Authored by Petrit Latifi
In 1913, Ekrem Bey Flora, Hairedin Dibra and Ahmed Dakli, made the following appeal to the civilized nations in the German paper “Häufig deutsche Presse”:
“The Albanian people, who for centuries have been constant Blood shed for his freedom and paved the way for the success of the Balkan states has still not been able to find justice. In southern Albania, hundreds of our brothers languish in Greek prisons Even the national hairstyle is the subject of persecution by the local authorities. The dervishes are beaten crooked and lame and killed In Koriza and Delvino, which have already been assigned to Albania, there is complete anarchy.
In northern Albania, the Serbs continue their work of destruction. The massacre of entire families is the order of the day. Recently, Albanian shepherds were hanged and their corpses then dismembered with bayonets. Not even innocence is respected. The Serbs burn alive all the children they take possession of.
The inhumane acts committed by those who want to exterminate our people have brought the Albanians to despair. Since they have nothing left to lose and have reached the end of their patience, our unfortunate brothers have resorted to the only means left to them: to sell their lives dearly and save the honor of their families.
The sufferings they have been exposed to persecution and have been forced to seek a redeeming death on the battlefields. In the name of humanity, we appeal to the civilized nations to intervene with the Great Powers so that they do not allow this population, which has been able to preserve its national existence for centuries of persecution, to be destroyed in this way by the Serbs and the Greeks.”
Reference
Often German Press, 1913. Nr. 231. Bromberg, Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 1913. Herausgeber: Grüneauetsche Buchdruckerei Nichard Krahl, Bromberg (gegründet 18061). Telegrammadresse: Ostdeutsche Presse Bromberg. Zersprecher Nr. 99 und 1308
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