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groundlessness of his accusation
against the allies.
Not Like Belgium's Case.

Not Like Belgium's Case.
= HE reproaches the allies with hypoc-
risy in talking of Germany's violation
of Belgium and LuNem burg after what
they have done in Greece. But the
allies talked of the violation before
. their own action. and for the excellent
reason that Germany violated the neu-
trality of Belgium and Luxembourg
without any excuse or provacation, and
in the midst of peace, whereas what
passed in Greece, independently of other
considerations mentioned further on, is
! she consequence of a long war charac-
'n~ized by the ruin of small peoples by
.ierUaEy.
The king declares that the allies
nave occupied Greek territories with
ont his permission. There is no ques-
ton of an occupation, properly speak
ing, but of temporary use of certain
portions. As regards the islands re-
: ferred to, the entente powers made use
of them Professionally because Turkey
had always refused to recognize Greek
possession OF them, a made with
the tacit consent of Greece, which only
protested for FORMS sake: which ne
gotiated on the subject with the allies,
making certain stipuIations as to
methods for the utilization of the is
lands. and receiving iii exchange for
NAL promises as to their purely tenn
porary use. as to compensation for all
possible damages and even other
promises not unconnected with Greek
foreign policy.
Welcomed by the People.
The allies We're everywhere received
by the population with the greatest
cordiality and were found by them to
be source of profit, besides being
provisioned by them.
AS to Saloniki, the case is still far
otherwise than King Constantine
ayers. The allies only went to Saloniki
in order to succor Serbia. Greeces
ally, and as answer to the mobili-
cation by Serbia's traditional enemy.
Bulgaria. Serbia. attacked on two
sides, was not in position to obtain
rom the Greeks the 10000 men stip-
ulated for in the treaty of alliance 1t
was TO replace these men that the al
lies went to Saloniki, at the request
OF the Greek government. which other
wise refused to mobilize.
The arrival of the Franco-British
forces at Sa1oniki has drawn forth only
a'purely formal protest, and the Greek
military authorities have received or
ders 10 give them every facility.
Says Analogy Doesn't Exist.
The analogy between the military
necessities which called the allies to
Sa.oniki to help Greece's ally Serbia
aud those claimed by Germany for the
violation of Belgium simply does not
exist. The Greek people have received
the allies cordially. The Greek govern
ment. even before the arrival of the al
lies. had already shown favor to the Ser
Dians by granting them considerable
facilities for the transport of their
armament as well as provisions The
Germans crushed the Belgians who
were defending their country. IN order
10 reach 4 peaceable people beyond
them
Grcece's neutrality has from the be-
ginning been a benevolent one toward
the allies This has been declared TO
them officially, not only by NJ Venize-
los. but also by his successors several
times. vet during recent months the
Greek government has permitted Ger
mans and AuStrians 10 violate its neu-
trailtv by using the Greek coasts and
Stands as base for provisioning their
submarines. The fact that no one has
been able to locate this base exactly
allies at Castellorizo. Corfu, and other
hut their fury at the presence of the
wei known submarine nests shows the
reality OF the organization.