New Britain herald., 1917-04-24
U. 5. MAY RECOGNIZE
 GOVT. OF VENIzELOS
Constantine Has Forfeited RiehtS
 by Illegal Acts

Washington, April 24.-The ques- tion of recognition for the Venizelos provisional government in Greece is now before the state department, and the expectation is that 1t will be recognized after a full examination by Secretary Lansing and President Wilson of the alleged unconstitutional conduct of King Constantine, and the causes which prompted Venizelos to set up republican form of adninis- tration.
 These three are believed to be the determining considerations:
 King Constantine was twice de- feated in national elections, but nullt- fled the express will of the nation.
 The King dissolved the national parliament unconstitutionally.
 Greece, under King Constantine. has forfeited the protection of the countries which effected Greek inde- the international obligations of his country which had been defined in treaties.
 The recognition of the venizelos government would not necessarily mean the severance of relations with the Athens government. The En- tente Allies, who have recognized Venizelos, maintain diplomatic mis- sions at Athens as we'll as at Saloniki. the seat of the Venizelos government Venizelos controls a strip of territory across Northern Greece and practical ly all of the Greek islands, while King Constantine rules most of conti- mental Greece. It is an odd fact that Saloniki, whose population is chiefly non-Greek, was carried by the King in the elections, and that Athens. which Is pure Greek, was carried by venizelos.
 Public With venizelos.
 The strength of King Constantine. according to reports which have reached Washington through official channels, lies in the support of the aristocracy. the professional soldiers in the national army, and the non- Greeks. Venizelos' support comes from the pure Greeks. In the in- terior there is a large element com- posed of Bulgarians who naturally have opposed the operations of the Entente nations in Greece, and an- other powerful factor in the situation is the wife of the King, who is sister of Enperor William of Ger many. t|5.E
 W ull0 the ONlCCQ CC0LcS was SClll a. neutral. it was thought it could not properly extend recognition to a revo- lutionary government in Greece, but the precedent set in the instance of Russia after this country entered the war, leaves it free to extend recog- hilton to the democratic movement in Greece. especially as it is in keeping with the announced policies of Presi- dent Wilson concerning the rights of peoples to self
 London, April 24.-Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Lord Robert Cecil. the minister of Blockade, confirmed report that the French military au- thorities in Saloniki were in possession of proofs that bands of irregulars guilty of depredations on Venizelists in Greece were armed and organized from Athens.
 Lord Robert also stated the French had found that the assistant commits sioner of police at Kiponago, recent ly arrested by French authorities for making false statements about the French army, had in his possession written orders from officials of King Constantine to the chief of the ir- regular bands which were committing depredations in Thessaly. as we'll as rifles and ammunition of the Greek army pattern.
 The commander of the allied forces, Lord Robert added was taking steps