The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-27
THRONE in TANGLE
Chance May Make American
Woman Queen of Greece.
All Now Depends on Mood of
Ex-King Constantine.
PRINCE PAUL FIRST CHOICE
Former Monarch Must Formally
Abdicate in His Favor.
Brother, Prince Christopher,
Eligible, Wed Philadelphian.

London. Oct 27.-Former King
Constantine of Greece appears to
maintain the attitude that he is the
occupant of the Greek throne. says a
dispatch to the London Times, from its
Lucerne correspondent.
For this reason, it is uncertain
whether he will consent to the acces-
sion of his son, Prince Paul, who is
better known to the inhabitants of
Lucerne as an excellent dancer than
a student of international politics. the
dispatch asserts.
Notify Prince Paul
Athens, Oct. 7.-Instructions will
be sent by the government today to
the Greek minister at Berne to pre-
sent to Prince Paul, the brother of the
late King Alexander. the governments
condolences and to inform him that,
according to the stipulations of the
execution, he has been called to sue
ceed to the throne.
Owing to the present relations exist
ing between the Greek nation and the
house of former King Constantine the
minister is requested to inform Prince
Paul that. before there is official
proclamation of his accession to the
throne, certain guarantees must be
given.
These include the formal and ''irre-
vocable" abdication of former King
Constantine, renunciation by Prince
George, Duke of Sparta, of all claims
to the throne. and recognition by the
new king of the legality of the state of
affairs resulting from the Sa1oniki
revolution.
Problem Is Complicated.
Paris. Oct. 27.-CompIicated prob
lens must be solved before the situa-
ton arising from the death of King
Alexander of Greece is satisfa ctorily
adjusted. it is said in we'll informed
circles in this city. Many solutions
of the problems presented suggest
themselves, and the way to meeting
the questions involved is by no means
simple.
Nobody really knows how the dy-
nasty crisis will be settled remarks
jacques Roujon. the foreign editor of
where he is going, but he keeps his
own counsel, as always. Will he con-
front Europe with the accomplished
fact. If Prince Paul accepts the Greek
crown, it will be with the consent of
his parents and probably under their
influence and guidance. Premier
Venizelos has bitter enemies. If he is
generally supported by the population
of New Greece. Old Greece does not
always give spontaneous confidence.
However clever he may be there are
certain perils he cannot avoid
1t is pointed out here that it is not
necessary that a son of King Constan-
tine become king of Greece to keep the
throne in the dynasty. King Constan-
tine hos four brothers, all of whom
might be looked upon as eligible. They
are Prince Christopher, who recently
married Mrs. w. B. Leeds, an Amer
lean woman; Prince George, whose
wife was Marie, daughter of Prince
Roland Bonaparte; Prince Nicolas,
who married Grand Duchess Helene
of Russia. and Prince Andre, who mar
ried Princess Alice of Battenberg.
Has Vast Fortune.
Prince Christopher, brother of ex-
King Constantine and uncle of King
Alexander, has married the former
Mrs. William B. Leeds, widow of the
late U. S. tin-plate magnate. It is said
the prince is as ambitious as his wife,
whose fortune is estimated at from
$2O.O0O.000 to $30.0O0.00O.
The marriage of the wealthy Mrs.
Leeds and Prince Christopher aroused
great interest in two continents. But
she failed, by her marriage. to
acquire the status of a princess of the
blood or the title of Royal Highness. s.
She is rot princess of either Greece
or Denmark, altho. on his fathers
side. Prince Christopher was born in
the royal family of Denmark. When
she appears at any monarchial court
she must be content with the title of
Countess GlueckSburg