ΔΙΚΑΙΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΥΤΟΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΜΟ ΔΕΝ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΜΟΝΟ ΟΙ ΣΚΟΠΙΑΝΟΙ - ΕΧΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΕΣ
Τώρα που το "ζήτημα" μοιάζει να βαδίζει προς το τέλος του, μια που η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία των χωρών της υφηλίου ΕΧΕΙ ΗΔΗ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΡΙΣΕΙ de facto ΤΑ ΣΚΟΠΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΟΝΟΜΑ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ (σκέτο), και που κατά τα φαινόμενα έχουμε χάσει κάθε ελπίδα ακόμα και για έναν "τίμιο συμβιβασμό", θέλω να παραθέσω ένα ντοκουμέντο του 1885 για την ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ των ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ και για την ΑΝΙΚΑΝΟΤΗΤΑ και την ΑΘΛΙΟΤΗΤΑ των σύγχρονων πολιτικών μας, των ανθρώπων που χειρίστηκαν οικτρά το ζήτημα, κοιτώντας μόνο το προσωπικό και κομματικό τους συμφέρον.
Το πρωτότυπο του παρακάτω κειμένου είναι φυσικά γραμμένο στα ελληνικά, και προέρχεται από το βιβλίο του καθηγητή Βακαλόπουλου "Ιστορία του βόρειου ελληνισμού, Μακεδονία". Το μετέφρασα στα αγγλικά πριν από χρόνια για ένα Newsgroup του Usenet στο οποίο συμμετείχα ενεργά ( alt.news.macedonia ) και το παραθέτω έτσι μεταφρασμένο, για διεθνή χρήση.
January 7, 1885
FROM: The Greek Communities of Megarovo, Tirnovo and Nizopolis
{Pelagonia region, between Big Prespa lake and Bitola- Monastiri}
TO: The Patriarch of Constantinople
"Your Holiness the Oecumenical Patriarch,
We have been aware of the memorandum submitted on December the 22nd to the
Ambassador of H.M. the Queen of Britain to the Sublime Porte {the Sultan }
by the Greek Orthodox community of Monastiri,
concerning the lies regarding Macedonia,
expressed by journalists in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia,
about the would-be Macedonians and representatives of Macedonia as a
whole
we starkly share the official disproval, accomplished with this memorandum,
of the publications in European Newspapers by the Belgian publicist Emile
Lavelay and the Russian Ms Novicof on Macedonia, called
"third part of Bulgaria"
and against the rallies orginised by the would-be Macedonians in Bulgaria
and Eastern Rumelia, and against all of the malicious solicitations of the
panslavistic comitates in these and other countries,
and having already protested after the inclusion of parts of Macedonia in
Bulgaria according to Saint Stefanos treaty,
as we already forsee that the panslavistic comitates shall not cease acting
for the complete slavification and occupation of Macedonia and sending in
Macedonia gangs of banditguerrilas {sic} trained in Bulgaria and Eastern
Rumelia to achieve their goals,
we proclaim that we reject with indignation the present and future intrigues
and officially protest :
1. Against publications in European Newspapers by the Belgian publicist
Emile Lavelay and the Russian Ms Novicof attributing a wholly Bulgarian
nature to Macedonia, and we proclaim that they are unsubstancial lies,
intending only to mislead the public opinion and achieve the conquest goals
of panslavism acting via its forces in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.
2. Against those who present themselves as Macedonians and would-be
representatives of the totality of Macedonia in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia
and using Macedonia's name organise rallys and send plaints to the European
Powers asking for the unification of Macedonia with Bulgaria,
we squarely denounce these rallys and we consider all of their plaints
invalid, because
not only the Greek element in Macedonia itself outnumbers the recently created
Bulgarian one, but along with the Ottoman element it forms an absolute
majority, and therefore any unification of Macedonia with Bulgaria is
unthinkable.
3. We protest against the action taken by the panslavistic comitates and
their banditguerrilas groups (...)
4. Being genuine Macedonians and willing to remain so in the future, by the
means of our Greek language which we utilise in our commercial transactions
and exclusively use in our schools and Churches,
having nothing in common with the Bulgarians and fake Macedonians beyond the
Aimos ( Balkan ) and the Rhodopi regarding our ethnic language and identity,
we flatly denounce the totality of their chimaeric ideas and willings to
unite Macedonia with Bulgaria.
Having redacted and signed the present protestation memorandum we send it to
your Divine and Respectable Holiness by our Archpriest Pelagonias Matthew,
(...)
Kissing your Holiness we the undersigning
In Monastiri the 7th of January, 1885
Faithful children of your Divine Holiness
Orthodox Greeks and subjects of the Sublime Porte
{signatures and seals follow}
The Greek orthodox Community of Tyrnovo
The Priests of the orthodox Greek Community
Papa Stergios Naoum, Papa Georgios Christou, Papa Stergios Anastasiou, Papa
Nikolaos Anagnostou
Giannakis M. Tzipou, Mpanos Naoum, Petros Chr. Thanou, Stergios Chr.
