The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-14
KING GEORGE MAY
GIVE UP THRONE
Announces His Ultimatum to
Representative Of the Mill
tary League.
TOO NOBLE TO BE NoBLEMAN
Sir Edward Malet, Who Traced
Back Beyond the Conqueror,
Refused Pcerage.
TOO NOBLE TO BE N0BLEMAN
If Edward Malet, Who Traced

by Ma MARaUIsE DE FoNTENOY.
Ting GEORGE, whose position in
X the present crisis at Athens has
IN been the subject Of some little
pcrplexity abroad. has now made
his attitude clear. The other day he
received Colonel zorbas. the chief of
the Military League, who has been ex-
ercising a species OF dictatorship over
the Cabinet.
The King expressed his regret to
lIorbas that the chiefs OF the move
ment had not frankly confded their
views to him from the beginning, 10
which Norbas replied that 1t was DIFF
Itcult under the circumstances. which
is not altogether surprising, seeing
that one of the first things which
sist upon the removal of the monarch's
sons from tbs army and of the MEM
bers of their military encourage.
The King then asked whether the
array and navy reposed confidence in
him. and on receiving an affirmative
reply, declared that in that case he
would continue to discharge the duty
OF a constitutional monarch. as he had
done for the last forty-six years. but
that failing such confidence on the
part of the army and avy he would
find himself compelled to abdicate.
since 1t was Impossible that the crown
Should remain under the tutelage
either OF the Military League or of any
other bod in Greece.
The colonel thereupon left. and re-
urned a few hours later after ON
sutsing with his associates. and in.
formed the King that the league was
anxious TO install in office a non
political, purely administrative Cabi-
net in The place of the actual admin
%istration. and that he had with him
a list of twenty-five persons from
whom the league would wish the King
to select the proposed Cabinet. The
at the list, observing that inasmuch
as the ministers had not offered their
resignation, the occasion had not aris-
en- for discussing the question Of a
change of Cabinet, or OF the selec-
n 1non Ii that ahaldaIe such lo a c%o mlhllseI,al
present itself. 1t would be the duty
OF the crown to exercise it's preroga-
tive of nominating the new govern
ment. without any dtctation from the
satisfied, since he had the %colonel's
assurance that Its members had fun
confidence in the sovereign. King
George added that If the Cabinet re-
signs, he had thoroughly made up his
mind to call uron Alexander zaimis. a
member of tho Chamber OF Deputies
now High Commissioner of Crete.
60 form the new administration as
Premier.
This pronouncement on the part of
the King has cleared the situation: for
1t has shown the Military League that
the King is determined to maintain
tho working Of the Constitution, and
Is not prepared to abandon the re.
.edihim. It has also shown that the King
will abdtcate under certain clrcum-
that he viii also ab,dieate it the Mil
ttary League persists in provoking d
with Turkey. for which the king
dom Is in no sense prepared.
England Watching.
There has been some talk at Athens
OF proclainling Prince George as ruler
of Greece. in the event OF tho abdica.
lion Of the King; The P sr ! G Geo g
the King. formerly High Commissioner
of Crete, hut the eldest son of the
Grown Prince. q younS fellow now
twenty years Of ags. n serving as
Frussian Footguards at Potsda.n. UNI
der the immediate eye of his uncle. the
Kaiser. But 1t Is doubtful whether the
lads relatives would permit him to ac-
eept the crown OF Greece We're con-
to compel the departure Of his
grandfather. the King. It would be
for htgh-spirited prince
to work in unison with revolutions
ISIS VINO Ilau uOtN Ollly SapeIltq MS
from Greece, deriving him OF
his command Of the arm but who
had also forced his grandfather to alb
dictate. In fact, when the King goes,
the entire dynasty Will quit at the
sanle time. leaving Greece to her own
devices. having forfeited every. .vestlgei
of foreign synlpathy IN the disasters
she Isl inviting by her provocA-
tive behavior toward Turkey,
Either the King will remain. the
present Cabinet being In due course
succeeded by q 2ainlis administration
and the Military League-dissolved. or
else there Will be a military coup
d'etat, which will overthrow the min
tstry and establish a government Of It's
in which case the King will
abandon the throne.
It will be recalled that 1t was a mill
ftary league which in 1864 brought
about the abdicatiop OF King Ohio.
Who sought -refuge on board an Eng.
fish man-of-war with the Queen. Tho
stay Of another British
squadron In the harborS OF the Piraeus
IA to assure the safety OF King George
az his Queen, if 1t becomes nee.
sssary for them to leave; and tho ra-
with which the British blue
Jackets We're landed the other night
when the royal palace MAS ON FIRE, and
fhe contempt With which they brushed
aside everything and everybody In tho
Fastening to the, scene in order
W Mace Themselves at tho disposal
of the KING. haa given sha Athenisns.