Show Greece ireece Must Define L erine Position Allies' Allies Demand LONDON o Oct t 21 A A Rome dispatch to the Daily Mail MaU gives the report that the entente allies will vill send an ultimatum to Greece insisting that she define her position The Daily Chronicle says it understands that Great Britain has communicated to her allies her offer of of Cyprus to Greece Greece and that the offer Is Isnow Isnow isnow now under consideration by the Greek Greel government The paper Inan in inan inan an editorial says The mass of the time Greek nation is not behind M. M the Greek premier but bel behind ln M. M Venizelos the former premier premier- and in order that its will may prevail over German German Ger Ger German man influence in high places at Athens Athen the allies must give tangible tangible tangi tangi- ble evidence of two things things their their good will toward Hellenism Hellenism and nd their power As a proof proofS of goodwill good goodwill goodwill will they have offered Cyprus The offer is a notable one not only because of its magnitude but because we are offering something g already In our hands hands to give and if the Greek nation allows the Zal- Zal mis government to reject it the world will have to revise its views of the time seriousness of Hellenic as as- Cyprus is the tile third largest island in hi the Mediterranean sixty miles from the tile coast of Asia Minor It was administered until November 5 1914 by Great Britain under a convention concluded with the sul suI sul- sul tan of Turkey Turley at Constantinople in 1878 but bilt at the outbreak of ot hostilities ties with Turkey on the former date the island was annexed The high commissioner MaJ Sir J. J E. E Clauson Clauson Clau Clau- son is assisted by an executive council Cyprus has an area of square miles and a a. population of nearly The proposal of the tho British government gov go to purchase the cooperation opera co tion of Greece in the time war by ceding to her the island of ot Cyprus is regarded regarded re reo re- re by the London press as authentic authentic au au- au- au but is by no means universally universally sally approved The Evening Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard says We object to bribes especially useless bribes and unquestionably the offer otter of Cyprus is a bribe The only thing which distinguishes it from German bribes is that Germany Ger Ger- Germany many offers other peoples people's territory and we offer our own If If the Greek government coolly refuses to carry out its bargain with Serbia how can we be sure It will carry out another What new engagements can bind statesmen who have Just dishonored their written undertaking Is perfidy of this kind to be rewarded by gifts gUts of British territory |