The Athens correspondent of the Times says in last Saturday's
paper that M. Venizelos is satisfied with the decisions of the Boulogne Conference. M. Venizelos points out that formal recognition is a matter of indifference to him since the Allies are giving him "prac- tical support." This is exactly what we supposed. M. Venizelos has plenty of means of conveying to Us any grievances he may have, but he has never complained. The fact that he gets a de facto recog- nition and King Constantine a de jure recognition is only in accordance with M. Venizelos's own wishes, as he has always shown plainly that he wants to keep the Greek dynasty in existence. Very rtkely we should give King Constantine considerably le-ss recognition than he has now if weAfollowed out own course. The pretence that M. Venizelos has beewabandimain favour of -King Constantine if one of the most perverse. exsuseir yet^ invented for attaching thee. British Government.
