The Near East and Public Opinion.

The result of the Greek offensive, which has just ended in the capture of Afium Kara Hissar, Kutahia, and Eski Shehr by the Greeks, has come to the public and press of the U.S. as a complete surprise. Similarly, the elections of 1920, in Greece took them unawares. Then, the defeat of Eleftherios Venizelos was conveniently explained away, however, by the assertion that the Greeks were, like every one else in the world, war weary, and bad voted against Venizelos to escape further military service.