The sun., 1916-10-22

| Premier. induced the army, the navI
and the people to recall him to Athsn.
and to restore to him his honors. HaA
II not been for Venizelos. Constantine
would never have succeeded to the
throne on the assassination of h4
father at Salonica in March, 1913.
There are some who will ask as u
what specific acts OF hostility King
Constantine has rendered himself
guilty of toward the Powers Of the
Entente. aside from his openly mani.
tested sympathy for Germany in the
present war. There are quite q nums
Der OF charges against him Which AN
not be denied. and any one OF which
would have furnished sufficient excuse
TO the Entente Powers to remove him
from the throne.
He not only permitted but even proS
noted the use of Greek ports, grOaf
and small. as bases for German SUBJ
marines since the beginning Of thu
war. Bound in the most solemn fashs
ion and by the most ironclad treaties
10 assist Serbia IN resisting Bulgartaa
Invasion. he not only refused to rain
a finger in her behalf but even ha0
gone so far rs to give up tho OroaN
fortress OF Rupcl to the BulgariAno,
This Is a stronghold OF much strateG1B
importance, barring the way. or at an
rate the best way. from the allied oaoo
at Salonica to Sofia. Then there aS0
tho orders which he gave to the GroNk
officers commanding at kavala to turn
over everything to the B~ulgarlans and
Germans and equally extraordinary
was his command that the entire Greek
army corps at kavala should en- masoo
join the German flag with all their
arms and equipments for service IN.
der the Kaiser, either on the latter's
eastern front against Russia or on his
western front against France and
England.
1t Is no secret that the advance OF
the Entente forces from Salonica
northward has been unduly delayed by
the apprehension on the part Of the
allied commander in chief in the Bal
Kans. Gen. Sarrail. that Constantine
would take advantage thereof to en-
dcavor 10 attack him in the back, in
pursuance Of the Instructions OF the
Kaiser. Constantine has still some Of.
ficers and troops ready to do his bid.
ding. thanks TO the fact that he has
been enabled TO double and even treble
their pay by means of the money
placed at his disposal for the purpose
by Emperor William.
Had II not been for this delay on
the part of Gen. Sarrail. his army Of
100000 men or more. consisting of
French. English. Russian. Italian,
Serbian and Greek troops, would long
ere this have been at Sofia. and in q
position to cooperate with King Ferdi.
nand OF Rumani3 against the German
and Austrian forces on his border.
l.umania Is Offering a gallant rests
lance. and with the help of the Rus.
slams may yet crush the German and
Austrian invading forces. But II che
is experiencing unexpected difficulties
In doing this. and II she has already
sustained some cruel reverses. Il 70
owing TO the services rendered BY
King Constantine to the Kaiser In
the delaying Of the movement north.
ward Of Gen. Sarrail's army from Ga.
lon!ca.
King Constantine Is not an able
ruler. He Is narrow minded, has no
comprehensive grasp or UNDERSTANDING
OF things and like all such men 10
frightfully obstinate. II he has thrown
In his lot with the Kaiser and has
virtually sacrificed his throne and his
people for the sake OF Germany II IN
not alone because of his German bring.
ing up and OF his complete subsection
to his H~ohenzollern wife, but becau.e
he is foolish enough to still believe
something that even the Germans
themselves no longer believe, namely.
that thu r.,A, ,.,. ,-lt
overwhelming victory for The Kaiser.
1t Is because OF this and because he
IL still banking on Germany that he
has rejected all the advantageous
offers of the Allies for the assistance OF
Greece, offers which were accepted by
Nenizelos when Premier. by the Cabl.
net ana by the LEGISLATURE, but which
he repud!atcd, These offers included
the surrender by England Of the large
island OF Cyprus to Greece and thu
possession not only OF all the .ERean
islands still belonging to Turkey, but
also some If the richest provinces in
Asia Minor, containing a population Of
several million Greeks ga gerly await.
Ing emancipation from ottoman tyr.
amy and for union with the Helleni0
kingdom. =
To-day all these offers have been
withdrawn. Constantinc's hour Is past
and IL Greece energies from the war
with any Increase of territory or even
with her present borders assured she
will 1t entirely to the new pro.
v~isional republican Government. al.
ready recognized by the Entente
Powers and now controlling the greater
part of Greece under the Presidency Of
Eleutherios Venixelos. :