The New York herald., 1921-05-02
MOVING TO UNSEAT
KING CONSTANTINE
Premier Gounaris Is Going to
London to Negotiate for
His Abdication.

LONDON. May 1.-The Proodos OF
Athens SAYS 1t learns that Premier
Gounaris. on the conclusion of his forth
coming visit to Smyrna, will proceed to
London to negotiate for the abdication
of King Constantine, says the Exchange
Telegraph's Athens correspondent To-
day
Recent dispatches from Athens have
seemed to intimate that the enthusiasm
which welcomed Constantine's return
had cooled and his hold on the throne
was getting weaker. The charges were
made publicly that the Greek campaign
In progress In Turkey was undertaken
as the only way to avoid the possipie
loss TO Greece Of Thrace ana smyrna
and at the same time to give King Con-
stantine the eclat of a great military
movement.
Under the proposed revision of the
Treaty OF Sevres, Greece saw itself
about to be reduced to Its 1917 propor-
tions, it's prowess az Mediterranean
Power nullified and its friendship with
the Allies alienated. 1t considered the
territorial losses with which the country
was threatened a staggering price 10
pay for Constantine's return to the
throne. ~
All classes awakened to the realities
of the situation. They recognized that
without financial support from the
great Powers the country must become
an impotent peninsular State. The ao-
sence of recognition by Greece's great
neutral friend, the United States, was
a particularly painful realization to the
people. Many Greeks, even some OF the
most ardent Royalists. were wiling 70
sacrifice their King IL II would win
back the good will and support Of the
big nations. particularly the United
States and England
The Venizelist press took a sombre
view of the situation ever since the
London conference and accused the
Government organs of having intention
ally nisled public opinion.
The Royalist newspapers naturally
endeavored TO minimize the effect Of the
decisions of the Supreme Council ana
attributed the change in the attitude nf
the Powers toward Greece to every
reason except the real one. They In
ferred that Great Britain's leniency
toward Turkey was the result OF pres
sure brought to bear upon England by
her Mussulman subjects.
Closing their eyes 10 the allied edicts
regarding Smyrna and Thrace the same
Turkey must go on. Greece, they said
must take matters into her own hands
and fight the kemalists alone. and not
only advance to Angora. but also to
Sivas
The question of. money was barely
mentioned. Hints were thrown out that
there will be no difficulty in finding the
necessary funds in America and Eng
land.
In the meantime the cost OF living il
mounting and commercial Greece faces a
serious prospect Imports exceed ex-
ports fourfold, the treasury is depleted
and the Greek drachma has been selling
at ID to the dollar. The poor man and
even the people who were comfortably
off before the present chaos find it bur.
densome to pay for the common neces-
saries of life.
The Greek people did not grudge tho
sacrifices made during the last five
years go long as they felt II would re.
suit in a greater Greece. But to-day
they are becoming convinced that they
have been led into situation which has
reduced the country TO a fourth rate
Power. prostrated it's economic life and
forfeited the friendship OF the nations
of the world