The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
GREECE IN PERIL IF
ALLIED ARMY QUITS
venizelos Says Abandonment
Of Balkans Would Invite
Bulgaria's Hostility.
ATHENS NERVES ON EDGE
Gpectdi CORRESPONDENCE to Tnr suS.

ATHENS, Feb. SIT IL as difficult, to
Interview venixelos az I Is easy to in-
tsrview the King Of Greece. This COM
parison, although apparently paradoxi-
oal. IL not exaggerated as proved by the
fact that veniselos is silent while KIM
Constantine talks a great dcal.
When venizelos was Premier tho door
u his house was always open to al
Kinds Of ,~isitors. D~iplomatists. jour
nalists and even common people were
Aee TO see him u~nannounced. and Crock
mothers often brought their children 10
~ The great man who had made Greece
moss powerful. venizelos's life was not
IN danger then. and this explains why
the door Of his house was left open and
unguarded by faithful friends as 1t y
now when II necessary To identify vlsi-
torn and ascertain whether they are enc
mics or friends.
When asked for m interview by u
friend a few days ago Nenizclos replied
- follows:
II cannot make any declarations about
he home policy Of ,;reece because I
have already said all ! had to say N
the subject. You know why my party
refused to take part in the last elections.
We were determined not To- add amy
agitation at home to complica'c the
acute crisis that the country is noa
crossing.
Gas regards those Of my fellow conn
frynien who have based GleeCeS foreign
policy on absolute neutrality. all | can
say Is tina they failed to realize that
q danger much greater thar war could
ever threaten Greece. This danger is
peace.
Tie Allies originally came over 20
the Eas, seeking a new field for II de-
cisivc battle that would end the great
war. Military and diplomatic event
now rise Ia. persuade the Allies 80 lessen
their interest in the war ~ the eastern
front. which they had considered OF cap
i.al importance. II the Ali!c~ decide -
concentrate all their strepgth and nll
their hopes OF the western front and
come To the conclusion that the easts"n
front Is dead for them. Il they arc cun-
WINGED tina; Turkey ard i;ulga"ld ar
nothing but Germany s"rv.lc d'pcn'-
ents and decide 10 wage W" against
germany dIDlit, Whit VIII liIni".l Nlt'i
to Greece" At the fir: serious blow to
Germany. Bulgaria and Turkey Will. IN
all probability. seek separate peace.
Bulgaria, then. elated at her easy sur-
cesses. with increased territory and re-
isourccs. will face Greece. isolated and
'Ondefended Such viii! bc the result of
the neutrality policy followed ty our
present Government.
II know that my adyerSa'ies avail
themselves of the fall OF Montenegro TO
predict a similar fate for Greco. II w"
decide to intervene with the Allies. our
situation is. however. different from tina:
OF MONTENEGRO. The retreat Of the snlai
Montenegro army il nothing hlt an in-
significant scene resulting from the IN
vaaion Of Serbia which. in turn. is Moth
ing but an episode Of he erra war
TRAGEDY. \ retre;I, or even = defeat 49,
the Allies on this or that portion OF tnr!r
immense front can only delay ';cinlary'S
Anal defeat. OF which | am low 40 Ger
tain as ever was before. the weth-
ness of the Central Empires becomes
daily more probable desp,te their APP
parent successes. Even before the bat
tie of the Marine ! was convinced of he
Allies final triumph"