Zithotis, Minas Christodoulou, Taskos Georgiou, Dimitrios Ath. Graikos,
Giannis Dimitriou, Dimitrios Leazi Christou, Dimitrios Mikrou, Ioannis G.
Zioga, Taskos G. Mizotas, Kostas Nikolaou, Georgios Gossen, Athanasios
Georgoftsan, Dimitrios Iosif, Nikolaos A. Maroulis, Stergios Zisi Tahoula,
Michalis Dimitriou, Stergios Dimitri, Michalis G. Damianou, Michael Iosif,
Giannakis Iosif, Nikolaos Laolikou, Gisos Stergiou, Giannakis Stergiou,
Pericles D. Vafeiadis, Christos G. Ziogas, Lazaros G. Graikos, Georgios
Konstantinidis, Christos Dimitriou, Georgios Nikolaidis, Iosif Dimitriou,
Nikolaos Theohari, Michael Sidera, Georgios Kosta, Dimitrios Vaggeli,
Thanos Vaggeli, Zikas Damianou, Nasis Sidera, Thomas Nikola, Ioannis
Georgiou, Vaggelis Mitrousi, Kotsos Zisi, Stergios Dina, Fanis Adam, Lazaros
Gianni, Dimitrios Naska, Christos Petrou, Nikolaos Ath. Graikos, Kostos
Dimitriou, Markos Konstantinou, Georgios Rapi, Kostis Stergiou, Naoum Amand,
Taskos G. Kyriazis, Stergios Giannakis, Dimitrios G. Mpella, Nikolaos
Theodorou, S. Stefanos Partalis, Asterios Giannoulis, Dimitrios
Konstantinidis, Loukas Konstantinidis.
The Representative of the Community of Tyrnovo I overseal that there is no
Bulgarian here.
Nikolaos K. Kyriazis
(Demogerontia {Greek Community} seal)
(mouxtaris {ottoman authority} seal)
The Greek Community of Nizopolis
Papa Zisis, Papa Michail, Tezios Thoma, Nouli Tachi, Zisis Nastou, Zisis
Kousiou, Kolas Tepsa, Giagos Tzouka , Symeon Tzoianou, Petsos Tasi, Tegios
Tachi, Stergios Mpalogiannis, Stergios Mpeltsou, Vasilakis Tezou, Stefos
Zisi, Stergios Sarpou, Kola Tsot, Ioannis Karozi, Kousis Mechtasis.
The Representative of the Community of Nizopolis I overseal that there is no
Bulgarian here.
Konstantinos Chrysochoou
(Demogerontia {Greek Community} seal)
(mouxtaris {ottoman authority} seal)
Community of Megarovo entirely Greek
Papa Vaggelis, Papa Giannakis, Papa Stergiou, Papa Christos, Papa Giannakis,
Diamantis Petrou, Ioannis Dalla, Dimitrios A. Zografou, Anastasios G.
Kyzias, Konstantinos N. Maltou, Stergios N. Maltou, Stergios Grirtsou,
Stergios Tzoka, Stergios Stergiou, Michalis Georgiou, Giannakis K. Vitsa,
Zisis Georgiou, Ntinos Zioga, Georgios Zourtoumou, Konstantinos Grammata,
Anastasios Vasileiou, Naoum Varzakos, Sokratis D. Zografou, Nikolaos Marina,
Vasilakis Ioannou, Nikolaos M. Kousosis, Michalis Theodorou, Kostis I.
Nintza, Stergios K. Ioannidis, Kostis D. Ntalaka, Konstantinos I. Mpela,
Theodoros Gouramari, Adam K. Koufonikola,
Nikolaos Tzapanou, Giannakis Tzapanou, Zisis Tzapanou
Anastasios Dovas, Georgios N. Zografou, Andreas Koutsaie, Konstantinos
Papastergiou, Giannakis Dalegas, Nikolaos I. Dodoumi, Theodoros I. Gardiki,
Dimitris Kokkas, Georgios Zartsi, Michail Dodoumi, Zisis Konstantinou,
Anastasios Adam, Dimitrios Anastasiou, Georgios Dimitriou, Mitros Smyrlis,
Michail K. Toli, Nikola St. Nikoli, Pantelis N. Graikos, Gousios D.
Katragari, Athanasios K. Mouza, Tasos Georgiou, Kozi Dimitriou, Athanasios
Kertzou, Minas Varzakos, Stergios K. Vaggeli, Georgios N. Kokosi, Thomas
Kostou, Nakos Dima, Stergios Dima, Dimitrios N. Kodari
The teachers
Petros Ioannou, Petros M. Korinas, Konstantinos Athanasiadis, Georgios N.
Karlagani, Nikolaos D. Nikou, Stefanos Christou, Stergios Peperkou, Gousios
Christou, I.A. Gerdiki, Gousios Dendrou
The Representative of Megarovo
Stergios A. Dogas
(mouxtaris {ottoman authority} seal)
(comitee seal)
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