The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
ny r. CuNLIFFE-OwEN.


for the house that IL divided
~ against itself, and to those VIII,
base their faith upon the Hol,
Writ the outlook for the sovereign
dynasty of Greece must appear one OF
particular gloom. For the family u,
King Constantine is rent asunder just
at present 10y bitter dissension. He IL
mt odds with his brothers. with hi.
only sister, and with his widowed
mother. and az he is pursuing a policy
that Is Numerically opposed to that
Of the most eminent statesmen Of the
country and to national sentiment. his
throne II regarded by those who talk.
the trouble to keep abreast OF the
situation at Athens as lettering at Its
base.
Bad blood has prevailed between the
various members OF the reigning house
ever since the beginning OF the presen,
reign, and the children Of the late
King George. who met with no tragic
a death at the hands OF an ASA So n
at Saonica in March, 1913, have
shown a remarkable indifference to
the eloquent appeal contained in his
last will and testament, that they
should always remain united. The
outbreak OF the present great war IN
August last served to envenosn their
bitterness against one another and
now matters between them have
reached n crisis which bids fair u
prove fatal To their dynasty.
II must never be forgotten that
theirs IL an alien dynasty. which owes
the Hellenic crown to the three Great
Powers now comprising the Triple
Entente. namely France. Russia and
Great Britain. which from the time of
King Georges elevation. on their
nomination. to the throne at Athens in
1853 until his murder in 1918. that is
to say, throughout half century. each
contributed $4,000 year To his civil
list. ON several occasions they pre-
vented his overthrow ny internal revo-
luton. and in 1897. when Greece. dis
regarding their remonstrances. reck-
lessly embarked in a war with Turkey
and was entire.y defeated it was these
three Powers who interviewed In her
behalf. halted the advance upon
Athens of the victorious German led
Ottoman army and compelled its with
drawal from Hellenic territory.
Admirable as constitutional mon
arch I'm every particular. the late King
George may be said to have won the
respec,. hut never the real affection.
of the Greeks. who could not forget
that he was neither of their race nor
OF their creed His throne was no bed
of roses and was repeatedly made so
uncomfortable that he was only pre-
vented from abandoning 1t by the
demonstrations Of the three protecting
Powers above mentioned. And as re-
Gently as 1909 he was subjected TO
the humiliation of being compelled
to submit to the removal Of his eldest
son and successor from the command
Of the army. as we'll as from all his
other military offices. and to his BAN
ishment from Greece.
II was Eleutherios Venezelos. the
greatest statesman that Greece, or
for the matter of that any of the ma
lions of southeastern Europe. have
produced in the last eighty or hun
bred years, who in 1910. having been
summoned by popular cllmor from his
home in Crete to Athens. assumed
control of affairs there as virtual die
tator. prevented the establishment OF
republic. planned by the military
junta. suppressed the latter. secured
the enactment Of new constitution
nv which All his former mowers were
restored TO King George and inviting
Crovn Prince Constautine IN return
70 Greece, reluyested him with all his
military hopors and nraropatives
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elgn governments, he was able tt
brlhg Greece successfully through the
TWO Balkan wars with an accession
OF territory. more than doubling the
FORMER area OF tho kingdom.
True. Constantine showed himself
curing the two campaigns to be pos
sesis"d # the qualities Of military
leadership and retrieved the lgnomin
ious defeats which he had sustained II
the war with Turkey in 1897. But haC
not NeneZelos prevented the proclama
ton of n republic at Athens In 1910
had he not summoned COnstHntin,