Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-13
King gConstantine's
 Record Perfidious
WILL BE EXPOSED IN GREEK
 WHITE BOOK
IT IS FOR PARLIAMENT
Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Politus Tells of What Aspirations Greece is Likely to Have Before the Peace Conference.

Athens, Aug 15-MaiD The minis ter of foreign. affairs, M. Politis, was | usy putting the finishing touches on the White Book which is to reveal to the Greek parliament the extent to which King Constantine was under German influence, when a staff corre- spondent of The Associated Press call- ed on him today by appointment.
 A Record of Perf;dv.
 This makes a serious record of perfdy," the minister said, on glancing over proof sheets of the White Book.
 M. Politis expressed satisfaction at turning away from these barker chap ters of the war to the many large prob ,e1ns affecting the Balkans which he feels must be worked out finally when the entente nations come together at the close of the war.
 Greeoe's Aspirations.
 . Asked what aspirations Greece was likely to have before the peace con- gress. M. Politis said:
 There are several questions relat- ing to the near east which Greece wishes to see regulated. Most i'm portant of these is the guaranty of protection to Greeks living in Turkey and Asia Minor, where we have over three million Greeks engaged in peace full occupa atio1 S, but constantly under the menace of fearful atrocities.
 Germans Worse Than the Turks.
 Tn this work of cruelty we have proof that the Germans have been worse than the Turks. It is against such wholesale barbarity that we will ask the lowers to establish some form of guaranty
 The minister spoke of the recent Balkan conference at Paris as highly satisfactory in its results.
 1t is as a sea power of the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic that ha ifS inf fold If " was suggested to the minister.
 Not in the Adriatic," he said, for our interests in EpiruS ana the Island of Corfu are south of the Strait of Italy which has the chief interest in that locality. p- sS
 Aegean Sea Greel Sea.
 "It is in the eastern Mediterranean. and chiefly in the Aegean cea that our field of influence lies," the minister went on "The Aegean we consider a Greek sea, and here Greek influence prevails through all the islands, down to Asia Minor''
 "As Greece Is the allied country nearest to Turkey. what is her atti- tude towards the DardaneIles and Con- the minister was asked.
 Drive Turks from DardsneIIes.
 Above a1" he said, ''it is our de- sire to see the Dardanelles freed from it's Turkish forts and it's hindrance to natural world traffic, and to have it become link in the worlds commerce the same as SueZ or the Straits of or the great American en- terprise, the Panama canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific. The peace terms laid down by the allies in their reply to President Wilson required the with 1rawa1 of the Turk from Europe and Russia's aspi1stions at Constant4nople and the straits. the new Russia would still 1esire territorial status at Constanti- nople, I do not know. But certainly ] united Russia would expect some permanent means by which it's vast empire shall have an cutler from the Black sea to the ocean, |
 Asked if ethought a peace confer | ence was within reasonable sight, the l said he would not venture a ! prediction. He had bet or. that sub ! ect once and lost.
 America Assures Victory.
 "But there is one very definite thing | Jett1ed as to that peace," said the min- l. ster "and that is that the entrance l If the United States into the war | Llongside of Great Britain assures a | victorious peace for the entente allies. | f there was any doubt about it before l III doubt ended. in my judgment, when | hose two colossal powers united for , common purpose. It is America that l las assured the victory of the entente Ll1ies.'