New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Invasion Will Force King
to Fight, Leaders Unite
in Predicting.
VENIZELOS READY
TO RESUME POWER
Peace and War Parties Eager to
Join Allies and Battle
Traditional Foe.

Along coffee house row In Sixth Ave-
nue. and In the downtown Greek colony
Of which Madison Street is the main
thoroughfare there was war talk last
night.
With the Bulgar. traditional enemy,
in armed occupation OF corner OF
sacred Macedonia. the same excitement
prevailed among the Greeks Of New
York as among Greeks OF Athens. But
here II was excitement that contented
itself with patriotic demonstrations OF
quiet kind and stopped short OF
riots.
at Is likely that tho sentiment which
comes from the Bulgarian invasion
may force King Constantine into war,
said Michael J. Theodcropoulos, mem
Der OF the bar in Greece and head OF
the Greek commercial bureau, at !
Broadway. king Constantine is not
anxious 10 face the German military
machine, for which he has so much ad-
miration as a soldier, but IL is likely
that Venizelos, the late Premier, will
be put into power egain. II he Is |
am sure there will be solution Of
Greece's problem quick one"
Greek War Predicted.
The Rev. D. Calmachos. editor Of
the National Greek Herald" and other
leading Greeks in New York were also
of the opinion that the aftermath Of
the present crisis would be the entry
OF their country into the war on the
side of the Allies. Mr.. Theodoropou-
los. regularly spokesman for his fell
low countrymen. is a brother Of Spyro
Theodoropoulos, member of the Greek
Parliament and a close friend of NJ.
Nenizelos.
What the Greeks had to say to one
another about the situation was curl
Gus because of the absence of scri-
mony, for the war party and the peace
party are not far divided. Between
them 1t is not so much a question as 10
which cause TO espouse as of the
economic advisability OF espousing
either.
Tradtionally the Bulgar is the Greek
enemy, and any side opposed TO that on
which the Bulgar fights is the side for
Greece TO take. Aside from that, the
Greeks feel they owe a tremendous debt
of gratitude TO England and France for
the part they played in 1921, when
Greece was at war for freedom. Par
ticularly are the French popular.
King Trusted by People.
Although Venizelos and King Con-
stantine represent entirely opposing
points of view, the two-one leading
the war party and the other strong for
a continuance Of neutrality have not
come 20 an open clash. His people give
which only the most radical of those
lined against the government believe
are inspired by Queen Sophia, whose
brother is the Kaiser.
Early in the war, it is pointed out,
King Constantine presented TO the
Allies a plan for a drive toward Con-
stantinople through Bulgaria and
Thrace, in which the Greek army would
have taken part. The stipulation was
that Constantinople, Greek by popula-
ton and tradition, should become again
a part OF Greece.
This was before Bulgaria had entered
the war. The offer of King Constan-
tine was rejected by the Allies, Greeks
here say, partly because there was yet
hope Of enlisting the Bulgars under
Allied colors and partly because Russia
was opposed TO any understanding
which would prevent Constantinople
from becoming a Russian city.