A REIGN OF TERROR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3952, 8 January 1917, Page 5

A REIGN OF TERROR.

TRADE DISORGANISED

■(A«s'.. & N.Z. Cable .Assn. and: Renter.) '■■-, '■■■■-'■<'-:- LONDON,jj;anuary s."■■'•:■ . The'- "Daily Chronicle's" 'Athens .'correspondent,' telegraphing from Sy'ra, to avoid the Greek censorship, says there has'been no abatement of tho reign of terror; The Reservists- continue to .arrest their political opponents 'ip largo numbers,. and the population is terrorised, -fearing spurious denunciations. The Reservists are reaping a. harvest, of'blackmail. The revival of the ceremonial of ostracism against M. Venizelos was ir-er'ely a piece of stagecraft. The priests reluctantly partici-' pated in it- under -threats, "fiio blockade has not yet seriously effected tfa*i food supply, but trade its dfeorganisect This is the most likely factor to reduce the Government to reaeon.V

Though the King is believed to Iso indisposed to. go to extremes, th*> military officers are truculent and sent a petition for war to- King Constantine. They believe that f General yon. Mackensen -will soon sweep south, and that the Entente is impotent. Thereis th-e possibility of .hostile Greek action immobilisiug i a porton of General Sarrail'a army. , ' ..' ..}