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Subject: Evidence of Macedonian Existence throughout the ages
Evidence of Macedonian Existence throughout the ages
which provide historical evidence, including evidence from Greek sources, that proves Macedonians existed throughout the ages. The period covered is from the so-called “Slav Invasions” of the 6th century to 1940 just before Tito came to power in Yugoslavia.
I encourage everyone to make time and read these reports. Read about journalist Allen Upward and his visit to Macedonia in 1907/1908. Here is what he had to say;
“...I asked him what language they spoke, and my Greek interpreter carelessly rendered the answer Bulgare. The man himself had said Makedonski. I drew attention to this word and the witness explained that he did not consider the rural dialect used in Macedonia the same as Bulgarian, and refused to call it by that name. It was Macedonian, a word to which he gave the Slav form of Makedonski, but which I was to hear farther north in the Greek form of Makedonike”.
Learn what Catholic Sister of Charity, Augustine Bewicke said on January 4th 1919 in a letter to Ian Malcolm, a British diplomat. Here is part of her letter;
“The Greeks will not admit the Slav language in Churches or schools; the inhabitants of Macedonia are in the great majority Slavs; they call themselves now Macedonians, and what they desire and what we ardently desire for them is an autonomy under European control. -In whatever way Macedonia might be divided, the people would always be discontented, and would fight again as soon as possible. The only hope I can foresee is in a strong autonomy, which neither Greeks nor Bulgars nor Serbs would dare attack; then the Macedonians, who are really intelligent and docile when they are well treated, would peacefully develop this beautiful fertile country, and might learn to be civilized. -Surely Europe will not leave Macedonia under people whom the Macedonians hate, and whom they will continually fight. As the little Balkan states can never agree, but always fight for Macedonia, let none of them have it. -We might then have peace, the Catholics would again have heart, and all the years of hard work among them would not have been wasted.”
Sister Augustine lived in Macedonia for 33 years.
Read what Greek Infantry Lieutenant Dim. Kamburas has to say about a situation in the Village Armensko in his report of January 25, 1925;
“Being shocked and increasingly concerned, I struck the village mayor when I heard him speak Bulgarian, which he wishes to call Macedonian, and I recommended that in the future he should always and everywhere speak only Greek, and that he should recommend that his villagers do the same.”
Even Greek administrators and officials were not above being severely punished for poor performance in their duties of terrorizing and forcibly denationalizing the Macedonian population. Caring and showing compassion for the so called “Bulgars” was considered a weakness and a form of incompetence.
To learn more just click on http://www.oshchima.com/hdocs.htm and read on.
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