Identifier: constantineigree01hibb (find matches)
Title: Constantine I and the Greek people
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Hibben, Paxton, 1880-1928
Subjects: Constantine I, king of the Hellenes, 1868-1923 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, The Century co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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still held open. Thiswas also approved. On the head of any sur-render of the arms of Greece to the Allies oranybody else, the crown council pronounced adefinitely negative judgment. On November 21, therefore. Premier Lambrosreplied directly to Admiral Dartige du Fournetin a note to which was appended a comparativelist to show that the Allies, in taking possessionof the Greek fleet, the arsenal, the fortificationsof the Piraeus, Saloniki, Fort Dova Tepe, andFort Karabournou had already received of Greecefar more in the way of arms and munitions thanall the Bulgars had obtained in taking FortRupel, Serres, Drama, and Cavalla. Disposing thus finally of the French admiralsclaim that any military equihbrium in the nearEast had been upset by the Bulgarian seizure ofcertain Greek munitions. Premier Lambros wenton to inform the admiral that Hellenic publicopinion rendered the surrender of the arms ofGreece utterly impossible, and to rejoin to theadmirals demand a very categorical refusal, 430
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GEORGE, DUKE OF SPARTAHeir apparent to the throne of Greece ADMIRAL DARTIGE DU FOURNET while nourishing the hope that you will recognizethat the refusal is based upon good grounds.At the same time Foreign Minister Zalocostasadvised the Entente diplomatists in Athens ofthe decision of the Hellenic Government. Thepublic announcement in Athens that the Govern-ment had formally refused to accede to the ad-mirals demand was the signal for a popular dem-onstration for King Constantine that might wellhave given the Allied ministers something tothink about. So far no definite threat had been made by theAllies of what would happen to Greece in eventof refusal to the admirals demand, and no precisedate had been set for compliance with it. OnNovember 24, however. Admiral Dartige duFournet, applauded and encouraged by Ven-izelists and the Venizelist press, set any doubtson the latter subject at rest. He wrote in replyto Premier Lambross note: I find it difficult to admit that public opinion, in a

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