El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-13
KING CONSTANTINE ADVOCATES
AND WILL GO To swift ZERLAND
Crown Prince George Will Accompany Him Into Exile;
Prince Alexander, Second Son, Becomes King of
Greece; He Is in Sympathy With Allies; Abdi-
cation Is Forced BY the Allies.

u NY I11S A44Oo.
I n. Zaimis recognized the disinter-
estsdness of the powers, whose sole
object was to reconstitute the unity
/ of Greece under the constitution. bur
he pointed out to n. Jonnart that
decision could only be taken by the
king after a meeting of the crown
council. composed Of former premierS-
King Agrees To Leave.
II was not until $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning that the premier COM
municated to the commissioner OF
the allied powers the kings answer in
the follow ing letter;
THE minister and high commits
sioner Of France, Great Britain and
Russia: Having demanded by your
note Of yesterday the abdication OF
his majesty, king Constantine, and
undersigned, premier and foreign
minister, has the honor to inform
your excellency that his majesty, the
king, ever solicitiOus for the interests
of Greece. has decided to leave the
country with the prince royal and
nominates prince Alexander as his
(signed) "zaimis.''
LOyaIists Threaten Battle.
Prior to the announcement OF the
kings decision, many Greeks, loyal
to the crown, gathered for the pro-
On Monday night 1000 reservists
formed a Gordon around the palace
in his defence, If that should be nee
essary, and a delegation headed by
naval commander Mavromichaelis was
received by Constantine and pledged
the devotion of the army and the peo-
pie to his cause The kings only
reply was an appeal that they should
remain calm
All efforts of agitators to start a
- u
decided to obey the order Of the gov
eminent and maintain peace
SaIOnIIi Opposes King.
Since April there has been recur-
rent rumors that Constantine either
would be dethroned by the entente
powers or that he would abdicate in
favor of the crown prince The feel
ing against the king had been aroused |
to such an extent that great dem |
onstration was held in Saloniki, Nay /
s, at which the crowds cheered the /
speakers with shouts of long live
government" and Down with the |
kingI" The mayor Of Saloniki pre-
sided and proposed resolution pro-
claiming the deposition Of Constan-
tine but the crowd insisted that the 4
entire dynasty should be removed.
Queen Influenced Crown Prince.
There is no doubt that prince |
planted By his younger brother,
prince Alexander, owing TO his we'll
known pro-German sentiments Al Il
though he has taken a little part /
prevailing in Greece, various reports
have indicated that he was opposed
to his former friend, ElintnerioS We
nizelos, and all others who sided with |
the entente. This feeling probably
was engendered by his German moth
said prince George had gone to Ber-
lin and Vienna on important mis-
sions to the German and Austrian EN-
perors
Prior to the outbreak OF the war,
he announcement was made that
,rown prince George, who also holds
he title Of duke of Sparta, would
marry princess Elizabeth of Rumanla-
he match having been arranged oy
Emperor William Later it was said
.ccount Of the war The crown prince
5 q years old.
Had Increased Greek Territory
Brief as his reign was, constantine
lad enjoyed, prior to the beginning
4 the great war in 1914, period OF
emarkable popularity and had in
increased the territory of the Greek
by over so per cent HIS
attitude of opposition toward the en-
ente powers when their troops oc-
.upied part of Greek territory in the
Macedonian campaign against the
reutonic allies, however, brought him
nto conflict with the statesmen OF
Greece and resulted in the establish
nent of a provisional government
headed by -Eliphtherios Nenizelos,
whom the king had driven from the
,ost Of premier.
Queen Is German.
Constantine was accused Of being
in sympathies, largely, it
vas charged, as a result OF the IN
luence of queen Sophia, sister Of the
n 1889. Constantine declared
throughout that he desired only to
maintain neutrality and that he was
not by pro-German sympa-
HES but by considerations OF the
Welfare Of the Greeks
Born on August 5, 1868, Constantine
vas educated largely by private
utors from Leipsic, which was said
o have stamped upon him perman-
mt German influence. HIS military
ducation was furthered by attend
nee at maneuTers IN Germany.
Had His Ups and Downs.
One interesting chapter Of Constan-
ines life is the way in which he
ecame the peoples idol After hay-
ny been dismissed as commander OF
he Greek army in 1903 because Of
opuIar clamor Constantine, then |
I
ommand in the Russian army, but
he opposition to him at home lost
IS rancor and he was restored TO MS
ormer dignities.
He finally became a national hero
q the BaIkin war Of 1912, when he
ed an army of 10000 Greeks to the
apture of SalOniki, causing 10000
turks to lay down their arms His
was such, as a result OF
his feat, that Greeks in America
aised several thousand dollars with
hitch to purchase a gift sword, in
cribed: ITO Constantine, the Liber-
tor"
with the entrance OF Turkey into
he European war the question OF the :
of Greece soon became to
e seriously considered but king Con-
tantine insisted upon strict neutral
ty- The cabinet, headed by premier
renizelos, which was for war on the
ide OF the allies, finally rendered its
The Greek attitude, at
east so far as the war party was
oncerned, was largely to the effect I
hat if Greece had no hand in the