The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
ALLIES FEAR GREECE
HINTS THAT RETREATINd AL
LIES WILL BE DISARMED

LIES WILL BE DlSARMED
THREATENS CONSTANTINE
Franao, 6eoas Britain and Russia
I Guarantors Of Greek Constitution
! Have Paid Constantine Yearly An
nuity-say His Throne Depends
| Upon Favoring the Allied Powers
| The attitude Of the Greek govern.
ment toward the Allies remains the
chief point of interest In the Balkan
situation. A late development Is the
desire Of King Constantine reported
Wednesday by the Athens correspon.
dent OF London news agency, to see
| Earl Kitchener. now in the Near
East, and discuss the military situa-
ton with him.
The Greek attitude appears to be
growing less uncompromising with
regard to the course Greece should
take in case the allied forces in Ser
bia were forced back into Greek ter
ritory.
| There have been recent reports OF
anti-dynasty demonstrations at Pat
astas, q stronghold Of former Pre-
mier Venizelos. one Of whose news
papers in Saloniki has protested in
! vigorous language against the action
Of the government in ordering elec-
| tions while the army was modified,
declaring that the new chamber
would would be unrepresentative OF
the nation.
With the increasing gravity, from
the Allies viewpoint, Of the military
situation in Serbia, the attitude Of
Greece toward the armies Of the AL
concern and an effort Is being made
to induce the Greek government to
define its Intentions.
The intimation of the Greek gov
ernment that any allied troops seek
ing refuge in Greek territory will be
disarmed has been the cause Of con-
siderable anxiety to the Entente pow
ers, and consequently Field Marshal
Kitchener's near east visit gains add
ed Importance.
Belated dispatches from Athens
say that Greece bases her decision on
international law, while the Entente
ministers contend that the right ac-
corded troops to enter the country
through Saloniki permits them to re-
tire by the same route, should 1t be-
come necessary for them to do 80.
The ministers are demanding that
Greece unequivocally define the atti-
tude she will observe should such an
eventuality present itself.
Besides the claims to hospitality,
which the Entente allies declare they
have on Greece, in view OF the then
Premier Venizelos' invitation to them
to send e. force to Saloniki to enable
Greece to fulfil her treaty obligations
to Serbia, which, however, Greece re-
pudiated, Earl Kitchener or the En-
tente ministers are likely to draw
the attention OF King Constantine
and his government to the fact that
the constitutionalism Of Greece was
guaranteed by France, Russia and
Great Britain and that it was only
obtained after Great Britain had ced-
ed the Ionian lands to that country
and the three powers had agreed to
contribute twenty thousand dollars
yearly for the personal use OF the
king.
This, it is contended, binds the
Greek people to the Entente allies,
and should King Constantine over
rule the constitution, which the fol-
lowers Of NJ. VeniZelos insist he did
when he dissolved the chamber, 1t is
suggested In some quarters that King
Constantine would be reminded that
his retention OF the throne Of Greece
depends on the continuance OF friend
IL neutrality toward the Entente
powers.
The Germans, on the other hand,
are declared to be assuring the Greek
government that Greece will be pro
tected against the Entente allies
should she support the central pow
ers, and that as evidence OF the
ability Of Austria and Germany to do
this they are dispatching more sub
marines to the Mediterranean, which
could be used against any fleet
threatening Greek ports.
It is said that the presence at Ath-
ems OF British and French troops has
made some impression on King Con-
stantine; but with 30 much at stake,
nothing short of a positive guarantee
of the safety Of the French, British
and Serbian troops, should they be
compelled by circumstances to retire
into Greece, vii. satisfy London and
Paris, the ministers OF which capt.
tails are being strongly supported by
the Russian and Italian representa-
tives.
The presence Of Lord Kitchener,
the British secretary for war, in the
Aegean, and OF Denys Cochin, a mem
Der of the French cabinet, at Athens,
1t is hoped, will develop to clear up
q complicated situation. The time
however, is short, for the Bulgarians
have been strongly reinforced both IN
central and southern Serbia, and be-
sides attempting a thanking move
ment against the Serbians at Babuna
Pass, thereby threatening Prilep and
Monastir, are opposing formidable
forces to the French at Gradsko and
along the left bank Of the Cerna:
| Thus far the Serbians are holding
the Babuna Pass. and the French
their original positions, but the pres
sure is necessarily being felt by
troops who have been fighting for
days without cessation.
In the north the Austro-Germans,
who have Joined hands with the Bull
sarians west Of Eish, are moving
slowly and steadily, but doubtless
cautiously owing to the presence OF
the unbeaten Montenegrins. with pos
sibly other support, harassing them
in the west.