Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-11-21 | Page 3 | Greek Premier has Praise for America

, PRAISE FOB llffi Issues Stirring Statement to His Compatriots in the United States. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Eliptherious Yenizelo?. the Greek premier, now in London Lon-don for t lie inter-allied conference, issued n statement lod;iy to the Greeks of America, it was received here by cable j as follows: i 'T am happy fit heine. able to address ! preetinps from tho capital of tho British j empire to the Greeks o er the seas, who, I Iti this moft tragic period of onr national lii:1 lory, have shown moral strength a nd I faith unshakable in tho policy which , draws lis principles from the very tradi- j tlont? of the Hellenic race. The principles wprp always in harmony with the ideals of freedom of the jjreat republic of Amcr- j ica. "Jt wasi impossible for Greeks living amidst tlie most liberal, democratic people . of ;he world nol to loatno the. political rtoqmn of Prussian militarism. The Greeks 7:'-. espouse the ideas of freedom so hrilliant-" hrilliant-" Jwvxpressed by America's great citizen, "United Greece Is faithful to tine compact com-pact entered into with the allies, and this unity is not impaired by mischievous, (sola (so-la ted rumors and the doings of a few organs which in some parts of the world continue to serve the fallen regime. Wo. will now reconquer those Macedonian provinces which a treacherous policy handed, to our enemies. "I am snrp that the vigorous America-Hellenism America-Hellenism which during the Balkan wars helped greatly fighting Greece will continue con-tinue to play Its pail through this critical criti-cal period. Hellenism must not forget that only if it has a deep consciousness of its obligations to itself will it be able to establish the new Greece on a linn foundation to take its honorable place hi the assembly of nations."