Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
INTERVIEW WITH CONSTANTINE
 PRIOR TO HIS MEDICATION

Athens. Sept. s6-Tuesdsy (Delayed) -tBv the A. P.)-King Constantine, on he eve Of the great crisis confronting hm. received a representative of the Associated Press and made known his ,izns SO far as they can now be formu- atsd.
 King Constantine sat with the queen md other members of the royal family grouped about him, in the garden of the summer palace at Taou. just outside of Athens. The ladies were knitting, but the crown prince stood apart, clearly pre-occupied. and talking with officers rho brought dispatches disclosing latest develorments.
 The kings prime minister had just ar- lived, bringing from the capital reports ,f revolts throughout the realm. The sriss seemed at hand. But the kins vas calm amid the tumult surging about ilm. and he told his story frankly. un- icsitztingiy. and at times with flashes ,f wit and epigram. He was dressed in t light gray suit, and might have been aken for any modest citizen. He spoke -apldly in English, as he explained his ;suse.
 The interview was given a few hours iefore the kings abdlcation, and al hough some Of the events referred to
 
 ls received from Athens as showing the nonsrchs state of mind on the eve Of tis fall
 It s not easy to ask a king whether ae is pro-German, or will abdIcate. But constsntine helped along the interyiew sy asking questions himself.
 'Is America and the outside world really interested in me, and why?' he asked. ''I was driven from my throne by the powers, and then recalled by my svn people Yes. all but 0.000 of those Tho voted asked me to come back, and sams. Until my people revoke that sum. nons. shall abide with them, fighting heir cause and suffering with them Il aeed be. Yes until my own people say Now go, we have had enough Of you . win remain.
 About this war that Is going on 0ocs the world realize that the allie: tre Etili at war with Turkey For peace ras never signed with the Ottoman em sire We vent on with that war al me Of the allies. and mind you we wen- 1n alone under the mandate of the pow srs. Our valiant army fought at terrih, dds and under disheartenlng conditions brery day they say one of the allie iuppiying their enemy with ammunition runs and motor lorries. They could no ixht an organization like that, and .. hey simply went on a strike.
 From the standpoint of the interest If Europe, I cannot see the advantag if allowing the Turks to occupy bot hdes Of the Dardanelles and the Bos tnortls- History speaks for itself. VII he Turks. excited by victory and b rattering treatment from the powers, b any different in the future, and will tn neutrality Of the Dardanelles, and tn safety of Europe. be assured thereby. scarcely think 50. What about tn hzAve English dead at Gailipoli-th lads from Australia and New zeaian over 100000 of them. who gave thei lives In the terrible war against Turkey To these dead mean nothing to Englan ss she hands over Asia-Minor an rhrace 10 the Turkey which slew tn men of her dominions2 What about tn eoo,ooo Christians who have perished c been massacred in Asia-Minor by tn Turks? No punishment, but rewar, handed out graciously to their wsr-tim tceny- Europe is making . terribl mistake.