Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24

LONDON, Dec. 23-Thnt ex.King
Constantine " Greco never took part In
any pro.Gcrman intriguos: that he
never at any time plotted treachery
against the Allies. and that he had no
agreement with the Kaiser which
bound him and his country 10 Ger.
many are some 81 the claims made by
George +. Abbott. Of London
Abbott lived for many years In
Greece during the ex.King's regime
and uas a personal friend Of the form
er monarch. His wife. Mrs. Elizabeth
Abbott. Is a well.known figure In the
Feminist movement. as she is secre.
tory 81 the international Woman SUI.
frage Alliance. Of which Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait is president
I'm spite 81 repeated and definite
threats ON the part Of Germany. King
Constantine absolutely refused to
move from his attitude of neutrality
during the war" declared Abbott. lie
even went No far AZ TO state that he
would attack the kaisers Balkan
allies should they threaten the inter.
ests Of Greece.
His attitude was plainly shown ~
a communication he sent To the Kaiser
on August Z. 1914. In answer to
threat which had been made 20 tho
effect that II h. did not side with Ger.
many all relations between the two
countries would cease He answered:
Answered the Kaiser
After serious reflection ! do not
see how ] could help you even n I
modified my army nj once The Medi.
tcrranoan In AZ the mercy Of the
IAnglo.french fleets. which would do.
stroy our royal and merchantile mar.
Inc. They would take our islands and
would prevent the concentration OF
my army. which can only be- carried
By sea. Thus. without being able To
be useful 10 you In anything We should
be wiped of the map. We must main.
tain an absolute neutrality. can
only refrain from attacking your
friends. Bulgaria and Turkey. 40 long
as they de- not touch our interests"
This has been distorted by some ~
tho press into "A pledge favorable to
Germany.
Further proof ~ what I claim can
h. found. strange to say. In Vcnc.
zclist white hook. printed In Athens
In 1917, and reprinted In an English
translation in New York In 1919 under
the title ~ Publication No. .. The
Greek White Rock Supplementary
Diplomatic Documents, 1913 10 1917
80 far ! have only shown that
King Constantine was not willing 70
Join with Germany against the Allies
on the other hand. I have proofs that
he was willing and ready 90 ally him.
self with the british and French
against their common enemy.
Joined the Allies
"On August 10. 1914. the King OK.
pressed himself willing to enter the
war on the side ~ the Allies. lie Of.
fcrcd for this purpose the whole ~ his
army and his only stipulation was that
the Greek forces should not bc moved
20 any place where they could not. II
need arose. oprrat" against Bulgaria.
ITO this offer the Allies replied by
asking Greece To keep quiet--lest Tur
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Central Powers. II must bc rcmcm
bared that as late as October IL. 1914
the Allies apparently knew nothing
about the German Turkish agreement
The mex, offer made by King Con
stantinc to the three Entente powers
Great Britain. France and Belgium
was on April II. 1915. when he pro
posed through the Foreign Minister
that Grccc should enter the war on
their sides with her whole army and
navy. The only condition asked was
that the Allies should guarantee the
territorial integrity Of Greece against
Expectations ON the part 81 Bulgaria
ITO this offer the Allied Govern
mcnis sent no answer.
Another offer was made by Greece
To the same effect on May Is. 1915
The offer was 10 the same effect "a,