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Show I REPORTERS TALK TO CONSTANT! Returned Greek King Gives First Interview to American Amer-ican Writers ATHENS. Dec. 36. King Constantino, Constan-tino, dressed in the viniform of a pen-eral pen-eral of the Greek army apparently Mill wearied from his trip home from i Switzerland, called in the American j correspondent s Friria and gave thorn 1 his first interview since he came back in Athens. He said he appreciated the courtes of tin American oithial-:n oithial-:n railing on him. Constantino said thai M rai M Qt understood the situation, the Qreek government would follow .1 Concilia-1 torj attitude toward the allies and j that he did not expect a change in the I cabinet at present. He smilingly shrugged his shoulder regarding the uncertainty as to whether the British I and French ministers would remain in j Athens. "They don't know whal they are go ing to do," he said. "Yesterday the: expected to go; todaj they are unepi tain. Maybe tomorrow they again will change their minds." Constantine said that the wife oi for mer King Alexander. (Madam. Ispa-sia Ispa-sia Manos, Alexander's morganatic 1 wife), had no status in royalty, but . that friendly relations with her would; be maintained "Princess Anastasia (formerly Mis William n I oprla ni New York 1 - H now a recognized (Ireek princess," Constantino added. The king said he bad talked with her Thursday Constantine impressed the correspondents, corres-pondents, who had not seen him before with his personality which wai demo cratiC and friendly In his demeanor there was no suggestion 01 royalty. ! t'onstantlne said Queen Sophia had been very seasick during the trip from H Speaking of the coming marriages of the Duke of Sparta to Princess Elizabeth Eliz-abeth of Rumania, and Of CrOWD H Prince Charles of Rumania to Prin cess Helen of Oreece Constantine H said that no dates had been decided H upon. He said, however, that there would be no double marriagi H 00 |