At present King Constantine's Government seems to be ful- filling
the demands of the Allies as little as possible. The evacua- tion of Epirus, for instance, proceeds in a leisurely fashion. Not many soldiers come in the steamer which makes an occasional voyage, and according to the Times correspondent some of these are civilians disguised as soldiers. The Government protests that it cannot meet all the Allied demands at once for fear of " public opinion." The public opinion referred to, however, consists entirely of the inspired outpourings of the Royalist news- papers, since the Venizelists are in prison and the Venizelist news- papers no longer exist. No doubt the blockade is bound to have its due effect before long. Greece is dependent upon her overseas trade, so that the last word must inevitably be ours. We heartily welcome the appointment of M. Gennadius, who is so much re- spected here, as Diplomatio Agent of the National Government. Lord Granville goes to Salonika as British Minister at the seat of the National Government.
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