcassans who are Moslems
| we have lost 10000 men on the battlefields
! OF Asia Minor. Those men died to free western
| Asia Minor from the Turks, Many Turks have
| crept INTO the Greek lines and have begged Fer
| mission for their families 90 come 10 Smyrna
| and other parts OF western Asia Minor, away
| from Turkish misrulc
we are not seeking to wage an imperalist
war OF aggression, but we will protect our
homes our territory embraces l0S,000 square
kilometers, For the Turks to regain II would
| De step forward In the Pam mi M apt
| Sevres," ' -