The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-19

been reviving her military powers and
preparing for the contest in which she
has avenged herself against Turkey her
ancient oppressor. A similarity Of names
and an ambition Of King Constantine
may have had something to do with it,
His heart was set on emulating that
other Constantine who once ruled at
Constantinople. He also desired to re-
store the Greek cross to the Mosque OF
st. Sophia, named after the wife OF the
own Princess bore
The most recent trouble Of King Con-
stantine was the little revolution Of
Lieut.. Typaldoz In October. 1909. when
the ardor Of some of the members Of the
Military League got the better of them.
, The Military League. consisting of
officers OF the army and navy. were
carrying things with too high q hand.
They were debating to Parliament as
we'll as to the Prince. Lieut.. Typaldos
and some officers seized torpedo boat
destroyer one night and announced that
they would revolt against the King
seize Crete and place on the Greek
throne a son of Constantine. The revolt
was put down: there We're executions
and the Military League went out of
existence.
| All this was driven out Of mind when
the Balkan allies made ready for the
! war which they hoped would drive
! Turkey out OF Europe last fall. Con-
stantine. tltular commander In chied,
announced at once that he would take
the field in command of his troops
! When he left Athens, accompanied by
Dat, ~ ~ -
| on October II the city was wild with
enthusiasm. That enthusiasm has
been growing with the successes of the
Greeks.
The first great victory was the cap
| ture OF Salonica on November 3, after
! which the chaplets and the memorials
( were sent to Constantine. Then came
the long. persistent movement for the
objective point OF the campaign. the
capture OF the great Turkish strong
hold OF Janina, in Epirus, The con-
duct OF the Greek troops at that siege
| has been described as mastery by the
military experts who observed II.
| Forced City's Surrender.
They surrounded the strongh hold,
I bhtltItu IL anu Sihi ktu
upon II until there came overtures for
! surrender brought by the representa-
uves OF foreign Powers acting for the
Turkish commander. The capitulation
took place March 6. when the entire
! garrison OF S2 900 men laid down arms
and gave themselves up as prisoners.
| That completed the triumph OF Con-
stantine. II King George had lived II
IL doubted whether or not he would
have remained on the throne to cele-
brate his golden jubilee. The Greeks
! of the world have been calling for Con-
stant!ne to be their ruler.
The military feeling OF the Greeks OF
New York has run very high. After
/ the fall of Salonica they opened a sub
/ scription to send sword 10 Constantine.
The sword, which was finished by Tiff
fany 4 Co., Is Of the finest Toledo steel,
with a Byzantine hilt In gold encrusted
in precious stones and inscribed ITO
Constantine the Liberator, from the
Greeks In America, 1919 The sword
cost $4,000
The sword was blessed last Sunday
with elaborate ceremonies. Ii Is to go
to Athens In time to be received by the
new King on his return from the front
to accept the homage Of his people.
| Those who are in part curious and
in part supcrsttious on the subject OF
names will find an interest in the twists
OF fate of yesterday. The world received
in the morning official news of the
! promulgation by the Pope of the in
diligence in commemoration OF the edict
OF religious liberation throughout the
Roman Empire issued by Constantine
the Great sixteen centuries ago. A
Constantine came in the afternoon to
the throne of Greece, which was a
| favored province in the empire OF the
early Constantine.
The Greeks have IA cherished tradi-
tion for centuries that when a Con
, stantine sits once more on the throne
the Eastern empire will he revived and
the Cross will he raised again on the
dome of st. Sophia, which has borne
the Crescent for six centuries