New-York tribune., 1920-11-27
Venizelos SAYS
He Is Not Foe
OF Monarchy
Wants Prince Paul or
Prince George To Be
New King Of Greece, but
Denounces Constantine
Sold Soul to Germany
Tells How Ex-Ruler Be-
trayed Serbia and Dec
Grated Spies Of Kaiser
soeosal Gable TO The Trisane

NICE. France, Nov. 25 (Delayed) -
ylsutherios Venzelos, formerly Pre-
a,;er Of Greece, in an interview here
tonight on his arrival from Athens,
aid that he snd his friends were not
enemies OF the royal dynasty in Greece.
The ex-Premier expressed the hope
INST in case Prince Paul did not take
the throne Constantine's eldest son,
George, would accept it.
"They are young men, careless in
speech. perhaps, but they are not COM
mrted by any guilty act" he said.
Constantine, on the contrary, has sold
bis soul once and for all to Germany
!. is impossible for Serbia to remain
friends with Greece, remembering how
o;ter the trcacherous Bulgarian attack
in 1915 Constantine sent for Passarof,
the Bulgarian Minister, and promised
him that not single Greek soldier
should take Up arms in support Of
Serbia.
The Greek people have not forgot
len either how, when thirty thousand
lisarmed Serbian soldiers begged to
be allowed to enter Greek territory
and escape massacre at the hands of
me Bulgarians. Constantine. who had
signed the alliance with Serbia, re-
hack to their death.
Spies Decorated
"As for the Allies, they have not
forgotten that notorious German
spies, such as Captain Liodis, were
decorated by Constantine's own hand,
and others were safely conducted by
him to Salonica in disguise.
my poor country was obliged to
suffer military service long after the
'aar was over. For two years after the
Allied armies had returned safely to
heir homes our soldiers were still
lighting savage enemies. l regarded
these wars as necessary to assure the
future position of Greece among the
nations, and believed that no sacrifice
was too great to assure Hellensm
after centuries of humiliation. of TAX
ing its place on the coast of Asia
Minor, in the Balkans and in the
Egean and Black seas
Il Hay be mistaken, but am con
vinced that no government and TIC
power II Greece can follow out any
p,licy other tran mine without betray-
irs the country. 1t would have beer
Guest of weeks, perhaps of one
dar. and would have reduced the
size o. ~ mobilized army 1t was
the Allies needed our help to defea,
iluata2ha kemal and his Nationalist
organization and to hep the Ottoman
government establish its power
.hr,rghogt Turkey
The Turks, the Bulgarians and be-
lind them the Germans are our dan
ger us enemies. Constantine ,asks TO,
plcbiscite, but a large part Of the
any IS against him. He wishes to be
King CT ell the Creeks 1t is impos
s;5le.
Greeks Tired Of Fighting
Many Of NY countrymen have tolc
re that they voted against me simpl,
N account # the continued mobiliza-
ton OF the troops and not because
they want Constantine back. They
are tired Of fighting, having been a.
i since 1912"
At suggestions that his countr,
showed ingratitude, Venizelos inter
rupted and said Don't speak of graft
iVde have not worked to be praisec
future for am tired. But if m,
country wants me I have always tn,
strength to give her my service"
ATHENS, Nov. 26 (By The Asso
/ ciated Press Serbia, it IS stated here
intends to break off her alliance will
The Greeks II exKing Constantine re
turns to the throne. She is said t,
De already preparing to keep Northern
Albania by arrangement with the Ital
ans the Albanians being permitted t,
move their frontiers south to nclud
Greek Epirus.
4 lte campaign in favor Of Con
tan'ine IS being conducted in tn
ueaters in the same form as When h
} vas trying 70 evade expulsion by tn
A'ies three years ago, performers sing
i .as the familiar song "Constantine
3 ana also new ones.
Princes Andreas and Christophel
brothers Of Constantine, adopted a
q unusual procedure Thursday by visit
Ihg tne Premier. Prince Christophe
snook hands with all the porters an
e'grKs al the Office Of the Premier.
i france and Great Britain may per
j ai' the return Of former King Con
''antine 70 his throne, but fears ar
/ expressed that the Two nations wi
wash their hands Of the Greeks, eithe
4 y concluding an arrangement with tn
4 u'Ss separately or using Genera
n Daton "rangeIs army, now reorganiz
.hs On The Island Of Lemnos, for
4 sp'Mg campaign against the Turk
a ehou.c either Of these steps be take
4 .. France or Great Britain there i
4 appsehenslon they may abandon Greco
financially.
4 George Rhallis, Premier, and Dem,
I ;ros Gounaris, Minister Of War. ar
\ Ho,i.ag frequent consultations and il
K 1sn~Yeu the attitude of Great Brtai
o"ng closely examined. Both al
& v,',esn' REGARDING the situation, b.
~ Toal'., says re hopes for the retur
,,l,1e Cabinets proclamation Of tn
~ The elections The Greek peopl
q p-.ssed their viii clearly on th
b ,.s '"H - The dynasty u those wh
d ~ cast doubt upon tho rights G
q '".'antine, but plebiscitc viii b
y a 10 tnat She people may again err
4 y~aSzs their viii. and in order t
Il y" Mat the throne obeys its mott
4 r. strsngtn Hes u the peoples love
4 sfs'ofe, secret vote ~ill be hcl
sMp'r b, a1tnorlz.ng The goverr
I s.h, ~ o*g ne Xlng - return 20 tn
"hsHINCTON, Hov zG.-America
4 Dbosltlon ~ the return Of Constar
nas % the throne ~ Greece was sai
4 M'dsy by State Department oaicia
os improbable. T. Wan explaine
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