The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01
CONSTANTINE is KING
BY RIGHT, SAYS PAUL
People of Greece Must Put
Him Aside Before Young
Prince Will Accept.
CITES ELDER BROTHER
George Next in Line, and Only
Nations Voice Can Change
1t, He Says.

LucERNE, Switzerland. Oct. 30 de.
layecc.-Acceptance Of the Greek throne
by Prince Paul depends entirely upor
the wishes of the Greek people. he TOLD
the Greek Minister to Switzerland to-
day. Prince Paul said, however, that he
| considered the throne belonged to King
Constantine CHS father) and that Prince
George CHS brother)) had first call tc
the honor. The Minister, In extending
the offer to Prince Paul. said the Greek
Government desired to know in advance
whether King Constantine and Prince
George would recognize the accession OF
the younger Prince.
Prince Paul said: IT beg you to con-
vey the following knowledge to the
Greek Government. and request the lat
ter to convey it to the people of Greece
declare / do not share the point of
view Of the Greek Government, by which,
according to the constitution, / am to-
day called to ascend the throne.
"The throne does not belong to me, b0t
belongs to my august father. King Con-
stantine; my eldest brother. Prince
George, Is constitutionally his successor.
Neither Of them ever renowned their
rights, but both were obliged to leave
Greece in obedience to their supreme pa
triotic duty The Government itself rec
ognizes this as much by Official declara-
lions as by this offer which you have
made IN it's name. The solution of the
question raised by their departure Is still
in suspense.
Concerning the special conditions
specified in your offer, the King has al
ways declared himself willing to subor-
dfnate his will to the free expression of
the desires of the Creek people. AS for
Prince George, he has never made any
declaration at all, and it is not for me
to ask him to renounce his rights. I am
convinced my point Of view corresponds
to that Of the Greek people. to whom the
right in any case belongs in the exercise
of its sovereign rights to make final de-
cision by the free expression of it's will,
to which we all should. in the interests
OF our dear Fatherland, submit ourselves
without opposition.
by this expression of the will OF the
Greek people internal peace will be fully
assured. and at the same time the bonds
which have always united the Greek peo-
pie to the dynasty founded by my vener-
ated grandfather, the late King George,
will be strengthened. All members Of
that dynasty possess the eventual right
to the throne. would. then, consent to
ascend the throne only in the event of
the Greek people deciding it does not de-
sire the return of my august father and
cAtiuuts STCWH fTtIlCe SreOTSt from his
rights of succession
ATHENS, Oct. 31.--The general .elec-
lions, which will have much influence on
the question of the succession to the
throne have been put off from Novem-
Der to November IA.
King Alexander's body was last evening
placed In the royal mausoleum at Tatoi.
following funeral services in the Ca
thedral here. which were attended by
Queen Mother Olga and other members
OF the Greek royal family. Mile. Manos.
the widow of the late King the Crown
Prince of Sweden, the Prince Regent of
Serbia and representatives of King
George OF Great Britain and King Vic
tor Emmanuel of Italy. Throngs lined
the streets as the funeral procession.
headed by the casket on a gun carriage
drawn by sailors. passed through
Athens.