THE Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1920. THE GREEK THRONE.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVIII, Issue 6059, 4 November 1920, Page 2

THE Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1920. THE GREEK THRONE.

Hern shall the Prexs the People's Right maintain. Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here Patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, Ple>lg-*i to Religion Libert* Mid Law

Of the numerous nicrtarchs but of commission in Europe- tho most opctuly dissatisfied is ex-King Constantino of Greece. His brother-in-law, tho exKaiser, whose henchman, ho was throughout the war, has taken his fall with much more resignation than Goaistatitine, who at any <ra.tc has hayi the satisfaction of seeing a son succeed him. In 1917, whe-n the AUies could sit and his intrigues no .Longer, Constantine- Was exiled from Greece, and the Crown, Prince went, with him. Alexander, Cbnstantilne's second s'on, was chosiem King, mid with his 'death the throne in the ordinary course should go to his brother Paul, a. lad of nineteen. Constantino, however, considers his own claims more deserving than those of his offspring. Interviewed Jn Paris recently, he declared that he had never fibidicatad, and tJia.t the- Entente had promised to alii'ow him to return to Greece after the war if the Greek pVople wished him to re-occupy the throne. But so far Constantino does not seem to have been ab'p to secure n passport tor Alliens. If he get there he says he is quite prepared ev/Mi to accept M. Vonizelos a,s Prime Minister Thg i-eaj point at- issue is whether M. Venizelos is prepared to accept Constantino or even Cbnstnntine's third' son. The Eloyalists nave beau endeavouring to force the pace in Greece in. the hope of once mow sharing thfc spoils of power with Cfoiiistantlne. They have succeeded so far oin'iy in bringing things to .sneh a pass a« t'o provide an oxce'lent excuse, should hei so desire, from the transformation! of M. Veninelbs from Prime Minister into President.