The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-29
RED HOT GREECE.
The Fat In the Fire So to
Speak, in Athenian
Politics.
DELYANNIS WON'T spUTTER OUT
Ralli's Talk Full Of Smoke and
Flame Shocking Tales
from Larissa.
DELYANNIs WON'T SpUTTER OUT
tBy Gable to the Associated Press. ]

ATHENS, April ~, lo5l-Ihe Ieg1Sla-
tive Assembly. convoked in extraordin-
ary session, assembled for the second
time yesterday evening, as cabled to the
Associated Press, and again adjourned
owing to the lack of a quorum, only nine
| ty-tive Deputies being present and one
| hundred and four being the number
necessary to proceed with business. The
adjournment last night was followed by
much excitement and cries of disap-
proval from the gallery.
After the adjournment, the Premier M.
Delyannis hao a long conference with
the King and the Opposition Deputies
held a prolonged meeting; but they broke
up without deciding upon programme.
| A crowd of fully ten thousand people
surrounded Parliament House when the
Deputies assembled, and many of the out
siders swarmed up the steps and invaded
| the yestibules. The throngs there and
other groups in the streets eagerly dis
| cussed the situation.
M. Ralli, the former Minister and Op-
position leader, was among the first of
the Deputies to arrive. He was cheered
and was accorded various other marks of
sympathy; but the crowd generally main
tanned the sullen demeanor engendered
days.
The Ministers reached the Parliament
House in closed carriages, the crowd
slowly opening way to allow them to
pass and respectfully saluting the occu-
pants of the vehicles.
The public galleries of the House were
thronged, among those present being
many ladies and members of the Diplo-
matte Corps.
When the President of the Legislative
Assembly. M. Zaimis, owing to the alb
! sence of a quorum, declared the sitting
closed, the announcement was greeted
with exclamations of impatience from
the members of the Opposition and with
cries of disapproval from the gallery.
As the excitement increased, NJ Ralli,
rising to his feet, motioned to his sup
porters to remain calm. His advice was
followed and the Deputies filed out of the
House.
The Opposition Deputies proceeded to
committee room, where they consulted
upon the failure of the session. The
fruitless meeting was very great disap-
pointment to the crowds outside the
House, who were waiting to hear the re-
| suit of the deliberations of the Deputies.
The MiniSteria1ists declare it imposSi-
ble as many of the Deputies will not be
able to reach the capital in time for the
session and several of the military mem
bers being at the seat of war, to hope for
a quorum being obtained this morning.
On the other hand, the members of the
Opposition quote the names of the sup
porters of the government who. although
present in Athens yesterday evening, did
not attend the assembling of the Depu-
ties in Parliament House.
After the sitting of yesterday, the i'm
patient crowds called upon the members
of the Opposition to appear and make a
statement. M. 2alser, well known mem
Der of the Opposition party in the LegiS-
lative Assembly, was specially called up
on by the crowds to address them. But,
although he was apparently the first
choice Of the people, it was M. Valetta
who from, the top of the great steps lead
ing into Parliament House, made speech
to the people.
M. valetta said in part:-'Tn view of
the desertion of the government, the
Chamber and the country look to the
King to do his duty and safeguard public
order. Have confidence in the Opposition,
ests of the country.
These words, uttered with great en-
phasis aad significance, were greeted with
frantic applause and the applause was
shortly afterwards renewed upon the ap-
pearance of NJ Ralli. The crowd gave
the popular leader a tremendous ovation.
Six thousand people escorted him to his
house. On arriving there the crowd in
sisted upon a speech and NJ Ralli ap-
peared upon a balcony from whence he
made brief address, during the course
THE government, by it's desertion, has
committed suicide. 1t is our duty to
maintain order and show that we are
now fighting for our homes.
This sentiment caused the crowd to
burst into loud cheering, after which the
people slowly dispersed to their homes
an interview today, said the fact that
! there was no quorum in the Legislative
Assembly yesterday was due to the alb
sence of the Opposition Deputies and he
| expressed the hope that enough Deputies
would be present today to enable the
House to proceed to business
Continuing, M. Delyannis remarked -
1--WE shall then. submit to the decision of
the House We cannot leave the posts
the nation has assigned to us, l do not
admit we have failed in our duty in any
way during this momentous time through
which we are passing. We have not re-
signed and we shall not resign unless the
Chamber declares it withdraws it's con-
fidence from us. Nothing except a vote
Of want Of confidence upon the part Of
the Chamber or an expression of want of
confidence upon the part of the Crown
will induce us to relinquish the govern
ment of the country"
The King summoned M. Delyannis. the
Premier, this morning, and called upon
MN to tender his resignation His Ma
\ Jesty subsequently entrusted the Opposi-
ton leaders with the task of forming a
new Cabinet
g P. M.)-The new Ministery will GER
tainly include M. Ralli as Premier and
MN. Teotolxi. Sfmopopulo, Skouloudis
Colonel Toamados, Tricoupis, Carapanos
and Deligeorgis,.
As. soon as the new Cabinet is formed
the Premier and the Ministers of War and
Marine will start for Pharsalos.
The fighting between the Greeks and
Turks at Velestino, at the junction of the
railroad connecting this port with Larissa
and PharsaloS,i was only series of
skirmishes but they were most favorable
to the Greeks, Velestino is about Ton
miles west of Volo
The telegraph operator at Pharsalos bas
learned from the operator at Larissa that
order prevails there and that the women
and Children are returning to the town.
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