Greek Soldiers Merciful.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 23, 1913:
To the Editor of The New York Times:
    I see by The Associated Press dispatches that the Greek Army is being accused by its enemies in Europe of committing atrocities contrary to the rules and usages of civilized warfare. I was with the Greek Army in the campaign of Epirus in December, 1912, and January, 1913, and witnessed their conduct under all circumstances. The army is properly officered by able and humane gentlemen, scrupulously considerate of every one.
    While in Epirus I saw their treatment of Turkish prisoners. It was kind, friendly, and more than magnanimous. They gave their prisoners the same food their own soldiers were using. They gave the officers of the Turkish Army their salaries regularly, presuming, of course, that the Ottoman Government would reimburse them when peace would be finally declared.
    I watched their conduct of the war and their treatment of prisoners and captured territory closely. They should be applauded and not condemned. The country of Greece is small, it is not overburdened with wealth, but they have shown great courage and true manhood in their policy of the war.
        THOMAS S. HUTCHISON,
Brigadier General National Guard of Tennessee, (retired.) Chicago, Ill., July 21, 1913.