Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-03

Offset the Franco-German accord In
prospect? Mussolini, so goes the argu-
mentS, wants assurance OF British
support against Germany should the
latter proceed, as a member or the
league to reopen certain questions set
tled'' by the Versailles treaty, as. for
! example, the question OF southern
Tyrol, the question of union of Aus
tria with the Reich (by which union
territory of Italy would march with
| territory Of the Reich, a frightfully
dangerous conjunction) and the ques-
| ton of the mandates. which Germany
would fain have rediStributed for her
| behalf
Italy. of course, will insist that, in
case the mandates are rediStributed,
| her crying need of an outlet for her
surplus population shall receive first
consideration. And for British sup
port Of Italy, what should be Italy's
return. the quid pro quo? This or
that, for there are many ways of be-
ing helpful, but chiefly the argu-
| ment supposes, lusty. active com.
| panion in the frigid atmosphere out
| side the Franco German accord
! In fact as to what happened on
| board the Guiana we have only
| speculation to go upon; and it were
| we'll not to draw conclusions too
hastily. Was not Sir Austen one of
the artificers of Locarno? And is not
| Thoiry the legitimate sequel to Lo-
| carno?
! Greece shall state briefly my
| understanding of the Greek situation
as meagerly presented by the dis
| patches.
Premier Kondylis appears to be at
once more intelligent and more dis
| interested than his reputation had
presented him. He seems solicitous
| that things be done constitutionally,
that is, as l interpret, according to
the Republican constitution Of 1925.
| My understanding is that this con-
| stitution, on which the constituent
or National Assembly began work in
January, 1924, had been completed
except as to some minor clauses
when the assembly was sent packing
| by Gen. PangaloS in January, 1926.
the completed part having received
| the corporate approval of the assem-
bly,. My understanding. further, is
| that the 1925 constitution provides
for the proportional representation
system in elections to Parliament.
Now, if Kondylis is a constitution
| alist he is an even more ardent Re
| publican and anti MonarchlSt; so
much SO that it is probable he would
| invoke civil war rather than peace
fully permit restoration Of the Mon
archy. The overthrow of Pangalos
was at once followed by vigorous re-
assertion of public opinion. In par
ticular, monarchism has reasserted
itself under the lead of that typical
king over the water" cavalier. Gen
Metaxas. Believing, and perhaps
correctly, that under the majority
system they would obtain control
| of Parliament and thereby effect
monarchical restoration. the Mon
archists have been demanding that
general elections be held under the
majority system. further demanding
that the Kondylis cabinet Gncluding
Kondylis himsel) step out and give
place to "nonpolitica" cabinet of
a complexion to insure absolutely
fair elections. They assert with some
| FEASIBILITY that kondylis' ostensible
zeal for the constitution is not dis
| interested, since the proportional
| election system favors the Repub-
leans. They point to the unconsti-
tutional status of the ,Kondylis gov