The sun., 1916-09-03
Present Situation Due to
Clash Of Hellenism and
Teutonism.
KAJSER'S HAND SEEN
IN COURT INTRIGUE
Constantine, Once Idol Of
People, Lost in Fight
With VenizelOs.

Az 00OU WIN nv VbueOs w. "'N
b,o,hers. with his only sister and with
Me widowed mother. pursuing . polty
Numerically opposed TO that favored b
m. most eminent statesmen OF 0fsses
and the overwhelming national ssnti.
msrt. Kins Constantine has been inss-
eur. on his throne sinos the beginning
Of the VA.
Nor II Il the nrst time this monarch
has found his position almost intcisra-
he. AZ the close Of 1903 and carly IN
1910 Constantine. then Crown Prince.
VA practically in exile. ana had to
such an extent abandoned the idea OF
ever returning to Greece that he actu-
ally had taken steps to hav all his be-
lcnsings, his art treasures. furniture n
other chattels transported from Athens
not TO Berlin. but to ST. Petersburg.
where he proposed to make his home
and to enter the Russian army.
II is to Ven!elos, the ablest states
man southeastern Europe has produced
IN A century, tina Constantine owes tho
fact that he ever sat on q throne. Veni-
.elos prevented the proclamation OF .
,cn,h,l, at Athens in 1910. summoned
Constantine from exile and restored him
10 his command.
UmgratcfuI 20 v~eniselos.
v~nn;ra:u! 9. this deb. o. sr"'''"a"
the King not only has turned a deaf
ear to his powerful arguments and
shrewd advice. driving the great Premier
10 resign. but has gone out Of his way
10 insult him by publicly accusing him
u mrndaci'y and by regulating z
,a,ions with foreign governments UNI
dertaken with the knowledge and con-
sent Of the crown.
His stand. the world believes. is due
To his Prussian c%onsort, Queen sophia.
sister Of the Kaiser. Her influence was
supplemented by that OF the Kings
military encourage. all ~ whom received
their military training at Potsdam.
Tie situation Is unparalleled IN his
tory. King George, father OF King Con-
%stantIne. was nominated by France. Rus
sa and Great Britain to be elevated to
the sovereignty of Greece in 1868. and
their influence was sufficient 20 accom-
Wish this feat oS putting an alien mon
aIch on the Greek throne. lie was Prince
William of Denmark. Each OF the Pow
ess contributed 10000 a year to his civil
list. On several occasions they pre-
vented his overthrow by Internal rcvo-
luton. and in 1897. when Greece. disre-
.aId.ng their remonstrance. reCklessly
embarked in a "a With Turkey and was
dlsastronsly defeated. 1t was the lowers
Of the Entente who interviewed in her be-
half. halted the advance ON Athens OF the
victorious Geramn led army OF OttomAns
sni compelled It's withdrawal from Hell
lenic territory.
Kaiser In BACKGROUND.
Back % this dark chapter in Greek
history also looms the figure of the
Kaiser Queen Sophia abandoned the
Lutheran church and embraced the Greek
o'thodoN faith for the purpose OF eX-
ending her Influence in her adopted land.
81" did this without consulting the
Kaiser, who was furious, They were
ftransed and did not speak for years.
j mas during the period Of this estrange-
'neut that the Kaiser furnished the Tuyk
N'A skilful generals for the armies
"'l'h s~cp, down upon his sisters
ioilu.
Later there was A reconciliation.
halser Wilhelm made the first advances.
!Ni he have f~Orcknowledge OF the world
.1'a'l>sn and sense that he might need
NJ !inperiou> sisters aid? Had he
manpei tie diplomatic situation Of 1914
,'b a'cul aioly in his minds eye"
whether such 4 motive impelled him or
'hN hrotherly affection. il was a master
tioNe to win Queen Sophia again to his
s'Mort She Was tho Crown Princess
fh.n
iie' RESUMPTION Of friendly relations
WIN the German ruler angered the then
iI'h'e constantine 40 much that there
was \ bitter quarrel and what amounted
" a '"nalatinn. She spent her time for
"'er"l years In England and Germany.
whl" he amused himself in Paris and
Russia.
"ermnn influence ~ Athena.
Eh' the outbreak Of the first Balkan
var caused them 10 lay aside their DIFF
"Feh'es. The Kaiser appealed to his
ever 10 return to her husband. He
vas anxious TO Increase German iniu-
"' az Athens. NcniZelos. apparently
'H' dreaming of the greater events to
issue, also favored the reconclliation So
no1's'iD peace was made.
MIG George was shot In the back at
S%"Iou!ra. March is. 1913, by Aleka
''''tN lie uleu u rev hours lHteT,
80 'oustautlu" assembled the throne.
1'e h"w sovereign was for the moment
Intensely popular, lie who had heard
ue mob outside the palace walls at
Aui"us and outside his own chateau at
Ia'". clafnoring that his father and he
'EIi'aie in favor Of crown Prince
''ore", was Just then a hero because of
~ mastery campaign against the
IdrhS which eliminated In the surren-
DER Of the Turkish garrison of $4,000
men At the fortress Of Janina, In Eplrus.
Ib" surrender took place March 8.
"f'vo days before Ki.@ Georges AS
esssination. II was said at the time that
mad k,ng George lived, he would have
cost his throne. He had, more or less
Wllrgly, led the nation to It's bitter hui
Initiation at tho hands OF tho Turk In
H|' His son had avenged the Hellenes
and they clamored to have him on the
throne,
An Alien Monarch.
k'rg George. Il may he said. never
Won the affection OF the Greeks. They
could not forget that he was neither OF