The Seward gateway., 1923-01-11
KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE DEAD;
 TWICE INDICATED ,,NpopulAR RULER OF GREEK NATION PASSED AWAY AT
 PALERMO ITALY

LONDON January 11-Former King Constantine of Greece, died at Palel mo today. following brief illness.
 Constantine assumed the Greek throne in 1921 and after somewhat unacceptable reign abdicated. the ab- dication being hastened by the reVer- sals the Greeks were meeting in Asia Minor, in their engagements with the Turks.
 Constantine l, abdica-ed the throne of Greece in June 1917, It the demand of Great Britain, France and Russia, bowers which had guaranteed the con- stitutional liberties of the Greeks. he ruled over the destinies of the Heilen- es for a little more than four years, during which it is charged that he null lifted the Greek constitution by repeat ed dismissals of parliament opposed to his pro-German attitude in the war, created an intolerable condition affect ing not only Greece but the Entente allies, and, in the words of Premier Ribot of France, had amply justified the intervention of the protecting DO" ers." In yielding his throne, Constan tine nominated his second son, Alex ander as his successor. eliminating the claim of Crown Prince George, whose attitude was regarded as pro- German. Alexander was acceptable to the Entente powers and to Premier Yenizelos of the provincial govern ment, which had been established at Saloniki, and he assumed the throne.
 Constantine with his wife and sev- eral children were conveyed from the city of Athens on British war ship to an Italian port and thence proceed ed to Switzerland, where the deposed king made him home for some months following his abdication.
 Constantine's devotion to the cause of Germany and the Central Powers. was generally attributed to the influ- ence of his wife, Sophia, Hohenzoi- Tern Princess and sister of Emperor William of Germany. Criticism Of hlm was aroused by his republication of the treaty between Greece and Serbia pledging the support of either power Ii the other were attacked by Bulgaria Constantine asserted that Greece was not bound to carry out her part of the nledge because Serbia was attacked, not only by Bulgaria but by Austria, and Germany and that if Greece had interposed she would have suffered the fate of Belgium.
 The demand for his abdication was not based upon his failure to tulili treaty provisions but upon his repeat ed dismissal of Greek parliaments ana to charges that he or Greek ministers under his direction had aided the cen tral powers by permitting the estao- ,;shment of Geman submarine bases ln Greek waters, surrendering Greek men and forts to Bulgaria and by declining to remove the menace of his arm! from the rear of the Entente forces on the Macedonian front.
 It was believed that Constantine oE his evasion of the demands Of the Eh- tente commanders, was attempting to gain time in the hope that Germany would assemble sufficient forces to overyhelm the Entente army. The dissatisfaction between Constantine and the diplomats representing the guarantor powers reached climax in a clash of his troops with those Of the Entente. when the latter occupied part of Athens to enforce demand for surrender of ten batteries of Greek ar tillery to compensate for the surren- de of Greek guns to the Teutonic al- lies.
 In the fighting there were about two hundred casualties. The king sur rendered the batteries. Meanwhile, be- cause of the conduct of Constantine, Venizelos had established provision al government at Salonih and organiz- ed an army, declared war on some Of