The New York herald., 1921-01-30
FUTURE OFGREECE
ISM CONSTANTINE,
THINKS MARKKERR
British Admiral Pictures
His Return as Will Of a
Grateful People.
VENIZELOS 'AUTOCRAT
Personal Ambition Moved
Premier's Every Effort,
He Declares.
UPHOLDS SEVRES PACT
Pleads for Fund Advance to
Greeks From Z. s. or Great
Britain.
UPHOLDS SEvRES PACT


Vice-Admiral Mark Kerr, II. ~, which
puts Constantine IN a fresh light. 1t
also presents the Greek situation IN
q more optimistic oilise than the Quo1
dOrsdy and Downing Street see st..
Admiral Kerr. 1cho is an drotced Con-
std,,tinist, says that Constdntsne's
correspondence 1cith the Kaiser has
been grossly misinterpreted. As to
the mach more difficult to captain
dealings OF Queen Sophie aUith her
brother he says, queen Sophie doesn't
matter"
Special Correspondence Of TIE NEW YORK
HwALp.
Copyright, 1891. ou THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. IS. J
"The plebiscite in Greece which re-
suited in the return of King Constan-
tine was not the ingratitude of the
Greeks to venizelos. but the gratitude
and fidelity of the Greeks to King Con-
stantine."
This was the statement of Vice-Ad-
miral Mark Kerr to a representative
of THE NEW YORK HERALD. Admiral
Kerr has had a distinguished record
in the British navy and after the
Balkan wars and during the first year
of the European war he was COM
mander-in-chief of the Greek navy as
head OF the British Naval Mission to
Greece.
'.I am OF the opinion that il all
parties in Greece will now work to-
gether, and Greece can obtain loan,
her future is very bright 1t Is quite
certain that a stable Greece makes
for the peace of the world. AS King
Constantine is by character and tenn
perament popular ruler and as he is
possessed OF the most golden quality
for success, common sense, and as he
is also determined to work in the in
terest of the Entente, because their
interests and those of his own country
run side by side. am convinced that
it would be the merest folly not to
assist Greece financially to consolidate
the position into which she has been
placed as the result of the world war.
Would Advance Funds to Greece.
with the exception of Greece. the
countries of the Near East are all in
triguing to upset the Treaty OF Sevres.
This treaty was made out after much
trouble and thought for purpose OF
putting people under the rule of their
own nationalities. so as to insure happi-
ness. which is the only guarantee of
peace. There may be mistakes in this
treaty, but 1t is quite certain that II you
once chance to unravel part of it in
order to change a stitch the whole
carment will d.sintegratc. The Turk is
n character that does not easily forget
or forbear. and the Greek will have to
make a strong bulwark in order to safe
guard his possessions across the sea. 1t
comes to this. that II the United States
or Great Britain win advance to Greece
the money, the peace may be kept
in the Near East: II they do not do 50.
within short time the pot Will boil over
again and who can. tell how the con-
fagration can be localized?
"The Venizelists must sink their Diff
ferences. and all combine for the good OF
the country. They arc constitutional
country, and must accept the verdict OF
the majority. and having accepted 1t
must work whoeheartedly for the Gov
ernment that is in power until the rough
Is made smooth and the crooked ways
straight When things are in order and
peace Is assured then a good opposition
is a good thing in the Parliament but
this must not he attempted at the pres
cnt moment. II the Entente see united
Greece under King Constantine they will
realize that stability has come to the
country and confidence will be restored
'It Is claimed for Venizelos that he
doubled the size OF Greece. This is not
the case Il was the Greek armies led by
Constantine which accomplished this ;
and II is for this reason that the Greeks
as a nation love Constantine and want
him back The Greek people must not
be judged by their tourists or some OF
their merchants abroad. nor by many
people met in some Of the seaport towns
OF Greece itself. Like other nations the
Greeks are divided into two main classes
their traders who can drive as hard a
bargain as any man. and the peasants.
who are as 1ne a race as i have ever
seen. The peasants almost to a man
voted for Constantine.
Says King Favored Allies.
THAT King Constantine was against
us is absurd. As have already pointed
out elsewhere. the only telegram In
which this can be attributed to him wrs
the one In which he said that he would
never forget that It was the Kaiser who
had given the Greeks kavalla and his
political sympathies drew him toward
him Now let us take an analogy 20
that. II you are invited to dinner by a
man whom you detest and fear, who can
ruin your household. your home and your
business, you do not write that man an
insulting. angry letter you write po-
lite note saying how highly YOU apprc-
ate the invitation. but owing to a pre-
,lous engagement for that evening you
regret that you cannot accept 1t is
social lie. but n you do that In social
circles how much more must you sympa-
thze with King who rules and is re-
sponsble for q country not OF his blood
which he sees threatened by Power
which can overrun II from end to end.
This was the position Of Constantine.
lie was certainly not In favor OF Ger
many lie supplied me with ell the in
formation he could. lie proved to me
from the beginning that Bulgaria was
tied 10 Germany. | informed my Gov
ornment of this. but they preferred to
believe the Minister of SOFIA and their
own agents, mostly supplied by the Ger
mans. with the result that while we were
accepting favors from the Greeks we
were trying TO bribc Bulgaria with a
slice of Greek territory in Macedonia.
Certainly not fair play.
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