Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-08
GREEKS THINK ENTENTE
POWERS BOUND TO LOSE
King Tries to Prevent Nation From
Allying Itself With Side
That Faces Defeat.
HIS VIEWS SHARED BY PEOPLE
Faith in Success of Teutonic Arms
Largely Due to Marvellous Press
Organization OF Germany, Which
Allies Have Nothing to Oppose.
by T.. j, DILLON,


| ROME, November 1.-The vicissi-
tubes OF the Greek crisis arc being
followed with intense interest by 1tal-
ian political leaders. who have special
reasons for Scrutinizing every move in
that little state.
Italy feels that the entente powers.
Great Britain in particular. made too
/ generous an offer to Il people whose
military contribution to Tic allied
forces would he insignificant as COM
| pared TO the amount OF territory which
they would receive.
owing to the severity of the Greek
censorship, the essential facts of tho
present crisis in Athens have ms vet
only partially been unrolded. NV per
sonar view. based upon close ac-
q"a'ntahceship with the principal hui
man factors In the situation. is this.
The crisis. although the causc wos
! Il question of foreign poIicv is on
visaEed by the King as an interna,
, problem TO be treated by internal OK
pcdicnts. Unconsciously. tho crocL
monarch feels, thinks and acts ,s F,
warrior whose admiration for tho
champion war lord of the world T.,
at all costs, prevent his nation from
committing itself to an alliance with
the losing side.
And thanks to the marvellous press
organization Of Germany. to which tho
| allies have nothing to oppose. Con-
stantine. his general staff a large pcr-
ccntaEc OF the deputies and an iniIu-
cntial minority of the nation arc flrm-
~ convinced that the entente powers
are bound To be defeated. From a
people with these convictions and also
vast national interest, one cannot
reasonably expect 4 heroic move in
/ favor Of what il considers a lost cause.
, GREEKS VERY PROUD
OF THEIR GREAT CAPTAIN
The Greeks. being a mercantile rath-
or than military people. are i'm
mcnscly proud OF the military sue
ccsses won by their great captain Con
. stantinc. whom a section OF the press
ranks above ali An Athens journal
says:
w" should not forget that the King
Is the first stratcEist OF the world Bc
has frequently criticised 'he battle.
delivered by Russian ana German gen
crS ana has even examined the Kaiscr.a
plans and discovered numerous mis-
takes there. displaying acumcn worthy
OF admiration.
IN order 10 succeed in forcing the
pardane!!cs We have no hesitation In
declaring that tn" supreme command
should 10 placed in tn" hands OF His
Majesty, Constantine Nil"
ono can understand the fiery cnthusi-
asm OF commercial people for the
worlds unrivallcd stratcgist Vent
@cioss craftsmanship they praise. and
are pleased that when he quilted Office
Greece was twice as big as when he
n:St assumed his ministerial duties
four years before.
lBut ~ fair say that (,r.c,cS
matched war lord Is tho national idol
10 b" apost"osiHcd during mis- life,
whereas Ncn!Zclos is estimated as a
statesman to be honorcd by The entire
nation after death.
The conclusions which cm.-.c from
ms tangled chaos are few In tho first
place the conflict now lies between
Grcecc's statesman and her sovereign
who is deeply sensible 10 tn, power of
Germany: secondly. Constantine and
the Kaiser have powerful friends IN
Ministers Thcotokis, Goun?ris and
STREET, as well rs the military stan.
court diHnitarics and Baron Schcn,<'s
pensioners. Hence il is no wise Ger
tain that Ncn2cloS would get the up-
per hand IL new elections. Given the
enormous power OF the influence WELD
ed by the administration acting in the
name of tho popular King. AMI the fur
Their natural unwilingncss nf a mcr-
camille people 10 lose the enormous
t'he when tncN are DOING as ncutralS,
the effect OF tho Kings appeal to the
country-should he issue it-cannot be
regarded as certain.
Meanwhile the elections, which arc
Incompatible with mobilization. would
involve several months of autocratic
kinRiy government during which
Greece would cease to exist as a factor
in the European conflict
KING INCURS BIG RISKS
IN ENFORCING POLICY
The King has incurred vast risks.
both personal and national. in enforc-
ing his policy, alone and to the utmost,
to check every impulse on the part
OF the nation to go to the help of Ser
bia.
From a sudden crisis nothing is to he
hoped for by the allies except Il mega
tive result. which, however, would be
beneficial in its way. Whether the
Cabinet is to be reconstructed or new
elections ordered, Grcece's forces Will
be absorbed. almost without residue,
by the internal chickering's.
That is one thing aimed by the Kai-
ser But Wilhelm had no intention of
contenting himself with causing
Greece TO break faith with her allv.
his aim was to cmbroil her with Tho
French and British governments for
the landing Of troops at Saloniki. and
mus get her to render positive SER !
vices TO the central empires and Bull |
garia. favorable conjunction for
this was TO be afforded by the Teuton |
success against the Serbs and the AL |
lies, but Venizeloss philippe thrilled |
the soul OF the nation and rendered |
that infany impossible.
After taking the oath Premier
Skouloudis declared that he proposed |
70 observe an attitude OF very bcncvo-
lent neutrality towards the entente |
powers