THE ; 'OREGON DAILYl JOURNAL; ; PO RTLAND f WEDNESDAY, JUNE J3,' 1917.
ALEXANDER TAKES
KOATH OF OFFICE AS
NEW KING OF GREECE
;; Second Son of Abdicated
' ' : King Constantine Sworn
-- in by Allied Powers.
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. NEW -KING FAVORS ALLIES
Allien Oorerameuts Take Orer rood
' ' aTappUes and WW Oversee reeding
of Oreek People.
(Continued Prom Pa One)
' presumably will take over the reins of
' sovernmerit at once, ia known ae a pro
ally.
Until Greceo can reorganise her own
affaire, France will aid in the admin
istration of ber internal problems, par
w tlcularfy that of furnishing; the coun
, try with food. Greece has been under
blockade by the allied fleets since last
fall.
Constantine "Tino" to tho kaiser,
according; to his famous Christmas
... message t Qneen Sophia, sister to the
uerman ruler Is no longer to be per
... mitted to live in Greece, according; to
, tne terms wun wnicn me allies de
mended his abdication, lie must re
. main in exile, and it was expected to
day that eventually he would go to
Germany. Early departure of the king;
ana queen on an amen warsnip is ex
poctea.
Unity Must Be Restored
h First of the problems to be faced
out of the change in rulers is the res
toratlon of unity among the Greek
people ami or adequate measures to
provide for complete revictualinj and
. iustriDUtion. French forces are al
ready landed in Greece to aid in thi
... work.
Secondly comes the future of
zormer Premier Kleutherios Veriiselos,
now bead of a Greek provisional (revo
lutlonary) government established at
SalonikL Venizelos had received com
Plet support of the Greek neoDl
thrice at the polls in his demand for
- Oreece's "benevolent neutrality" to
ward the allies, but the king thwarted
tnis expression of the popular will
: 'men venizeios organised a govern
ment and pledged aid to the allies.
Heed Von Base of Operations
It is of vital importance to the al
: lies that Greece, the back door of the
Balkans, be kept open to them
closed to Germany and Germany's
machinationse. A cosmopolitan force
of soldiers is fighting in Macedonia,
.and Balonlkl, a Greek port, has long
, been held by the allies as a ba of
operations for this army. Included
under General Barrail. fighting Ser-
- bia'a battles on the Macedonian front.
, are Barbs. Italians, French, British
and Russians.
Venlselos' provisional government.
loeated at Salonlkl. has been tacitly
recognised by all the allies. The new
- ) ruler. Prince Alexander, is said to .be
an -ardent admirer of the former pr-
PRO-GERMAN INTRIGUE BRINGS DOWN FAIL; OF GREEK ROYAL PAIR
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MIL
ITARY OCCUPATION
OF GREECE BY ALLIES
IS ONLY TEMPORARY
Restoration of a Real Consti
tutional Government and;
Harmony Are Sought.
ROYALISTS TO BE EXILED
Allies' Course Xerarded as Step la
Keetimg seairM of Valted anatea
and Snsaia Serwdlag; Xemocrey.
King Constantino and Queen Sophia of Greece, who, have abdicated throne in faror of their second son. Prince Alexandrog. Queen Sophia
Is a sister of the kaiser and she has been able to wield a strong pro-German influence in Athens, forcing a break between the king
and former Premier Venizeios, the strongest figure in Greepe. The pro-German activities of herself and her husband hare, like thoae
of the czar and czarina of Ru6ia, finally cost Uiem the throne.
GRECIAN REPUBLIC IS
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
ABDICATION OF KING
tween Greek troops and the Teutonic
forces.
The idea of a Grecian republic has
been fomented for some time, and the
state department has had a request
before it to recognize a Veniselist gov
ernment. This has never received ac
tion, however, as this government
and ( wanted to aet in full accord with the
aUles, even though its own Inclina
tions would be to recognise a repub
lic in Greece.
Whether it will be possible to actu
ally u&e troops of Greece to aid the
allies la problematical. In any event.
the Greek situation la such now that
the army cannot harass the British
forces that might now be thrown
northward to cut the Berlln-to-Bagdad
pathway. t
x.ie present American minister at
Athens will be retained, and this will
constitute all the recognition of the
new gtrveniment necessary.
