At first they were dispersed to the surrounding Turkish villages. where they were treated as slaves. A few months later on they were exiled to the interior of Asia Minor. In tile prosperous community of Rize the Turks destroyed all Greek property and massacred and deported all Greeks except four. Ill concluding this report. the Patriarchate states that when it submitted complaints to the sovereign nothing resulted. Continning. the atriarchate appeals to the great powersdemanding protection and intervention in the name of humanity. in that of civilization and justice. in the name of the many treaties whereby the existence of the Christians In the world has been guaranteed. beseeching them to prevent the accomplishment of that which 11 centuries of tyranny never dared to dream of.
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