To the Editor of the "Norru-Cura Datty News."
Str,—Your article in your issue of the Ist instant dealing with the executions in Greece, shows that} there are exceptions to the rule and that there are at least some Editors in the Far East who follow Greek and Near East. politics and who make a conscientious study of the questions they handle before expressing their opinion to the Public.
You are of the opinion that the executions were "unjust" and we respect your opinion,.as we realize it is impossible for you to know all the details of the crimes committed by these executed X-politicians. Other papers, however, have thought otherwise and much ink and heavy headlines have been used to condemn the whole Hellenic nation as "barbarians," ete., without giving the matter a second thought. We, therefore, wish to be given the' opportunity to put before the world—as I am sure will soon be done by the Greek Government—the real facts that led to their condemnation and Government decision of the Court that has out of the
condemned them to death.
In the conscience of the Greeks these persons were traitors and the news of their execution has come to us here as a relief rather than as a surprise. You rightly say that it was the Greek people who brought them with "Tino" in-ta power just two years ago and this, unfortunately, is the general opinion prevailing abroad. But please consider the following facts In the elections of November, 1924, the combined opposition to the Venizelist party won the day by a majority of a mere five per cent, Fifty-five per cent, of the voles went to the Royalists, the People's Par (Gounaris), the Reformists (Stratos), the Socialists and the Communists, an da safid 45 per cent. to the Venizclists. Consider that the thousands of turks that we have in Greece have! voted against M. Venizelos ud als) that the newly bbe: Greeks were not permitted to vote (Provinces not annexed to Kingdom).
Consider that the Greek nation has been mobilized since 1912 (tae first Balkan War) and that tne youth of the country have been away eight to ten years.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.