Evening star., 1946-08-12
Letters to The Star
Pleads Cause of Greece Against
Repeatd Bulgarian Attack

II still In the making, Bulgaria, true to
her historic ability to stir up trouble,
has set about causing Balkan unrest and
third world war possibilities by means
of a statement made by Mr.. Kolaroff,
President OF the Bulgarian Chamber of
Deputies, in which he said that Ameri-
can Secretary of State Byrnes has an
nounced that he would have no OBJ
lection to Bulgarian opening to the
Aegean Sea, at the expense of Greece,
If this would mean peace in the Balkans.
Not only strategically situated Wash
ington citizens and officials, but inter
nationally minded people throughout
the United States are Of accord in the
belief that Secretary Byrnes, as re-
sponsible member of the cabinet OF the
most democratic nation in the world,
made no such statement, for he could
not possibly permit Bulgarian ambi-
tions for self-aggrandizemen to triumph
over the principle Of human decency
and mutual welfare.
Mr.. Kolaroff's statement obviously is
another step in Bulgaria's imperialistic
attempt since 1912 to acquire Greek
Thrace and Eastern Macedonia, not for
economic reasons as she claims, but for
the greedy purpose of fulfilling her aim
to become the largest and most power
full Balkan country through the ac-
quirement Of additional territory.
Three times in 80 years Bulgaria mer-
cilessly has attacked Greece from the
north. And three times the heroic
Hellenes have repulsed her. But still
Bulgaria continues her attempt to grab
Greek territory, this time under the
guise of an obviously deceitful lie to the
effect that Americas Secretary Byrnes
sanctions Bulgaria's aggression.
The long narrow strip of Greece which
borders the Aegean Sea and which lies
to- the south of Bulgaria, known as
Thrace and Eastern Macedonia, is the
chief granary Of the entire Hellenic
land. Since Greeks basically are cereal
eaters, and also since Greeks have none
too plentiful an amount of food even
when production Is normal, repeated
Bulgarian aggression from the north
has created havoc in this area which is
the Greek bread basket.
In view Of this, 1t Is clearly UNDER
standable why Greece has demanded,
as one of four main peace term re-
quirements, rectification of the Greek
Bulgarian border so that it will follow
the line or a mountain range, thereby
giving the Hellenes an opportunity to
defend their most valued agricultural
land. Also, since it is sheer suicide to
leave the Greek granary militarily in
defensible, Hellenes have asked for more
than $500 square miles along the Ma
cedonian- -Thracian watershed, This
border would run north Of Kresna Pass
to cover Salonika, up to Jenevra be-
tween Pirin Planina and Kara Balkan
to cover Eastern Macedonia, and north
OF the southern Rhodope range beyond
the Arda River Valley heights to cover
Western Thrace.
Greece does not claim any ethnic or
cultural justification for this peace term
requirement, but openly states that 1t
is simply a matter of self preservation.
The responsibility laden conferees who
hold the future peace of the world in
their hands cannot rightfully do other
wise than point out the lie in Mr..
Kolaroff's statement by awarding to
highly deserving and valiant little
Greece the vital Bulgarian border rec
tification. sOTER1Os NICHOLSON.
Demands of the Atomic AGE
To the Editor of The Star:
There will be many who will read
Charles r. M. Tuttle's letter of August
6, wherein he signs himself "A Lobbyist
for America" and grimly wonder what
kind OF an America he is lobbying for.
He resents the loan to England even
though 1t is a fait accompli after bitter
and determined obstructionist delay on
the part of a recalcitrant minority.
vainly attempting to thwart q major
ity mandate. He mpeaches the Con-
gress whose constitutional sovereignty
yielded to reasoned argument and legiti-
mate persuasion. He now would welch
on our moral continents on the spe-
cious plea that we are impoverished and
our resources dangerously depleted. He
would not even feed the hungry of q
desperate world beyond this year because
he believes our own unsatisfled needs
have selfish priority. AS surety for any
contribution we make to help the des-
perate plight Of others he demands the
economic imperialism Of the best of our
debtors colonial possessions for our own
exploitation.
Perhaps a thoughtless few will ap-
plaud Mr.. Tuttle's concept of the Amer
lea he is lobbying for, but most of us
will wonder if he has learned the grim
lesson or needed the solemn warnings
of the advent Of the atomic age. Wheth-
er we like it or not the atomic bomb
conclusively has proved that there is
no isolation or immunity from the
oneness Of mankind in the social po-
ntical and economic sense. The mighty
and the powerful are no safer than the
weakest and the most miserable.
Pious protests Of isolation and re-
pudiation OF our moral responsibilities
subtly contained in Mr.. Tuttle's letter
will give no comfort or assurance to the
discerning. The will to survive in a
happier and safer world must find its
fulfllment in nobler creed than Mr..
Tuttle is lobbying for-that is, SOL
emn rededication to those sacred princi-
pies Of unselflshness for which our sons
gave their all in heroic battle
Intelligent realism demands that we
courageously and unselashly meet our
moral obligations and commitments
Briefly stated, they are that we maxi
mally produce and unselhshly share,