GREECE'S FEARS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8304, 24 November 1915, Page 5

GREECE'S FEARS.

DREADS -.GERMAN HORRORS

'LONDON; November 23. Mr Jeffries, "Daily Mail" correspondent at Athens, had an interview with M. Rallis, Greek Minister for Justice, who declared that it was madness to suggest that Greece would think of disarming the Allies when the guns of the Allied Fleet might level her cities. Greece- was ready to demobilise her armies in 24. hour's if the' Allies left Salonika. ■ M. Rnilis angrily declared that ; the British Government, and Press - were

adopting a disgraceful attitude. "Yon are scoundrels,"' he added, banging hip. list on the table. "You are starving; us. You want us to endure the horrors of a Bulgarian invasion and become another Belgium, though no English have shed their blood in Serbia. Qrdy a few thousand troops have landed I>o help us, after endless mistakes and cledelays." ■ " - : The interview discloses, says tl\ecorrespondent, that King, Constantino agreed under M. Venezek>s's reasoning to the original disembarkation of 150/ ■ 000 Allied troops at Salonika, but!.repented of his decision in 20 minutes and sent an aide post-haste' to M. Venazelso. who,' however, had already infonnp.ll Sir Francis Elliot of the King; i? decision. King Constantine, who does, not love Germany, offered to join tho Allies in April, when Germany's hancls Ayero full, stipulating that the Darda-/-nelles' ■ operations should not bo uridei'--taken, and■ that instead an . advance should be made in Thrace! The Allifl.^-* did not accept his proposals. . Mr Jeffries quotes King Constantine as saving: "Whatever hawpens, France and England wilt never "Be too severe on Greece, whereas Germany will b& implacable." My duty is to save vmy country from tho horrors of Belgium."