Show Spirit of American Americas Libei Liberty Led Greek Greed Heroes to Notable Victories That th the spirit of or American liberty absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab orbed by Greek Americans during daring tho the period of their residence In this country countr was as responsible for fOl the victories of or the tho Greeks In the recent war WU In tho the Balkan states more than where wera German tactics or French Drench guns bruits Is Js s the tho opinion of N. N P. P Sta- Sta hakos a well known Greek-American Greek banker of this city During the time recent visit of Kin King Kins Constantine Constan- Constan tine Ine of or Greece to Emperor William Ullam of German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many wide comment was wag caused b by the controversy over 01 which clement element was most responsible for the Greek victories Ger victories Ger German man tactics or French guns KUns Mr 11 Statha- Statha koso kos tos who ho Is a naturalized citizen of or tho the United States says sas that while each of oC these hese ma may have contributed to the success of or Greeks arms the great underlying cause was the spirit of liberty absorbed by tho the tens ens of thousands of Greek-Americans Greek who returned to their native land to tight Its Iba battles While expressing reluctance to discuss ho tho merits ments of tho the controversy ers relating to German tactics and French arms because of ot his professed lack of or knowledge of or mil mil- Itar tary tactics tactic Mr said s. Before fore the war began there thero were about Greeks In the United States Of or these thee full fully 1 OOOO returned to their native land to aid It to victory ictor During their residence In the United States Slates they thov had an abundant opportunity to o compare the wonderful liberty of or tho time American n people with tho the slavery Imposed upon Greece and the Greeks b by the Turks Turkish tyranny led leel them to know that under Turkish ru rule e they could have Ia e no no protection for their property no safety i that hat their homes might be he destroyed at any time and that their families were ere I never safe lat In the tho United States they I learned that I Ib un under lr the Cr freedom edom given Ien to all Americans b by the time constitution the la laws W and other institutions institutions' of the land the they could live In peace and safety ret and that thal their prop property rt would be he secure They The learned the tho true meaning of or the tho spirit of liberty liberty- They learned that here the they ha have ve all the opportunities opportunities opportunities all tho the safeguards all nil tho the protection protection protection pro pro- that that Is given Iw n to natives es of the tho country countr and when the war began benn between brothers brothers' In Gre Greece e and tho the hated Turks they hastened homo home to help freo their native land from the tho yoke of 0 tho op op- op- op Charged with the tho natural love of the tho country of or their birth and with the spirit of lIbert liberty which hind hall flamed up In their hearts as a result of living under the marclous marvelous marvelous mar mar- clous government of the United States Stales the they fought with the enthusiasm of or zealots zealot and with the time courage that has al always always nl- nl ways marked Greece In n battle They fought with superhuman valor inthe in tho the battles battIes of Janina and other blood stained fields nelds their bravery braver and disregard of death being almost more than human so were the they Imbued Imbued Im mm- hued with the de desire to give their native land th the same Bame liberty that Is enjoyed h by bytho tho land of their Adoption As the they fought the they sang sanS t tl o e Greek national anthem and the Ute national S songs songs' of America I 1 think I am only doln doing m my duty to theland theland the tho tholand land of or my adoption when I sa say that th the honor and Ind the glory belong to the United States of America I I receive letters almost dally from Greek-Americans Greek who took part in tho the two wars and they tho express In them lh their lr constant constant con con- stant love for the the United States Stales There Thero Is Isone Isone Isone one former Salt Sail Lake bo boy who said that he ho will he be proud through h the rest of his life lire that he has done clone hl his dut duty a as a n Greek- Greek American Amerl an to 10 help enlarge the tho liberty of ot othi hi his native land and anft that he has haN had the tine privilege of or lighting for the freedom of or ills his brothers I was as talking this thin morning with a Greek-American Greek banker at Bingham who I said that mun many of or the Greeks who went home to fight against the Bulgarians had left their mono money In his h hands showing that they intend intond when all the troubles are over to return to this R state |