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THE GREEKS IN ASIATIC TURKEY 251
find the most cordial welcome, lavish hospitality,
and zealous co-operation in all his schemes of ex-
ploration. No words can be too strong to de-
scribe their kindness to me. Naturally, if one is
stuck-up and standoffish in his manner, he is not so
welcome. My lot, however, has lain so much more
among the Turks, that I have not often come
into relations with Greeks since 1881.
While there is singularly little diversity of opinion
about the Armenians, there exists extraordinary
contradiction between the opinions entertained
about the Greeks by competent observers of long
experience. To take two examples out of many,
I may give the testimony of two persons, British
by nationality, both possessing long and intimate
acquaintance with business in Turkey, and deserv-
ing as well as holding a leading position in it.
One of them, Scottish by birth and training, could
hardly contain himself if the name of Greek was
mentioned in his hearing, and could not restrain
himself from abusing the whole people as knaves
and cheats: on the other hand he was in the closest
business relations with Armenians, and I never
heard him say a word against them as a class.
The other person, born and trained in the country,
and controlling a business that brought him into
relations with many Greek firms in various parts
of the country, declared to me often that he had
find the most cordial welcome, lavish hospitality,
and zealous co-operation in all his schemes of ex-
ploration. No words can be too strong to de-
scribe their kindness to me. Naturally, if one is
stuck-up and standoffish in his manner, he is not so
welcome. My lot, however, has lain so much more
among the Turks, that I have not often come
into relations with Greeks since 1881.
While there is singularly little diversity of opinion
about the Armenians, there exists extraordinary
contradiction between the opinions entertained
about the Greeks by competent observers of long
experience. To take two examples out of many,
I may give the testimony of two persons, British
by nationality, both possessing long and intimate
acquaintance with business in Turkey, and deserv-
ing as well as holding a leading position in it.
One of them, Scottish by birth and training, could
hardly contain himself if the name of Greek was
mentioned in his hearing, and could not restrain
himself from abusing the whole people as knaves
and cheats: on the other hand he was in the closest
business relations with Armenians, and I never
heard him say a word against them as a class.
The other person, born and trained in the country,
and controlling a business that brought him into
relations with many Greek firms in various parts
of the country, declared to me often that he had