El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13

CARPETBAG ON
WAYTOGREECE.

Z LACeEler oMlLL.r Dec 10 BY Inc
J Associated Press) Preparations have
/ been completed for the departure OF
: former king Constantine Of Greece
Z and his family for Venice tomorrow
D on the first stage Of their journey 20
/ Athens The royal baggage, compris-
I ing go trunks and boxes, was taken
| to the railroad station today. Con-
| stantine today personally declared he
would not abdicate the throne.
] Professor GeOrgios STREET. his con-
fidential adviser, last week denied re-
ports that Constantine mig ht abdicate
[ IN favor OF crown prince George. but
todays utterance by Constantine was
his first direct statement on the sub
/ jet
Il viii not abdicate and never had
any such intention" said Constantine
in his farewell interview with CORE
spondents preliminary 10 his de-
parture for Venice tomorrow, en- route
TO Athens.
The members Of Constantne's house
hold still are beWildered by the unex-
I pected refusal Of the Greek govern
ment TO allow Prof. Georges STREET.
ana n. Papparagopoulo, advisers to
Constantine, to return TO Greece.
Constantine and queen Sophie. &C
cording TO members OF their house
hold. are expected 10 take a leading
part in urging reforms in Greece. It
bis said an endeavor will be made by
them 10 be more democratic than
they were before they were sent into
exile.
Constantine. 1t IS said. probably will
urge legislation for improved labor
conditions, agricultural reforms and a
betrermenr OF the situation OF the
poor, while queen Sophie hopes TO
head a movement for woman suffrage.
Constantine has asked the Greek
government to send missions 70 the
United States, Great Britain and
France 70 place the Greek situation
in the right light before the world
Predict Greek Revolt.
London, Eng, Dec. 13.-The Russian
soviet government has taken part in
the Greek troubles by sending a
strong note OF protest 70 Great
Britain, France and Italy against
brutal Interference in the affairs OF
the Hellenic people" according TO a
Moscow dispatch to the Daily Herald.
The soviet does not threaten any
action on behalf Of Greece, but il pre-
diets that the Greek laboring masses
soon viii free themselves from the
unsolicited tutorship OF imperialist
powers"
N. Tchitcherin, the Bolshevik for
eign minister, in a note as quoted by
the Herald, says:
The soviet has no sympathy with
monarchies or kings, but It has a good
deal with a people, which, like its
own. has resolved, though IN an made
quats manner. against the policy OF
war for conquest imposed upon IL by
an imperialist regime by foreign Z
Dayonets."
Protest Issued.
The Russian government, there +
tore, while utterly repudiating the I
tradition OF the late carbon in using I
RuSsia's position as one Of the three
powers IN Greece and cor
denouncinE similar prac-
ices by Great Britain and France.
nevertheless in the name and prin-
iple O. the right OF every nation 10
.etermine its own political admins
ration and select its rulers, protests
n the strongest manner possible
.gainst the brutal act Of interference
With the internal affairs Of the
Hellenic people now committed by the
llied governments.
The soviet government is fully
onvinced that the day Is not far dis
ant when the laborinE masses Of
ireece viii, Of their own free viii,
ind a means TO free themselves"