Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-25
Ex-king Constantine Of
Greece Took No Part In
Any Pro-German Plots
By William l.. MaIIabar


London. Dee as--lhat ex-king Constantine Of Greece
took in amy proGerniai intlgues; that ha
al time plotted treachery against the Allies
and t.,it he had agreement with the Kaiser whei
hin and his country Germany are some OF
,he claims made by George r. Abbott, London
Abbott many years in Greece during the
cA-knss regime and personal friend the
81 monarch. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott. is a
we-known figure in the Feminist movement, She
ii secretary of the international suffrage ALE
Of which Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait is president.
spite of repeated and definite threats the part
Of Germany King Constantine absolutely refused to
from his attitude of neutrality during the war
declared Abbott. He went far to state that
would attack the Kaser'c Balkan allies should they
threaten interests of Greece
His attitude plainly shown by communication
he sent the Kaiser August l. 1914, in answer to
threat which had been made the effect that II he
did side with Germany all relations between the two
countries would He answered:
Answered The Kaiser.
After serious reflection l do how | could
help you even if mobilized my army at once The
Mediterranean is the mercy of the Ango-trench
fleets which would destroy our royal and merchantle
marine They would take our Islands and would pre-
vent the concentration 0 my army which can only be
carried by sea Thus without being able to be usetu
10 YOU in anything we should be wiped off the map
we maintain absolute neutrality can only
refrain from attacking friends, Bulsria and Tur-
key SO long is -they-do not touch our interests
This distorted by some of the press into a
pledge favorable Germany.
Further proof of what claim can be found strange
TO my in Venezelist White Book printed in Athens
1917 and reprinted in an English translation IN New
York under the title of publication No g. The
Greek White Supplementary Diplomatic Doc
,iments 1917
$50 far have only shown that King Constantine
cot willing join with GernNlny against the Allies
On the other hand have proofs that he willing
ready to ally himself with the British and French
against their common enemy
Joined The Allies.
August 10, 1914, the King expressed hlmself
willing enter the on the side of the Allies lie
offered for this purpose whole of his and hs
only stipulation that the Greek forces should ~
bo any place where they could not if need
arose. operate against Bulgaria.
ITO this Allies replied by asking Greco to
keep quieest Turkey should be alarmed and join heE
Powers 1t must be remembered that as late
october -, 1914. the Allies apparently knew nothing
about the German Turkish agreement
THE next offer made by King Constantine to the
three Entente powers-Great Britain. France and Bel
s.i,mwas on April a. 1915 when he proposed through
she Foreign Minister that Greece should enter the war
their side with her whole army and navy Ihe ohly
condition asked that the Allies should guanntee
the territorial integrity of Greece against depredaons
on part of Bulgaria.
''To this offer the Allies replied by asking Greece TO
Another offer was made by Greece to the s'lme el
Fact ON May Is, The former one and all stipuh-
dropped except that request was maoe tn
the Allies should not of their own initiative et OLE
KaOllla (won by Greece in the Balkan war OF l9lSl
10 the Bugars the head of Greece
'Ony an unofficial reply made to the erect that
such could not be given for rear OF cooi
3 - Made Repeated Offers
AGAIN the King made offers In September lSlo' II
he declared Willingness to come in unconduohais
This offer was through his brother Nicoas-theh
r Perograd-to Russia -. A..
Russia replied that the offer must come Hol e @
Cabinet and from the Court and therefore on sep
ember 49, 1915 the Greek Premier through MS secre
ary for Foreign Affair declared that Greece was Wns
70 come in as soon as help of the Allies she
1nad accomplished needed rernirs to her mlluarS
forces a,oo+o5
n1his fifth offer-like all others-was reJcctea'
Was Not Pro-Gelman
81 think have said enough to show that the pop hi
idea Of King Constantine n pro-Gerhah - " S
roistahe During the we needed every any
could gain Had we negotiated with KING Cols.a!,liu
-respected his sincerity and good wil-he wouia nay
- Gov Izinq Constantine and under his brilliant gen
oral staff would have done anything
aThe situation is the same to-day IN peace No r. ,,
4,a Il, ,,,r we need united Greece strong any
II the Near East. Under Venzelos that is an lhpq9-
zIbrlty The history of the last two years ana tne re-
x,lt ~ the recent elections have proved IT,
ave shall get it with the King