El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-20
KING Of GREECE
ANGRY At ALLIES
Declares Entente Powers
Have Violated Greece as
Germany Did Belgium.

Athens, Greece, Jan. 2O.-King Con-
stantine Of Greece is very angry at
the entente powers. feeling that they
nave violated Grecian neutrality as
Germany did that of Belgium and Lux
emburg In an interview given the
Associated Press Tuesday the king eX-
pressed his Indignation at what he
termed the ''unheard Of high handed
ness Of the recent action of the allies
toward Greece"
King Constantine was greatly moved
long list of what he called the allies
encroachments on the sovereignty Of
Greece, eliminating in the occupation
Of Corfu and the blowing up of the
bridge at Demir Hissar."
Allied Press Prevents Facts.
1t IS the utmost can't said the king
for Great Britain and France TO talk
about the violation of neutrality of
Belgium and Nuremberg, after what
they themselves have done and are
doing here. 1 have tried in every way
j know how TO get fair play in the
British and French press, and to obtain
French public No sooner had the
British newspapers attacked Greece
with the most amazing perVersiOn OF
fact and misrepresentation of motives,
than ] called one of their correspond
ents and gave him face 10 face a full
statement Of Greece's position I have
given a most frank statement to the
French press through one of the French
terly attacking Greece
Situation Too Vital for Dignity.
The only forum Of public opinion
omen TO me is that OF the United States.
The situation is far too vital for me
TO care a snap ABOUT royal dignity in
the matter Of interviews, when the
very life Of Greece as an Independent
country is al stake I shall appeal to
America again and again if necessary
Tor that fair hearing which is denied
10 me by the countries of the allies.
Allies Can't Pay for Suffering.
Just look at the list Of Greek ter
ritory already occupied by the allied
troops.
In proportion to all Greece it is as
T. that part Of the United States which
was won from Mexico after the Next
can war were occupied by foreign
ttroops-and not so much as by your
leaver
What matters that they promise to
pay for the damage done when the war
IS over They cannot pay for the suf-
Ierings OF my people driven out Of
their homes.
They plead military necessity. It
was uncer the constralnt of military
necessity that Germany invaded Bel
gium and occupied Luxemberg
where Is the military necessity Of
destroying the Demir Hissar bridge.
which cost million and half drachme
and which was the only practicable
route by which we can revictual my
troops in eastern Macedonia"
Expects Eud In n Draw.
he said that the allies in pique over
the failure OF all their calculations in
the Balkans, were trying TO unload
on Greece their own stupidity and that
50 per cent of the Greeks at the be-
ginning Of the war were in favor of
the allies. but now not 20 per cent
would turn their hand TO render them
aid.
King Constantine did not feel that
he could afford TO demobilize while the
fate Of Saloniki was undecided and
while he did not think IL probable that
Germany would be victorious in the
sense that she could take London.
Paris, or Petrograd, he believed it
would be difficult, If not impossible.
10 crush Germa1
He said. finally, in his opinion, the
war would end in a draw