Arizona republican., 1916-02-14
Brother to King Tells Paris Temps That Little Nation Has Done It's Best to Avoid Entalglements With Belligerants
BOTH SIDES
 ASKED AID
Says Serbian Treaty Did Not Obligate Greece to Rush to- Aid of Stricken Neighbor
 at Time of Invasion by Teutons
Republican A. p. Leased WircJ

ATHENS. Friday Feb. H. (Via Paris) Feb. 13.-Prince Nicholas of Greece, brother of King Constantine, and military governor of the inter- for zone, has authorized the Asso- ciated Press to publish an open let ter addressed by him to Emil He brard of the Paris Temps under date of February 9, with a view to clear ing up the grave misunderstanding which has arisen precisely at the moment Greece might have hoped to see the fact recognized that she does not forget debt of gratitude sacred to her.
 Greece has remained neutral" says the letter. "She has never de- clared herself unwilling at any price to abandon neutrality. The contrary is proved by several perens made during the course of the present war to the entente powers. which are well known in the European chan cellores
 Those persons have been mis- taken who have claimed that Greece's pretentions were exaggerated. Such certainly was not the case in the condition for Greek participation in the war imposed by the Gounaris cabinet. namely, that the territorial integrity of the Kingdom should be respected during the war and until the signing of a peace treaty by those very powers at the side of whom Greece declared herself ready to fight.
 The condition was not accepted as such promise at that juncture was capable of offending Bulgaria. Is it the fault of our government, and therefore. of sGreece, if the negoti- ations failed?
 At the beginning of the war one group of beligerents-the central powers-begged for Greece's partici- patton in the war, while the entente powers insisted that she remain tram quil, so as not to extend the conflict to the Balkans. Later the situation changed diametrically. The second group asked Greece to join with it, while the first group desired her to continue her inaction. Greece still remained neutral.
 'Is it just to insinuate that she did so through pro -Germanism when it is evident that she simply followed her original course toward the two groups of belligerents?"
 After reciting the benefits to the entente of Greeces benevolent neu- trality. Prince Nicholas continues:
 If it is considered for a moment what the operations of the entente powers would have been without this elasticity given the notion of neu- trality. it doubtless cannot fail to he understood what Greece has been tC the cause of the entente during the war.
 But there have been reproaches that Greece did not keep her en- gagement with Serbia; that she de. serted her ally at a critical moment despite the assurances of all these governments that the terms of the Graeco- Serbian treaty would be com piled with. I personally have vir tually special reasons to appreciate our alliance with Serbia as I myself took an active part in the negotia tions leading to the alliance.
 T can affirm that the treaty die not obligate Greece to enter a cam paign to defend Serbia. simultaneous ly attacked by Bulgaria and the Cen tral powers. It is a Balkan treat! applying only to Balkan policy
 The prince goes on to say that th treaty engaged Greece to furnisl certain forces under conditions whicl proved materially impossible of full fillment of observers that the en
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