The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-20
KING OF GREECE
DEGREES ALLIES
RECENT ACTIONS
Continued from page 1

Gust look at the list of Greek ter
ritory, already occupied by the aimed
troops-Lemnos, sImbros, Mytilene,
Castel1oriza, Corfu, Sa1oniki, including
the ChaIcidice peninsula, and a large
part of Macedonia In proportion to
all Greece, it is as if that part of the
United States which was won from
Mexico after the Mexican war were
occupied by foreign troops-and not
SO much as by your leave What
matters that they promise to- pay for
the damage done when the war is
over? They cannot pay for the suf-
ferings of my people driven out of
their homes. It was under the con-
straint of military necessity that Ger
many invaded Belgium and occupied
Luxembourg.
sit is no good claiming that the
neutrality of Greece was not guaran-
teed by the powers now violating 1t
as was the. case in Belgium, for the
neutrality of Corfu is guaranteed by
Great Britain, France, Russia, Austria
and Prussia, and yet that has not
made any difference in their action.
And what about that plea OF military
necessity? Where is the military ne
cessfty of destroying the Dent Eissar
bridge which cost million and a half
drachme and which was the only
practicable route by which we can
revictual my troops in eastern, Mace
donna? The bridge was mined; it
could have been blown up on a mo
ment's notice at the enemy's ap-
preach. ? Tt is admitted that there
was no enemy anywhere near the
bridge and no indication that any was
coming. What military reason was
there, therefore, to blow up the
bridge now, except that starve out
the Greek troops around Series Dram
ma? Where is the necessity for the
occupation of Corfu? If Greece is the
ole fc ia w a d
transportation of Serbia to Albania
and Italy also would be important.
s@rhe history of the Balkaa politics
OF the allies is a record of one Grass
mistake after another and now,
through pique over the failure of their
every Balkan calculation, they try to
unload on Greece the result of their
own STUPIDITY. We warned them that
the GaIlipoH enterprise was bound
to fail, that negotiations with Bull
garia would be fruit1ess and that the
Austre- Germans would certainly
crush Serbia. They would not be-
lieve and now, like angry, unreason-
able children. the entente powers turn
upon Greece.
ssThey have deliberately thrown
away every advantage they ever had
of Greek sympathy. At the begin
ming of the war 80 per cent. of the
Greeks were favorable to the en-
tente. Today not 40 per cent, no not
20 per cent, would turn their hand
to help the allies,
s.why does Your Majesty not de-
mobilize 20 said the correspondent,
Perhaps I shall, but I do not feel
can afford to disarn1 before the fate
of, saloniki is decided. The allies
evajcuated Galaipoli after a year. One
day they may change their mind
about Sa1oniki. leaving the place at
the mercy! of the first conner. Saloni-
XII is Greeksl propose that it shall
remain Creek
Does Your Majesty believe that
Germany can be victorious ?" asked
the correspondent
''That depends replied the King,
ION what is meant by victorious. If
you mean take London, Paris and Pc
trograd, probably not. But I be-
lieve the Teutons can defend them
selves where they are for avery long
time. If economic exhaustion does
not force Germany to sue for peace
I believe it will be very difficult, if not
Impossible te conquer her in a mill
tary way
saThen what does Your Majesty
think will be the outcome of the
warp
The King replied:
"a. draw-7don't you ?''
BY royal order the above interview
was countersigned by Court Marshal
Mereati.I