The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01

Instead Of declaring general
blockade of Greek ports, the Allies,
according to statement issued by
the British foreign office Tuesday,
have withdrawn or threatened to
withdraw special privileges that
Greek commerce has enjoyed since
the wars outbreak.
The nature of these special privi-
leges is not specifically stated but as
an example Greece has been allowed
to draw her supplies of coal from
Welsh collieries. To do this Greek
merchants required special permits,
as the export Of coal from the Brit
isf Isles is allowed only under spe-
cial license.
There are many other commodities
whose export is permitted only to GER
tain countries. Invariably when or
ders have been issued against the ex-
port of these Greece has been except
ed. Now: unless she comedies, the
Allies demands for safety of their
troops in the Balkans, Greece'wih be
have these privileges.
This less vigorous attitude on the
part of the allied governments has
caused some dissatisfaction but it has
eased the situation and the belief now
prevails that Greece, impressed by
Lord Kitchener's visit and the threat
to her commerce, will concede the de-
mandS.
'The only thing we want Is peace,
and you are trying to force US to
make war" said D. G. Rhallis, the
Greek minister of justice and guiding
spirit in the cabinet Of NJ. Skouloudis,
in an interview last Thursday with
the London Daily Mails correspond
ent at Athens.
1.-THE British government and the
British press" continued n. Rhallis,
''are taking disgracefpl and infa-
nous attitude toward US. You are
starving Us; only to-day two more
vessels have been stopped by you.
"Your government having piled
fault on fault and delay on delay with
only a few thousand troops to help
US, wants to force US to step in and
die. You want US to succor you when
no English soldiers have shed their
blood in Serbia-when scarcely an
| English rifle has been fred.
"W'e do not wish to be another
Belgium or another Serbia. We
love Serbia, but before attempting
to rescue drowning friend one
should be sure his efforts are not
merely useless sacrifice"
Regarding the attitude Of Greece
in case the Allies should be forced
over the frontier, M. Rhallis said:
Certainly no attempt would be made
to disarm them. They can dig
trenches and defend themselves if
they must. We will even go to the
extent Of establishing sordon to
safeguard their retreat"
The Daily Nails correspondent
says he believes the attitude Of NJ.
Rhallis reflects that of majority OF
the Greek people, who are unanimous
in their desire for peace. The CORE
spondent discusses at length the atti-
tude of the Greek king, who he de-
clares is not pro-German, although
decidedly under the influence of the
queen.
''The king does not love Germany" "
the correspondent said. "He offered
to join the Allies last July in case the
Dardanelles project be abandoned and
an advance be made through Thrace.
Since that date the king has gained
implicit belief u German prowess.
He said few days ago: They can
not beat Germany, they will never
conquer her. They tell me that am
between the devil and the deep sea
and that I may as we'll throw in my
lot the Allies whose pressure can be
immediate. But France and England,
whatever. happens, will never be Sc
we're with my country, while Germany
will be implacable. It is my duty to
save my country from the horrors OF
Belgium
1.-THE future action of Greece will
be decided by the power which brings
the strongest continuous pressure to
bear. The Greek king is not as much
afraid Of the guns Of the fleet as OF
it's blockading power. Greece has
only food supply for a fortnight. 1t
lives with famine in sight.
''The chief card Of the Germans is
the presence Of submarines in the
Mediterranean. The British, however,
are zealously hunting them and three
have been sunk, leaving eight prob
ably still! at large"