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Show V V V V V Y V OUSTED RULER THUS PEOPLE STILL INT HI Constantine Declares He Never; Abdicated and Should Regain Throne PARIS, Aug. 27 Former King 'Conscantine of Greece still hopes to I regain his throne, claiming that he; I never abdicated and that he is still 1 'considered the Greek sovereign by ar majority of the people of that country, coun-try, snys the Lucerne nrrespondent of ,lhc Excelsior In the course of an In- tervlew with the dethroned monarch.! the cot respondent w as told thnt Premier Pre-mier VeniselOs would not be able sol to conduct affairs In Greece as to glve 'that country her true place among lia-1 tlons. Constantine denied having In Btij way been Involved In the attempted attempt-ed association of the Greek premier! in this city- v ' ; "I hope soon to be allowed to return re-turn to Athens' said Constantine. I "The entente undertook not to oppose my return, if after the war the people' ot Gn-ece expressed a desire to ee me again on the throne of my lathers. l ; would then resume, without passion 1 rancor or hate the noble dutioj of my crown." "What would become of Vcnlzelos 1 1 h on.? he WOS asked. "If Greece still accorded him her! -Tavor." replied -tontantine -i should net hesitate to accept him as premier " "What would bp your attitude to-wart to-wart neighboring countries?' "It would not, perhaps, be different from that of M Vc nizelos." 00 |