The allies, apparently, took their
step without consulting this; govern'
ment, though, -from state department
Indications, it was ' entirely satisfac
tory, its investigation of Venizeios'
power recently showed that it would
be inadvisable to attempt now to rec
ognise Venizeios.
Washington. June 13. (IL P.) The
i. abdication of King Constantine of
,' Greece was regarded here today as
.the probable forerunner of a Grecian'
it republic, headed by Venixelos, Con
stantlne's bitterest foe.
This step, however, will not be im
mediate. Instead, this government,
i following the lead of her allies, will
recognize the new regime under Con
. atan tine's Second son, Alexander.
Vor the moment, the abdication
, . .means that the allies are going to
. nave fuller cooperation from Greece,
Tha first evidence of this will come
from allied control of the rich har
vests of Thessaly, badly needed. These
harvests will solve In large measure
the problem of victualing the British
Zorces in Macedonia.
V 'In addition, the allied, control will
. be such as to thwart any junction be-
FRENCH GREET
PERSHING WITH
SHOUTS OF JOY
(Ceetliraed From Pi re Ona.)
Change Without IMsturbances
Athens. June 13. (U. P.) Greece's
change in kings has been effected
with a minimum wrench to tne na
tion. A few agitators last night made
fiery speeches in the streets, but oth
erwise there was no disorder. King
Constantino's formal abdication in
favor of 'his eecond son. Prince Alex
ander, appeared to meet with general
approval of his countrymen.
Conditions- in Greece have been ln-
tears, welcomed to French soil today
the commandr-ln-chief of the army
which America is to send to join
Prance in making the world safe for
democracy.
The tall, soldierly appearing figure
of Major General John J. Pershing,
garbed in the business-like khaki of
tha American army, was acclaimed as
Franca has seldom acclaimed another
in ail 'her history. Frenzied crowds
packed the streets to shout their Joy
and wave the Tricolor of France with
the aama three colors as tha Star
Spangled Banner.
TXaevaiitfal Trip rrom Zaglaad
Pershing arrived at 9:40, o clock, this
morning.' He had made a quick and
uneventful trip over from England.
France has been waiting eagerly for
him to step on her coll. The tremen
dous reception accorded here to the
commander of the American army will
be but a marker to that which Paris
is preparing for 6 o'clock this after
neon, when Pershing and his staff ar
rive at the Gare du Nord.
Pershlns waa deeply -moved by the
greeting he received.
"I consider this one of the most Im
portant moments in American history,"
he said. "Our arrival on French soil,
constituting, as we do, the advance
guard of an American army, makes us
realize to tho fullest the Importance of
America's participation.
Special Train to Varls
Our reception has moved us most
I can only reaffirm that
. was the governmental represents- J of narcotic dealers was revealed
at this notable acene. He ar-, the DOne1 today throuah the arresi
war,
tlve
rived from Paris barely in time to
scurry to the dock and shake hands
with the American commander as ha
stepped ashore.
A small French boy, who edged tor
ward in tha crowds that greeted the
American general, was noticed by Per
shing. He wanted something, ana
Pershing wanted to know what It was.
He came forward and shyly shook
hands with the big, smiling American,
and then asked him to sign an auto
graph album, proudly displaying the
signatures which he bad already ob
tained In It from Marshal Joffre and
Field Marshal Haig. General Pershing
stopped right there and signed the
book.
At Paris. It was announced today.
Pershing will make his headquarters
in the Hotel Crlllon until he selects
Staff headquarters at the French front,
Pershing evidently left London lata
last night, being wished Don voyage
at a state dinner at Lancaster house, 1
at which Premier Lloyd George pre
sided. Tha American commander-in-chief
of the expeditionary force arrived In
England June 8 and has been busy
every moment of the time since then
conferring with British war office
leaders. Some of his staff preceded
him to France, arriving yesterday.
Great Narcotic Ring
Uncovered ty Police
Los Angeles, June 1. (P. N. S.)
