| Show GREECE EE AGREES Th 10 CONFERENCE WITH ENTENTE Military Representatives of Constantine and Allies Will Examine Into Int and andI andReport I Report Upon the Nece Necessities siti s of the Situation in the Troubled Balkans PREE MESSAGE ESS TO Ii U. U S. S ATHENS Dec Dee 6 o via Paris Dec 7 An An n agreement f for r a conference of Greek military authorities and military representatives Eyes tives of the entente powers tc to examine into and r report upon the necessities of the situation respecting the th allied demands upon Greece reece has been reached and the preliminary steps towa toward d holding holding holding hold hold- ing th the c conference have been taken Premier announced announced announced an an- I t today day Tell th the American people that th the e government of Greece has only two aims aims to to safeguard rd the s sovereignty ver of Gr Greece e e and not to abandon neutrality no matter for what reason she may y b be urged to dl do so so no matt matter r what hat in inducements inducements in- in or pressures pressures are brought brough broughto to bear said Premier S udis to the Associated ted Press correspondent In Inan inan inan an interview today I think I I Ima ma may say continued the premier that tl the e air surcharged for months with misunderstandings standIngs Is Is at last clearing that that the the entente powers are beginning to understand th that while w we are i Immovable on the he two he heads ds ju Just l stat stated we are are dis disposed dis- dis posedin posed in ev every evry ry other respect to give sive material expression to the the feeling reeling r e f 9 Great Britain and Russia dating from Two points which caused aus d th the re recent recent re- re tent cent friction are are arenow now n w in the way of amicable settlement As far back as November JO 10 0 I suggested th the Inappropriateness inappropriateness in- in appropriateness of nonmilitary diplomatists diplomatists diplomatists diplo diplo- seeking to arrange the details of a situation a essentially military and of ot which they understood d little Therefore I proposed a conference between the mn military tary authorities on either side authorized to study tudy the necessities of the situation and re re- re port on them g giving ving the Greek Gr k government government gov gov- and the thc entente diplomatists the benefit of their conclusions from which a settlement c could uld then be reached Today this was fin finally n ac accepted ept d dand and Colonel Fallis of the general staff Is leaving for to consult consult consult con con- sult General Sarrail the French commander commander com corn mander to this em end Respecting the railroads railroads' the Greek government ha has never been beed unaware that the person personnel el w was s Inadequate for the handling of the immense In Increase in- in cre creise crease se In traffic due to the military US us uses std sto to which the jie railways Ys now are are put but M. M r- r was unwilling to sui t r f own prop prop- r p j erty As General Sarrail offers to assist In tn the operation of the r railways railways rail rail- ways leaving Greek k control unquestioned n-I n the government Is only too I glad to accept What about hunting down Austro- Austro i German Gennan submarines In Greek territorial territorial terri tern tonal waters T asked the interviewer That touches our sovereignty re replied replied replied re- re plied the premier We W protest to the world especially ally to to- America also a neutral that we cannot sanction violations vio rio lations of ot our territory But what can we do We have only a small navy naw and a vast coast line libe |
