THRONE OF GREECE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2499, 14 June 1920, Page 5

THRONE OF GREECE.

ALEXANDER'S CHOICE

Electric Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. (Australian-N. Z. Cab.e Association.) London. June 11. Tlie “Daily Express" Paris currex--1 londont states that Alexander ot Greece announces his willingness to sacrifice his throne unless In is allowed to take his morganatic wife back to Athens.

\ enizelos is coining to Paris to discuss tin- possibility of establishing a ltepub ic m Greece. It seems impossihle for Alexander to take his wife hack to Athens .as ;i conclave of array officers threatened the* most energetic st< p.x, unless she left the* palace. This was the cause of her coming to Paris with her* sister. There were many pro-Constantine demonstrations in OrcH-00, which is the real cans,. ~f Vi-nizelo N recently proohuniing martial law. In view of Alexander s aiiitoiiiK-eniont a Repuir io seems t ile only a i;< i native. \ enizelos has arrived. It t- gtated that in' contemplates conferring with K ug Aii xar-der. m view oi the establishment of a Greek Republic file Allies l ave warned \ enizelos that the return of Con.stall tine will la- viowavl with extreme disfavour, ami tivolvo tile ri-drafting ot tin Turkish Treaty. A 1 Athens nn-ss- - t . snv-. that tlie agiTatio-n to restore ("onstantme continues, bill chiefly by tin- dismissed anii.v officers avl political i>*ari>liun tei's. 1 1 is understood that he - asking Alexandei to consent i.. Rcpu Vlexandot i■. unlikely in have any P' setial objection. lb- pn tors tile life of a private citizen with his beautiful girl wife, to tin' cares of i,fio Crown. Alcxatuh r's holiday is due to end on ?nndav He is ex Ins-I-is] to give Ills decision before t hen.