New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
THE GREER PREMIER.
A TORY VIEW OF NJ DELYANNlS.

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A TORY VIEW OF NJ. DELYANNIS.
From The St James's Gazette
Was it in order to remind Europe OF his existence
that NJ Devannls recently took the extraor1lnaIy
Greek sympafhizers i'm France? 1t would not be
surprising il he felt moved 70 assert himself hing
Prime Minister is quite overlooked as factor IN
the political situation seems 20 re an tbat
the Government is responsible for its policy Dipo-
Greek Cabinet" of which VI. Skouzes the Foreign
Secretary. is the mouthpiece. but NJ Delyannis the
that gentleman and the situation in which he tinds
himself have probably at least as mncn 20 90 VAT
Sous 81 po i Of great Experience and strong
will, who has more than once in the past opposed
and virtually defied the Crown. Between the two
parentiy fataiistic resolution Of Greece which 50
mpresses the special correspondents ~ Deyanhh,,s
country, Whether led or driven he has adop,ed
flag. For him to falter now would mean p2,,,c Al
collapse and the fury OF the mob. for TIE King 70
to appeal to the people 1t only ihlrtyhve years
since they chased another King out Of The country
keH to forget he eve1 for placed the
& AND &he hs best the Sa Of 70 ihf h.
since been spent
HIS CAREER.
crisis 0rs or s not His lie wh sh
passed in little else than series of diplomatic and
poa and oe M hs s S a
every right to be regarded as the typical repre-
oponnesian and an, academcal son Of Athens
whose life comedies almost exactly win the ns, ry
the War of Independence. and was stll In the nur-
fsf the GEEK !ns naOn as ee He
numbers seventy-one years. all OF which since no
of his eonn He " has n Pet nearly ali tho
chief offices in the Government and is now PRIME
tinguished diplon lists with whom he is measuring
Ss a. the Of he Great back Sc
his for he % ser Greco not Gn al ne
1862 and was already Minister for Foreign Affairs
He Was educated for the law but early obtained
a post in the Ministry OF the Interior as super
fFrk 81 h m wa
retary Of the Department When the revolution of,
was summoned by his colleagues TO take part in the
Provisional Government; and being returned to the
still remains faithful 70 him, he intriisted with
the Foreign Office. Then came the accession OF
surrection in Crete, when, the creians demanded
sympathy and support from Athens. That crisis
ended in the Conference OF Paris in 1859. which NJ
George The two are therefore old associates IN
the Cretan question and in boarding the Powers.
HIS NATIONALIST POLICY.
At the Paris Conference the aspirations OF Cree
the prestige of the rising diploma,ist suffered in
in Which he turned ' again to the profession Of law
However. he found a place in the Cabinet OF NJ
friend NJ Coumoundouros. into whose intrigues
with Russia he entered with ardor Foreign
Turkey. and to receive in return an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF territory. Accordingly, the Treaty OF San Ste
fano sooner concluded than VI. Delyannis
threw troops into ThessaIy as per asreeme M.
troops were Withdrawal, on condition that Greece
should be represented at the forthc9ming Berlin
who appeared at the ninth sitting and claimed
Crete as well an extension OF frontier on thu
which has never~so the creeks say-been properly
fulfilled The concession was a triumph for NJ.
He succeeded to the leadership of his party in due
course. and from that time until about two years
SsS ne in way Wh coups In M he d
feated that statesman. but was unable to form
and became Premier. His programme, ironically
Then the Rumelian rising took place. and tho
union OF the two s n NJ De yam
more flung himself nothing loath, into the ma:
tbs aest the Berlin frontiers and swors
that he would never give in The war fever rose
f to whe n and W Shouted
Delyannis held on. hoping for dissSnsons among
pronounced a blockade instead. he resigned. ex;
cusing himself to the excited mob by laying all
the blame upon the King
THE KING AND HIS MINISTER
This distinctly dsloyal conduct was the angry
outburst OF an ambitious and disappointed mai:
Had IL resulted in q revolution, as IL very wei
go TO show that NJ Delyannis himself was TO blame
?or all the trouble. The King refused to accept hts
resignation that ground; but eventually, after
week or two. NJ. Trcoupis consented 10 resume
the Premiership. Then. a little blood-letting hav
ing taken place the frontier, the Greek pre-
tensions were hastily withdrawn and the whole
the people Ii seems clear that II was NJ Delyan-
mis- who had worked up the excitable Greeks BY
ourishing before them the red rag OF asssSndss
| yocate. Four years later he turned out NJ. Tri-
coupis again and became Prime Minister for the
second time. In addition TO the Premiership. re
and later that OF Finance Did any man ever hold
so many offices In one Ministry? He made no pre-
tence OF economy this time. but boldly adopted Q
forward policy. opposing all reductions OF expend-
ture and taxation and seeking TO balance his
| budget by n tax on tobacco. In 1882 he again
came into conflict with the King. and refusing TO
submit the strength OF his majority IN the
| Chamber had to be dismissed. lie was replace'i
by NJ Tricoupis. who came In with great ma
jorty and remained at the head OF affairs, with tho
exception OF few months nterregnum. until 1895.
from the financial mire Into which she had sunk
more and more deeply are too Wei known 10 need
further reference. The swing OF the pendulum
threw aim In 1895. when he retired into private
! life and died the following year.
! Throughout the political eNcitements OF these
! latter days NJ Delyanns has been responsible for
! the policy OF Greece Looking back over his past.
| one can hardly think It mere coincidence For
more than thirty years he has been identified with
the same policy OF vainglorious ACKNOWLEDGMENT to
tho neglect OF Internal progress and the honorable
making final effort TO realize his ambitions. Pos
| sibly he has choice now. for noisy excitement
has become a national habit There II no country
| In Europe which has had so much done for II and
progress. as Greece And for that no one living n
more responsible than the present Prime Minister.