The New York herald., 1920-12-06
CONSTANTINE UNMOVED
BY ALLIED HOSTILITY
Possibility of Abdication,
However, Is Considered.
By the Associated Press.

LucERNE, Dec. 5.--While former King
Constantine and his household are con-
fident that to-day's plebiscite viii result
| overwhelmingly in favor of Constan-
tines return TO Greece. they admit that
II the Allies are in earnest it is possible
Constantine after returning to Athens
might find that the country's best inter-
ests necessitate his abdication. Former
Foreign Minister STREET.. Constantine's
chief adviser. said to-day he believed
such contingency ''improbabe.'
Constantine and his family attended
the usual Orthodox Greek service in the
hotel chapel this morning. At luncheon
time Constantine. with his seven-year-
old daughter. Princess Helen Irene
Catherine, on his arm, skipped down
the hall to private dining room. closely
followed by Prince Paul, with Princess
Eileen on his arm. both of them hopping
and skipping.
The former King and NJ -Streit show
little If any concern over the attitude of
the Allies Even newspaper reports that
France, Great Britain and Italy have
agreed to withdraw financial support
from Greece failed to cause more than
deprecatory smile on NJ Streits face
NJ. STREET refused to express an opin-
ion. but the general feeling among the
Greeks here Is: do the Allies want the
Greek army to remain in Asia Minor or
are they able to send the necessary force
there to replace the Greeks. who would
have to be recalled If financial support is
withdrawn" Constantine's followers say
they regard the allied note and threat OF
withdrawal of financial aid as well as
talk of revision of the Sevres Treaty, as
merely prediction campaign thunder In
tended to affect the plebiscite. The
comment Of the Greeks here on the
allied threat might be summarized as
follows To-day we wait: tomorrow
we, as well as the Allies. will know what
effect their threats have had
Despite their belief that they are cor
rectly interpreting the allied attitude
Constantine's followers admit the sitia-
ton is fraught with grave consequences
for Greece as we'll as for the Allies
They agree that withdrawal of financial
support means certain revision of the
Sevres Treaty, but they argue that such
revision ultimately would result III -e-
vision of the Versailles andsall the other
peace treaties
NJ STREET and the other Greeks say
future peace in the Near East depends
on the Allies acceptance of the return
of Constantine TO the throne and recog-
milton that such return is the expressed
will of the Greek people. 1t IS also
pointed out that Greece's sconoiHic sit
uation, IL the Allies remain irreconcila-
BILE. would be such as to make the
Alias think twice before sacrificing
Greece" to allied interests.
The Greeks say Germany will eer-
tainly get the Greek trade II The
drachma falls. as would result from a
withdrawal OF allied support. or else
that Greece will go bankrupt, which they
contend the Allies could not artord 10
have happen. To observers hearing the
Greek side OF the case II appears the
Greek Government, which is enthusiasts
tically for the recall of Constantine ls
willing to risk all ON The cards II nolus
in the international game.