The Times published on Toss day a most interesting stntemeirt
made by the King of Greece to a special correspondent. The King said he was deeply grieved and hurt by the suspicions expressed as to his feelings and intentions. He was more nearly tied by affection and relationship to Britain than to any other country. But his duty to his country required him te remain neutral. "The pitiable condition of Belgium was always before his eyes," His country had not yet recovered from the Balkan Wars, and must be saved from disaster now. Ho could go to war only if the "mortal existence" of Greece were threatened, or if there were a certainty of victory so great that the rewards would justify the sacrifices. He was incapable of cherishing designs against the Allies. The idea that he could contemplate treachery was an insult. The Balkan policy of the Allies had not been a very definite one. The Allies might have changed their plans, and then Greece would have been ravaged like Belgium. He "denied that Greece could have helped Serbia effectually. As for the alleged treaty between Greece and Bulgaria, it did not exist.
