Evening star., 1945-08-04
Letters to The Star
Representative of Albania Says
Greek Claims Are False


To the Editor Of The Star:
Under date of July 81, the Associated
Press reported-and your newspaper
pubhshed-the news that four Greek
Republican leaders had addressed q
cable to the Big Three leaders in Pots
dam asking them to satisfy Greece's
claims "ahead Of those other countries
which the Greeks accuse Of jumping
from the Axis to the Allied band
wagon" AS such, the Greek leaders
mention Italy, Bulgaria and Albania.
As far as Albania Is concerned, I, as
one of her leaders and founder of the
Free Albania movement In the United
States, am bound to state that the
claims Of the Greek leaders are mislead-
ing, false and unfounded.
To begin with, putting Albania in the
same class with Italy and Bulgaria is
cant and hypocrisy. Albania was in
vaded in the most cowardly manner by
Fascist Italy on Good Friday, April 7,
1899, nearly two years before Mussolini
decided to attack Greece.
Albania, one of the smallest nations
in Europe, was the first to resist Axis
aggression by the force of arms, whereas
Austria and ~Czechoslovakia had sue
cumbed some two years before without
a single shot being fired. Albania also
was invaded in 1914 by Bulgaria in
conjunction with the Germans.
In view of these unconscionable mod
ern Greek extravaganzas, what validity
may be attached to the Greek claims
per Sc, especially when the Greek lead
ers have addressed the above appeal to
the Big Three In the name of fair play
and justice?" c. A. CHEKREZI,
Founder of the Free Albania Organiza-
ton in the United States Of America.
Offers a Collection of Don'ts
To the Editor of The Star:
Following are a few wise "don'ts"
which you may publish If SO inclined:
Cd Don't sacrifice controlled liberty
that all may enjoy liberty-for license
which produces liberty for none. A ma
chine ungoverned soon tears to pieces.
A throttle is necessary for an engine;
an escapement for a clock.
CD Don't sacrifice our constitutional
Government for any tempting scheme
by whosoever devised or invented. "All
is not gold that glitters" and 'It is
better to endure the ills we have than
to fly to those we know not Of" A gov
ernment cannot be perfect or better
than those who compose it. There is
none so good as our American form,
honestly administered, "for the great
est good of the greatest number"
90 Don't be chameleon and change
color to suit surroundings. Franklin
said: 1T is hard for an empty sack
to stand upright"
90 Don't be a better samaritan to
others than to ones self. Silly charity
is never appreciated and the easy mark
is always despised.
90 Don't be selfish or arbitrary, be
fair and discriminating. Ignoration is
defined as lack of discrimination be-
tween objects of thought"
90 Don't be unreasonable, the other
fellow has rights and must also live.
If you wish your own rights respected,
consider and respect those of others.
Cd Don't fail to apologize when
wrong. To admit wrong exhibits
strength.
90 Don't be partly true and partly
untrue. An alloy Is not as good as the
pure metal.
(s) Don't sacrifice considerate cour-
tesy for ostentatious politeness. One
is substance, the other shadow.
Q0) Don't let your worries and
troubles make you forget courtesy. "A
kind word turneth away wrath"
dD Don't let your legs replace your
head. Leg work solves no problems,
wearies and wastes time and causes un-
necessary labor. Planning with the
head produces less action with the legs.
Q2) Be careful not to exchange i'm
morality for lack of all morality. The
first is evil but the latter is indecent
and intolerable. Be truly decent in all
things. good or bad.
F., S, KEY-SMITH,