New Britain herald., 1915-12-07

terests without sacrificing that neu- trallty which we recognize as our only salvation.
 May Shift To America.
 America is protected from i'm mediate danger by the distance which separates her from the battlefield. We, too, thought that once. But the bat tlefield shifted and may shift again. What is happening in Greece today may happen in America. Holland or any other neutral country tomorrow, if the precedent now sought to be es tablished in the case of Greece is once fixed.'
 The interview with the King took place at noon in the smaller palace, which is the Kings personal residence, and the audience lasted an hour.
 The King was dressed in the simple uniform of a Greek general and he displayed the good humored, alm ost youthful candor of the ideal soldier to whom diplomatic expedients or lack of frankness seemed repugnant Or inn possible.
 Thumps Table Soundly.
 From time to time, emphasizing the earnestness and sincerity of what he was saying, he thumped the table soundly with his clenched fist Des- bite the seriousness of the message he was delivering his fine gray eyes occasionally twinkled with raillery.
 "The fundamental cause of the en- tire threatening attitude of the en- tente powers towards Greece, today and of the painful situation of my country" said the King 'is the en- tente's own assumption, without the slightest reason therefore. that Greece is ready to betray the entente to Ger many at the first favorable oppor- tunity. Is it reasonable to suppose such a thing.
 Neutrality Stretched.
 From the very outset of hostllitles in the Near East. Greece neutrality has been stretched to the utmost to accommodate the entente powers, for whom we have always felt the keenest sympathy and the deepest gratitude. The Dardanelles operations were di- rected from Greek islands occupied by allied troops When Serbia was en- dangered by the combined Austro- German and Bulgarian attack, the 1 allied troops landed unopposed on Greek soil, from which. with the sec ond city of Greece as base, they l not only unmolested but | aided in every way consistent with 1 my sort of neutrality their fruitless md too long delayed campaign to res .ue their ally.
 "Finally. I myself have given my personal word that Greek troops will 1 lever be used to attack the Franco British forces in Macedonia, merely o ally unjustified suspicious.
 Demands Of Allies.
 Yet, despite all these evidences of he good faith of Greece, the en- ente powers now demand, in form 7hich is virtually an ultimatum, that he Greek troops be withdrawn from that means all Mace onia-leaving our population un- rotected against raids by Bulgarian )mitadjiS or all the horrors of war hich laid Belgium waste, should the lies be driven within our frontiers. Just suppose the Germans were
 a position to demand that your ,untry concede the use of Boston Seattle as the base for an attack 1 l Canada. What would you say? And all your military experience ana le advice of your general staff told ou that such a landing was doomed failure because made with an in- dequate force and you realized that le British troops in Canada would l ursue the retreating Germans across ew England, destroying as they ent, would you accept the prospect ithout a struggle? ?'
 Have Assurances. But has not your majesty German ssurance that the integrity of reek territory will be respected?" le king was asked.
 "Of course, and entente assurance, ,o."
 And similar assurance from Bull aria ?''
 Germany" said the king, has ven assurance for herself and her lies. But that does not prevent the armies, as a meas re of military necessity, from pur- 1ing the retiring French and Brit h into Greece, fighting into Greece