Neutral Nations
GREECE. PRO-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS. ALLIES IX GREAT FAVOR. Received S, 11.5 p.m. .London, March 8. An Athens correspondent reports that the British, Russian and Belgian Ministers, when leaving the French Legation, were given an ovation,"the British Ambassador being carried shoulder-high in front of the German Legation. Athens, March 8. The King presided at a Crown Council. M. Ycnizelos emphasised the danger of an Austro.Germaii descent on the Balkans. Neither Austria nor Germany had offered to respect Greece's interests, while the Allies had. ITlie King, nevertheless, favored neutrality. Later, ifTVenizelos explained the position 'to tlie Chamber. Four-fifths of the members of air"paHies~assured him of their confidence in liim. M, Venizelos was given popular ovations in the streets, where huge crowds demonstrated in favor of war. Paris, March 8. The Petit Parisienne says that Greece aspires to Smyrna, which will probably be given her if she joins the Entente; A majority of tiie newspapers con. sider the crisis merely delays Greece's entry into the war.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 9 March 1915, Page 5
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164Neutral Nations Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 9 March 1915, Page 5
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