The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-30
POSTHUMOUS HEIR
MAY UPSET GREECE
Claim for Succession to Throne
to Be Set Up for Alex
ander's Child.
BRITISH ROLE SUSPECTED
That Government Said to BE
Renewing Friendly Rela-
tons With Constantine.
by LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1920, oy TIE New YORK HERALD,
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Oct. 20.
Two items of a sensational nature
mark to-days dispatches from Athens
regarding the succession in the Greek
dynasty. The first is that as result Of
the announcement that Mile. Manos, the
morganatic wife Of the late King Alex
ander. expects to become q mother in
few months. although her marriage to
King Alexander was never recognized
nor she crowned as Queen. there Is a
strong faction in Greece ready to ac-
knowledge Alexander's offspring as the
rightful heir to the throne. This would
make possible in the future a royalist
struggle. added to the Greek political
turmoil which is now rife.
The second item was that the British
Government apparently Is renewing its
friendly relations with King Constan-
tine. the deposed Greek rulers and. SEEM
ingly, has induced the Italian Govern
ment to do likewise. Whether Great
Britain intends to carry such relations
with the Constantinists far enough to
constitute definite challenge to the
French Governments policy Ia, of
course, unknown here, but the French
hold that Greece is not yet prepared to
leave the shelter of the administration
Of Premier Eleutherio. Venizelos.
1t is known that King George recently
sent telegram to King Constantine con-
graduating him on the engagement of
the one time Crown Prince of Greece to
Princess Elizabeth of Rumania, and that
In this telegram King George addressed
his cousin in terms of the utmost cor
diality.
This also was the attitude of King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy when he sent
a despatch to King Constantine after
King Alexander was bitten by monkey.
which injury induced the disease from
which he died.
The French press Is also commenting
on the diplomatic indiscretion of the
British Consul in Brindisi in paying Of
ficial homage to Queen Olga when she
was bound for Athens recently. At that
time she wore an olive branch in the
lapel of her coat, which is the symbol
Of the Constantinists.
LucERNE, Oct 2e-There has been
no official communication between for
mer King Constantine of Greece and the
gard ing the course to be taken by Prince
Paul In connection with the Greek
throne, said Prof. Georgios STREET., for
mer Greek Foreign Minister, to the AS
ISOLATED Press to-day.
Persons close to the former King say
the family Is indignant. charging that
the Greek Government did not facilitate
the journey of the Queen Dowager from
Brindisi. and that consequently she ar
rived at Athens ten hours after Alex
ander's death. Complaint is also made
that the request of former Queen Sophie
that she be allowed to nurse her son
was not answered.
Constantine, according to piembers OF
his staff. insists that he has not abdi-
Gated. but places himself in the hands
of the Greek people. He Is said to en-
terrain hope that II the coming elections
are not controlled by the party of Pre-
mler Venizelos. the dynasty viii be re-
stored.