Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-07

country said the king, lis the en-
tente's own assumption, without me
slightest reason therefor that Greece
is ready Is beuay the entente to Ger
many at the first favorable opportun
ity II is nor reasonable to suppose
such n thing
Neutrality Already Stretched
From the very outset of hostilties
In the Near East, Grcece's neutrality
has been stretched TO the utmost To
accommodate the entente powers, for
whom we have always felt the kecnest
sympathy and the deepest gratitude.
The Dardanelles operations were di-
rccted from Greek islands occupied by
allied troops When Serbia was en-
daugered by the combined Austro-
German and bulgarian attack, the al
lied troops landed unopposcd ON Greek
soil. from which, with the second city
of Greece as base, they prosecuted,
not only unmolested but aided i'm
every way consistent with amy sort of
neutrality. their fruitless and too-long
delayed campaign to rescue their ally
"Fnally, ! myself have given my
personal word that Greek troops will
never be used to attack the Franco
British forces in Macedonia, merely
to allay unjustfed suspicious.
Demands Preposterous.
yet. despite all these evidences of
the GOOD faith of Greece. the entente
mowers now demand, in a form which
is virtually an ultimatum, that the
Greek troops be withdrawn from Salo-
lnilli and that means all Macedonia
leaving our population unprotected
against raids by Bulgarian comitadjis
or all the horrors of war which laid
/ Belgium in waste should the allies be
driven hack within our frontier.
Just suppose the Germans were in
n position to demand that your coun-
trv concedc the use Of Boston or Sc
attle as the base for am attack on can
ada What would you say? And if
Ian your military experience and the
advice of your general staff told you
that such landing was doomed to
failure because made with am made
tQuate force and you realized that the
British troops i'm Canada would pur-
sue the retrcatiug Germans across
New England destroying as they
went, would you accept the prospect
without a struggle
viii Take No Chances.
"But had not your majesty Ger
man assurance that the integrity of
Greek territory viii be respected?'
the king was asked
"Of course. and entente assurance,
too"
"And similar assurance from Bul-
.garia?'
Germany" said the king has
given assurance for herself and her
allies. But that does not prevent the
i German Bulgarian armies rs meas
urc of military necessity, from pursu-
ing the retiring French and British
into Greece, fighting IN Greece ana
turning Greece into a second Poland
have that assurance, also.
THAT the Greek frontiers Will be
rc-erected after the war does not re-
build towns or compensate my people
for months, perhaps years, spent I'm
living i'm misery as fugitivcs from their
own land when their country is not at
war and has nothing to gain by risk
irg devastation.
Knows What War Means.
why, the entente powers treat me
las if ! were the king of a central At
rcan tribe, to whom the sufferngs of
his own people We're a matter of in
difference. have been through three
wars / know what war u.s. do not
want any more IL it can be honorably
avoided MY people do not want amy
more, and if they and / can help it, we
shall not have any more"
"Then your majesty does not be-
lieve that the Intervention policy of
the former premier. NJ Yenizelos
really expressed the viii Of the Greek
people?"
Il know it did not replied the
king, forcefully when the people
reelected Nenizelos, they elected him,
not his policy The great mass Of the
people of Greece did not, and will not
understand ANYTHING about the Feni-
zelos foreign policy They like him
and they elected him, but it would be
the maddest folly TO assume that be-
cause they voted for man, personally
popular, they therefore voted to throw
the country into the whirlpool Of the
7 European war They did no such
thing War is the last thing they
want Ask them. they viii tell you.
Applies on Constitution.
1T is said l have exceeded the con-
stitdton. What | have done Is 70
apply the constitution The constitu-
ton gives me the power to dissolve the