We give below some of the details of the strangely
confused transactions which inevitably come with revolutions such as those which are taking place in Greece. Before doing so, how- ever, we must state that the French Admiral in command of the Allied Fleet on Tuesday required of the Greek Government that the whole of the Greek Fleet should be given up to him by one o'clock on Wednesday. The larger units are to be disarmed and their crews reduced to one-third, while the smaller units are to be handed over as they are. In addition, certain coast batteries are to be disarmed, and the mails as well as the Piraeua-Larissa Railway are to be placed under the control of the Allies. The Government, we are told, have accepted these demands, under protest, and have already carried them out, or at any rate the essential part of them. If the King of Greece's powers in his kingdom are eaten away at this rate by M. Venizelos on one side and the Allies on the other, very little of him will soon remain— like the Cheshire Cat—except his smile.
