Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-20
ATHENS Halls WITH
JOY THE RETURN Of
KING CONSTANTINE
Thunder of Cannon, Circling Air
planes and Roaring Cheers
Greet Him.
ALLIED WAR PSHrPS
QUIT PTPAUS
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ny Associated Press ~ Every Evening
Paris. Dec 70 Allied varships which
had been in the harbor n Pirseus, The
port Of Athens, left prior 70 The arrival n
Constantine on board the Greek cruiser
Averof Yesterday 20 ne 10 avoid paying
honors % the returning monarch, says an
Athens dispatch
Athcns. Dec. 20 Amid the thunder
cannon, the hum of circiing sirplanes and
The roaring cheers a > great throng, Con
stantine a Greece entered Athens yes'er-
day. His arrival was compared by his
admirers 10 Napoleon return from Elba
and tears a loy were seeu aowing down
the cheeks IF people swarming near his
carriagp
Immediately af'er ahghting from the
railway train, Constantine drove n the
| cathedral where n magnificent service
was gwen, all the bishops IN Athens psrtic-
| pAtfng II was noticeable that no foreign
| ministers were present during the vel
| corning ceremonies. The arrival Of Con-
/ stantine was not Tnarrpd bv any incidents
/ The kings carriage was drawn BY six
/ black geIdinRs driven by three uniformed
/ outriders and was draped in royal purple
| In tho throng were villagers wearing the
/ national costumes of white skirt. red cap
/ and black stockings. dock labOrers and
| city dwellers. and detachment of French
| blue Jackets was ~ evidence. Cabinet
members arrived Just before the train
| pulled into the station and we're followed
hv Queen Mother Olga and Prince and
i Princess Christopher.
When Constantine emerged from his
| railway carriage he bowed salBtations
20 the crowd and tears were seen ia his
eyes a. he said 70 those near him: BE
still my children
Constantine read his address from the
balcony Of the old palace IN the presence
a 30 600 persons.
He declared he would establish inter
nal unity and exterior peace by using the
army TO cultivate good relations with the
allied powers. He said the marriage 0t
Prince George and Princess Elizabeth
Of Rumania assured an alliance with that
country and he declared he would follow
the policy Of MS fathers and cultivate the
ancient Greek culture.
Constantinople. Dec. t9- Reports
that Americans have been moiested Al
SMYRNA, winch have been current fol
several DAYS. we're denied BY officers ot
the United States destroyer John P. Ed
wards. which arrived here this mornin,
from smyrna.
CorstaDnople. Dec IL Mustaphi
kemal Pasha, the Turkish Nationals
leader, communicated 70 the Turkish gov
errment today the conditions der which
he IS prepared TO negotiate with It for
settlement These are.
First-The immediate evacuation 0
Anatolia and Thrace by the entire Gree
forces.
Second The unconditional return O
SMYRNA 10 Turkish rule.
rhrd-An immediate pleblscste i
Thrace.
Fourth-Frcedop II the straits Of IN
Dardarelles Ut der eutrsl control.
Fifth-Modihcatio Of the financial so
economic clauses Of the peace treaty 6
Sevres.
Corstantinople. Dec 1.-THE Amer
can Near East Relief workers IN Arrneni
, have been evacuated under the persons
supervision Of Mustapha kemal PashS
, the Turkish Nationalist leader. and hav
, arrived safely in kars, Transcaucasi,
according to advices from kars today