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Excerpt from Stead's Review, Vol. 54: December 11, 1920
When he was down he was very well kicked. Now he is up we may look for plenty of eulogistic messages about him. A few weeks ago we were told that the army was all for Venizelos and against him. Now we are assured that the army pants to welcome back its idolised leader! It was custom. During his banishment. To refer in slighting terms to his military knowledge and in ability to lead. \vhen he takes the field against the Turks for us we will surely be reminded that Dr. Dillon and other experienced men consider him to be the greatest military leader the late Balkan wars produced, capable of firing his men with his own impetuous enthusiasm. A Couple of issues ago I mentioned the legend about a Constantine and a Sophia entering Constantinople in triumph some day. That prophecy is a good deal nearer fulfilment than it was four weeks ago. Even if the handing of the keys of the Black Sea to Greece is not the best solution of the Dardanelles dith culty. It would be far better to have the Greeks at Constantinople than to allow the Turks to again get control of the Straits. It would certainly suit Great Britain altogether better because Tur key could always defy her fieet with im punitv being self - contained and invul nerabla from the sea. Greece. On the other hand could not hold out for a day against a stronger naval Power. She is vulnerable everywhere. And would quicklv starve if oversea supplies were cut off. Constantine has a wonderful opportunity. And he is not likely to miss it. Italian Deposition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.