South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
BY TINO CONSTRAINED.
Tho E.r-Kinr Of Greece-

BY TINO (CoNSTANTINE).
Ex-xing Of Greece
Greece was entirely friendly 70 the entente She
owed much Britain and France for the help
they provided In her struggle for indePend-
enCe. while owed nothing TO the central powers
I was convinced to main
tain its neutrality for the time being at least Such
must also remembered. evidently the view at
rs OF the allied powers as witness their repeated re-
lection OF offers made BY the Greek government to
intervene in the
our reasons for neutrality-and with my peoples
views entirely accord-vere We were
exhausted after the two Balkan and needed time
for recovery. both physical and economic
been said that broke faith with Serbia
NJ himself the author of the Greco-Ser-
bian treaty refused in August 1914. the invitation of
the Serbian government cooperate against Austria
by doing he not violating the treaty which ex-
pressy stated that should come into effect only if one
the other of the parties thereto attacked by
single power. and coalition. Furthermore. the
treaty was aimed solely against Bulgaria That
expressly stated in the military supplement TO the
treaty.
Besides which. may add that in not one of the
many ultimate BY the entente there any
ton OF any engagement with regard TO Serbia while
OF those documents recognized the right Of the
Greeks to remain neutral and promised formally to
respect their wish in this matter.
that month of August NJ Venizelos
offered the place its disposal the Greek
forces. This offer declined IL being expressly
stated that the allies desired TO maintain state
peace in the Balkans. and therefore recommended
Greece to remain neutral
In all. four offers OF Intervention made by my
LINED rbe last oGrer made i, INV Minister GaIororo-
war. received reply, the powers
fused to recognize his ministry.
DARDANELLES EXPEDITION.
At tho time Of Dardaneiles expedition NJ Veni-
zeos proposed to accept the allied invitation to take
part IN It may add, in passing. that NJ Venizelos
Interpreted 90 the allied promise of concessions in
for cooperation meaning that should
be granted nearly the whole of Asia Minor. We WERE
very naturally septical VI. Venzelos sangu-
me- Ills Dardanelles plan. however. which proposed
10 dispatch only division the peninsula,
directly opposed to the view OF my general saff and
myself.
The whole expedition, as prosecuted, to force the
passage the straits conceived by TO be mill
tarily impossible, and events proved opinion TO
nave been The situation demanded the eXecu-
ton plan TO throw the whole available forces
against ConsantnOpe Bulgarian territory Such
proposition would have gained at once the enthusiast
tic support OF the entire Greek nation. But Russian
ambition stood n the way and IL also feared 10
wound the slscepubnites of Bulgaria, which country
the entente still hoped to win to its side
The Withdrawal OF our forces from Greece in con-
ornity with the entente demands would have left as
the mercy Of the Bugarians We did. indeed. make
The request for guarantee for the security Of the
country if away an army 10 the
leaving our northern doors open 20 Bulgarians.
suit this request complied with by the allies
Looking back now. am convinced that il was bet
ter for Greece she remained neutral as long as
she did The which befel Rumania would have
been ours and our financial and general condition
.ad is. would have been a thousand worse.
One Of the reasons which induced the Greek people
70 maintain that neutrality their fear for the
this fear justified proved when Greece did
the by the awful atrocities visited by
Greek nationality their
That the Greek people supported In all my
proved by the that all the rigors
blockade, under which the population suffered actual
Starvation did induce them o oppose my policy.
CHARGES OF PRO-GERWANIsNL
I must confess that az the outset Of the war 7 did
not hcstIiies severance Of per
sonal relations and intercourse. When lighting the
Turks though I was beaten on more than one coca
I received friendly congratuatory messages from
Turkish generals my conduct o operations as
sumed that would be the this war. that
whichever side Greece might cast her lot would
affect personal relations with my friends
hostile camps
After the outbreak OF war I was accused OF pro
German tendencies because received Germans
audience But then also save audience TO my friends
Of entente nauouaities certainly excep-
in the OF a British military attache had
discussed frankly with him the question @ our ucu-
traIity had given military rea-
which had decided and the Greek people
seemed 10 agree with and then went straightaway
10 his chief OF staff. and told him that the allies
were backing the wrong
with regard my relations with the ex-kaiser the
publication OF the kilograms him
marginal comments thereon AFFORD proof positive
had the slightest intention cooperation with
the powers I insisted always necessity
Of our neutrality IN response his appeals which
kilograms only impeled him iot n the
margin OF them the word "bleechthe English equiv
alent Of which il "bosh' rubbish"
also urged the necessity OF an alliance between
bulgaria added that wer confined
10 the Balkans. My opinions said, shared 10y
the whole OF people
To these assertions Of mine Kaiser wrote In al-
.nter the war the OF the central powers She
would not only forfeit Germanys good viii. &c
treated BY bar a. az sneny"