The blockade of Greece is already having its expected effects,
and King Constantine has yielded to the Allies' ultimatum as to the movements of Greek troops, which as they were being con- ducted had a distinctly threatening aspect. On the other hand, what-the Royalists yield to the Allies in one way they try to.recover in another—by means of insults since more forcible counterblows are impossible. One of the calculated insults is the issue of a warrant for the arrest of M. Venizelos on a charge of high treason and of libelling the Greek General Staff. But we:will take the events of the week in their order. The first symptom of the very petty and mean Royalist policy-was the publication in Athens of a forged letter attributed to M. Venizelos. In this letter M. Venizelos is made to declare his intention of seizing the reins of power at Athens— an intention, of course, absolutely contradicted by the whole tendency of his policy. It is very easy for the Royalists to play at games of this sort, as during the persecution in Athens they hounded out of existence every newspaper which opposed their views.
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