Greece

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 33, 9 June 1915, Page 5

Greece

A PROBABLE ALLY. CONSTANTINE AND HIS PEOPLE. THE EFFECT OF HIS ILLNESS. INTRICUINC GERMAN PRESS. Timbb and Sydney Sun Sibvioi. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, Juno 8. The Times' corespondent at Salomon states that the operation in King Constantino's illness is an important factor on Europe and on the situation. While the King is ill, Greek intervention is highly improbable, and action is unlikely until after the approaching elections. King Cpustantine, who was immensely popular severely strained his popularity by opposing the undoubted wishes of the great majority of bis subjects. Sympathy in his illness, however, more than counter-bal-anced any loss of loyalty, and the elections to-day would mean that the triumph of M. Yenezelos would be sweepingly complete. In the event of King Constantino's condition critical immediately prior to the election, it is impossible to say how far it might sway this emotional people. The German Press Bureau is extraordinarily active throughout Greece in inventing dreadful tales of disasters to the Allies, especially at the Dardanelles. They calculate that if Greece had intervened in April she vould have already lost half he/ army, and nearly all her fleet, because the Allies are cowardly and cunning, and would have pushed in the Greek troops and ships to bear the brunt.