Report on Greece"s war debt to England.
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17 The ruin which befell Greece was brought about through the abandonment by her former Allies which followed the elections of Nov. 1st, 1920 and the subsequent restoration of King Constantine. These elections undoubtedly constituted a political error on the part of the Greek people. But how many extenuating circumstances cannot be pleaded in favour of this people? It had been in an almost uninterrupted state of war since 1918. While all the other allies were through with the war as early as November 1918, for the Greek people war was still going on in November 1920, and when, on an electioneering tour I was asked as to when the war would end and demobilisation be proceeded to, I had to answer that I was not in a position to give a date but I would do my best. Are there many nations much more experienced in political life than the Greek people who would, under such circumstances, give a different and a sounder
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- letterhead The ruin which befell Greece was brought about through the abandonment by her former Allies which followed the elections of Nov. 1st, 1920 and the subsequent restoration of King Constantine. top
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17 Yunanistan'ın başına gelen yıkım, 1 Kasım 1920 seçimlerinin ve ardından Kral Konstantin'in yeniden tahta getirilmesinin akabinde eski Müttefiklerinin onu terk etmesiyle meydana geldi. Bu seçimler kuşkusuz Yunan halkı açısından siyasi bir hataydı. Fakat bu halkın lehine ne kadar çok hafifletici sebep ileri sürülemez ki? Bu halk 1918'den beri neredeyse kesintisiz bir savaş hâli içindeydi. Diğer bütün müttefikler daha Kasım 1918'de savaşı geride bırakmışken, Yunan halkı için savaş Kasım 1920'de hâlâ sürüyordu. Bir seçim gezisinde bana savaşın ne zaman biteceği ve terhise ne zaman geçileceği sorulduğunda, bir tarih verecek durumda olmadığımı, ancak elimden geleni yapacağımı söylemek zorunda kaldım. Siyasi hayatta Yunan halkından çok daha tecrübeli olup da böyle şartlar altında farklı ve daha isabetli bir
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