The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-30
STEPS OUT.
Greek Premier Was Forced to Resign
by King George.
II. Ralli Forms a New
Ministry.
Ps'iss st New Regime h TO Reorsanize
the Army.

The situation at Athens Is less acute
than for several days past. Yesterday
fheDelyannis ministry was deposed and
an Opposition cabinet. formed by M.
falli, was Installed.
M Rallis policy may be described as
honorable peace secured through war.
Reports as to the prospects Of the in
tervention OF the powers are very con-
tlcting. while the news from the seat Of
war Is very indecisive. 1t appears that
thc Turks are preparing simultaneously
TO attack the Greeks at Pharsalos from
the east and the west. Already there are
rumors that the Greeks find their posi-
tions untenable and are preparing to fall
back on Thermopylae.
Athens, April 30.-Foliowing is the off,
cial makeup Of the new cabinet:
Premier and minister of marine, NJ.
Rail-.
Minister OF war, Nj. Tsamavos.
Minister OF finance, NJ. Simopoulo.
Minister of education, NJ Carapanos.
Minister of the interior, NJ. Tebtaoki.
81. Delyannis has made the following
statement: King George summoned
me to the palace and declared that ex-
ceptjonal circumstances compelled him
to replace the cabinet and TO form new
ministry from the ranks Of the oppo-
sitaon. He begged me to second his ef-
forts. ] refused to tender my resig-
nation, not because OF my love for power.
but in order that such a step might not
he pissntsrpreted., urged the king to
Itse the privilege Of the crown. declaring
that i was ready to sign the royal de-
cree, provided the latter cast no blame
upon us. I added that there was no
reason 20 fear that such a measure
would be considered by Europe as CEN
sure upon the governments policy.
Judgment would be formed as to that
after the new cabinet had been tried.
1 cannot dtvuige the policy which / con-
sidered necessary. can only say that
the country would have emerged from
its trial without loss OF territory and
trouid have obtained ratification of
the northern frontier by abandoning
Crete, according to the demand of the
powers The latter measure would
have facilitated the task, inasmuch as
the principle of Ottoman integrity would
not have been impaired, while the peace
OF Europe would have been assured, be-
cause Of the ratification of the frontier
line adjudged in the treaty OF Berlin"
During the negotiations for the recon
struction of the ministry from the oppo-
sition, NJ. Ralli opposed the proposal to
make M. Sotiropoulo premier, and said !:
Setting aside all false modesty. must
he recognized. 1 am the premier desig-
mated by events"
The opposition leaders acquiesced in
this view but NJ. Deligeorgis refused TO
join the ministry unless the premier were
chosen outside the reconstructed parties
in the boule. To this NJ. Ralli replied that
nc could not and would not attempt to
form a ministry without the support OF
the other opposition sections in the as
sembly, and he tried to induce NJ. De-
liseorgis to join.
The public tension n much relieved by
the change of ministers. and it is now
believed that all serious danger of in
ternal disorders is removed.
Yesterday evenings session of the leg
islative assembly was attended by only
40 deputies. In the absence of a quorum.
the president adjourned the chamber,
after which crowds paraded the streets.
shouting Long live Admiral Kanaris!"
There was no other incident of special
importance.
nj. Ralli. in an interview, says: "My
policy will consist in the reorganization
OF the army. whose recuperative forces
are practically inexhaustible, and the re-
establishment of order, together with a
satisfactory solution of our foreign re-
lations. We refuse to accept mandate
from the king or from the chamber. We
must have an absolutely free hand"
The Greeks have captured the maya
zine at Phiiippadia, with a large guam
tity Of ammunition and 10000 shells
There were a number OF minor skirm-
ishes yesterday along the line.