The operations of a nation-wide ring
to
the police today through the arrest of
seven men and one woman and the
confiscation of $60,000 worth of nar
cotics only part of southern Call
fornia's allotment.
Last night
London. June 13. (U. P.) The al
lies' military occupation of Greece is
only temporary, until a real constitu
tional government can be restored
there and all elements harmonised.
Emphasis was laid on this fact here
today, with the suggestion Greece
could be expected to play her proper
part in the war.
So far as Indicated here, tne runner
steps at restoration of popular gov
ernment in Greece will Include exile
of all of the former king's military
staff, royalists who joined with Con
stantine in thwarting the will of th
Greek people. It was remarked today
l..at unless these steps were taken It
would simply be because of "a tyrant
removed, but no tyranny."
Officials and the publlo alike re
garded the allies' course toward Con
stantino as a further step In meeting
the desires of the United States and
Russia for a further indication or
democratization of the world.
Military experts also hailed the ac
tion with relief, because with Con
stantine and his Germanophlle schemes
forever banned, a dangerous situation
to the allies' armies in Macedonia and
Salonlkl has been remedied.
The general Impression here was
that the allies' action had been taken
without consultation with Italy, whlcn.
however, previously approved such a
course. Italy's recent moves in pro
claiming Independence of Albania and
In assuming control of Eplrus, were
probably taken to assure her Inter
ests. The Greek legation in London
which has a personnel exclusively of
Venlxellst supporters, was Jubilant to
day, expecting the restoration of Veni
zeios to his former power.
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COLUMBIA
Waea ' writing to or Mng
pteaaa mention The Journal
ederHra.
(Adv.)
C
eresainelv orrave durinar tha laat few
weeks. The nation has been suf ferine 1 deeply.
greatly for months on account of the America has entered the war with the
allied blockade and increasing strengta intention of performing: her full share,
has heen shown by the Venieellst pro- however great or sma the future will
visional government due to Constan- dictate. Our allies can depend on
tine's policies and ...a tenacious pro-1 tnat absolutely."
Germanism, in the face of an over- I ""French government officials formal-
whelming pro-ally sentiment among ly welcomed Pershing and hia staff In
his people.
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the name of the nation, and the Ameri
cans were taken to a special train en
route for Paris.
While Pershing and the commis
sioned officers of his staff disem
barked and were immediately taken
away in automobiles, non-commlssloned
I officers and privates, orderlies and at
taches to the American general's en
tourage, swarmed off the vessel and
mixed joyously with the crowd at the
railway station.
British Tommies Extend Welcome
There were British Tommies there
to welcome their new brothers in arms,
and French poilus as well. Hundreds
of handshakings and embraces marked
the meeting of these representatives
of three great armies now pledged to
la common purpose.
The crowds thrilled at the spectacle
of the khaki and blue of groups of
three as they marched arm In arm
Tho Americans were trying out their
French or swapping slang with the
Tommies and the poilus were proudly
j exhibiting their English words In re
turn, while the Britishers tried to com-
prss into a few minutes conversation,
I some of the fighting lore they had
learned at the front. It was hard
work for the American non-commissions
to leave their new-found friends
and board the train.
The British Tommies were part of
those aboard several British troop
ships discharging their passengers at
the time the Americans arrived.
Boulogne Xarbor Alive
Boulogne harbor was alive early in
1 the mornlngr awaiting the arrival of
the American general and his start.
The first notice that, the ship was
finally arriving came with the roar
of salutes from French patrolboats In
the outer harbor. Then the British
troop ships hastily shifted their an
chorage to allow the boat to dock at
! the principal wharf. A hugs, American
flag was flung to the breeze from tne
topmost part of the landing stage.
while on the dock Itself a brilliant,
I colorful assembly awaited, cheering bo
that their welcome must have been
heard far out over the waters as' the
i boat slowly ndsed her way between the
whistle-shrieking and gun-barking
craft in between.
On tha dock were British. French
and" Belgian officers, formally drawn
up in rigid saiute as uenerau .rersning
i first ; put hi foot on French soil and
gave evidence) in the-flesh of America s
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