The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
The Opposl ion Followers OF M.
r Iii Prevail.
pOPUlACE MUCH QUlETED
N DELYANNIS MAKES STATE
MENT OF THE SITUATION.
REFUSED TO RESIGN UNDER FIRE
.Ru, He Was Willing to Facilitate King
George--The Policy Of the Former
Premier Was to Abandon Crete
To the Powers

Athens. April 29.-The King summon
I'd Vi. Delyannis, the Premier this morn
ing and called upon him to tender ms
resignation. His majesty subsequently
entrusted the opposition leaders with the
task of forming new Cabinet.
Following is the official list of the new
Cabinet Ministers. as corrected this even
ing:
Premier and Minister of Marine--M
Ralli.
Minister of Warn. Tsamavos.
Minister of Finace-M. SimOpoulo.
Minister of Education-M. Carapanos.
Minister of the Interior-4M. Teotaokl.
Demetrius Ralli. the new Premier and
Minister of Marine. was the leader of the
onnosition He has been Minister of
Justice and Minister of the Interior, and
is we'll known throughout the country as
an able lawyer and orator. de is hfty
years DID, and studied at the Universities
of Athens and Paris.
Anagaross Simopoulo. the new Minister
of Finance, is Deputy from Parnessls'
and like the other members of the Cab
met, has been prominent member of the
opposition.
Several times ne has been Minister OF
Justice.
Constantine Carapanos is a Deputy
from Arta. and one of the most distln-
guished financiers OF Greece. Inls is
the second time he has been appOnteu
to this department of the Cabinet.
George Teotaoki is a Deputy from
Corfu, and was Minister Of the Interior
under Prime Minister Tricoupia.
4 I~rrvx nI
with NJ. Rail- in his campaign against
royalty.
Admiral Kanaris and NJ. Deligeorgis,
as we'll as NJ. Sotiropoulo, having de-
clined portfolios. the new ministry will
take ON a composite character and rely
for its support upon a coalition OF follow
ers of NJ. Ralli and Tricoupia.
NJ. Delyannis made the following state
ment this afternoon:
Yesterday King George summoned
me to the palace and declared that ex-
ceptional circumstances compelled him
to replace the cabinet and to form a new
ministry. from the ranks of the opposi-
tion. He begged me to second his efforts.
I refused to tender my resignation, not
because of my love Of power, but an
order that such step might not be misin-
terpreted. l urged the King to use the
privilege of the crown, declaring that l
was ready to sign the royal decree provid-
ed the latter cast no blame upon US. l
added that there was no reason to fear
that such a measure would be considered
by Europe as a censure upon the govern
ment's policy. Judgment would be form
ed as to that after the new cabinet had
been tried.
81 cannot divulge the policy which, con-
sidered necessary. can only say that
the country would have emerged from ats
trial without loss of territory and could
have obtained recti6cation Of the north
ern frontier by abandoning Crete accord
ing to the demands of the powers. The
latter measure would have facilitated the
task. inasmuch as the principle Of Otto
man integrity would not have been inn
paired, while the peace of Europe would
have been assured because Of the rectiti-
cation of the frontier line adjudged in the
treaty of Berlin"
The evening session OF tie legislative
assembly was attended by only forty
deputies In the absence of a quorum the
President adjourned the chamber, after
which crowds paraded the streets shout
ing: "Long live Admiral Kanaris."
There was no other incident of special
importance.
PUBLIC TENSION RELIEVED.
During the negotiations for the recon-
struction of the ministry from the opposi-
tion, NJ. Ralli opposed the proposal to
make M. Sotiropoulo Premier and said:
Setting aside all false modesty, must
be recognized. l am the premier desig-
mated by events"
The opposition leaders acquiesced in
this view but NJ. Deligeorgis refused to
join the ministry unles the premier were
chosen outside the regular constituted
parties in the Boule. To this NJ. Ralli
replied that he could not and would not
attempt to form ministry without the
support Of the other opposition sections
in the assembly and he tried to induce M.
DeligeOrgis to join.
The public tension is much relieved by
the change of ministers and it is now be-
Aeved that all serious danger of internal
disorders is removed.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Teotaoki
the new cabinet will not take the oath un-
til tomorrow. M. Triantafyllakoo and
Nj. Eftaxias are mentioned for the min
dstry OF education and the ministry OF
Justice respectively, in the place Of Nj.
Sotiropoulo and M. Deligeorgis. who de-
clined. M. Delyannis appears to be as
sured OF a majority in the legislative as
sembly but it is probably that he will
support the cabinet
The new ministers, ON the other hand.
are confident Of obtaining working ma
jority, owing to defections from their on
ponents. The city tonight is exceedingly
quiet.
ENCOUNTER AT VOLO.
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