KING CONSTANTLY
MESSAGE TO GREAT BRITAIN i (By Telegraph-Press Assn.-CopyrightJ j (Rec. January 4, 1.50 a.m.) - ! London, January 3. ! Mr. Martin Donohoe, who is at ; Athens, interviewed King Constantino, who authorised him' to convey a message ' to Britain that ho was actuated by] * genuine aiid sincere friendship for tho Sovereign and people of Great Britain.. "I send the warmest New Year's greetings, and fervently hope this calami- j tous world war will be terminated bo. fore the dawn of the succeeding year." Mr. Donohoe was received in the ' study, whose artistic and utilitarian furnishings showed it to be the den of ; a hardworking monarch, and not a mere j puppet. King Constantine was in a. i simple undress uniform. His recent illness had not dimmed his virile energy, wliilo his manner was that of the country, urbane, and ho expresed him- • self with honest candour and emphasis. Mr. Donohoe soon perceived that King Constantino's i methods wore those of 'a, soldier, and not .; a diplomat.' As a soldier, he said, King ' Constantino will always prefer dealing j with soldiers; that is why he was de- j lighted to see Lord Kitchener and Gen« I eral Castelnau. There is a bond of cama- i raderie and quisli intuition which unita i every soldier. .He continued: "I see • I ani still misunderstood in England. ■'! I do not mind being attacked," but : insist on fair play." Ho frequently recalled the Kaiser his brother-in-law, "but critics forget something which I i 'never forget, that I am the cousin of •; King George. There is a cloud of unjust ■ suspicion gathered round my name. I • do not mind how much my politics aro > criticised, so long as I am admitted to be still a gentleman and a man of honour. The English Press is very busy with their I want tA dis- .■ sipate these suspicions, which are worthless and groundless. Why should my word be doubted P It has been, ■ pledged to benevolent neutrality, and ■ that will always hold good. lam pleas- i od with certain of your Commoners; both parties loyally believe ill mo, '■ un- j questioning tho sincerity of my pro- ■ miso." ■ •
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 7
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358KING CONSTANTLY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2660, 4 January 1916, Page 7
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