Evening journal., 1897-04-30
RALLT NOW PREMIER
Opposition Party Forms a Cabinet
at Athens.
POWERS ASK TURKEY FOR ARMISTICE
Russia, France and Great Britain to Use
Their Good Offices For Peace-Fighting
Continues In Epirus and Thessaly.
King George May Abdicate.

King George May Abdicate.
Athens, April SO.-As was anticipated.
the Delyannis ministry has fallen, and
the Opposition. under the lead of III.
Rail-, has formed a cabinet. The fol-
lowing is a list of the new ministers:
Premier and Minister of Marine-M.
Ralli
Minister of Warm. Tsamavos.
Minister of Finance-M. Simopoulo.
Minister of Education-M. Carapanos.
Minister of the Interior-M. Teotaoh.
Demetrius Ralli, the new premier and
minister of marine, was the leader of
the Opposition. 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.
He is so years old and studied at the
universities Of Athens and Paris.
Anargyros Simopoulo, the new min
lister Of finance, is a deputy from Par
nessis, and, like the other members Of
the cabinet, has been a prominent
member of the Opposition. Several
times he has been minister of justice.
Constantine Carapanos Is a deputy
from Arta and one of the most dis
tinguished financiers Of Greece. This
is the second time that he has been ap-
pointed to this department Of the cabi-
net.
George TeotaoH is a deputy from
Corfu and was minister of the interior
under Prime Minister Tricoupis.
M. Tsamavos has long been asso-
ciated with M. Rail- in his campaign
against royalty.
NJ Delyannis, the retiring premier,
has made the following statement;
King George summoned me to the
palace yesterday and declared that
exceptional circumstances compelled
him to replace the cabinet and to
form a new ministry from the ranks
of the Opposition. He begged me to
second his efforts 1 refused to tender
my resignation, not because Of my
love of power, but in order that such
a step might not be misinterpreted. I
urged the king to use the privilege of
the crown, declaring that 1 was ready
TO sign the royal decree provided the
latter cast no blame upon US. / added
that there was no reason TO fear that
such a measure would be considered
by Europe as a censure upon the gov
ernments policy. Judgment would be
formed as to that after the new cabi-
net had been tried"
NJ. Delyannis added: Il cannot di-
vulge the policy which I considered
necessary. 1 can only say that the
country would have emerged from its
trials without loss of territory and
could have obtained a ratification Of
the northern frontier by abandoning
Crete, according to the demands 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 as
Eured because of the rectincation OF the
frontier line adjudged in the treaty Of
Berlin"
During the negotiations for the re-
construction of the ministry from the
Opposition, NJ. Rail- opposed the pro-
posal to make NJ. Sotiropoulo premier
and said, Setting aside all false mod
esty, I must be recognized. / am the
premier designated by events"
The Opposition leaders acquiesced ir
this view, but NJ. Deligeorgis refused &c
join the ministry unless the premier
were chosen outside the regularly con
etituted parties in the boulo. To this
M. Ralli replied that he could not anc
would not attempt to form a ministry
without the support of the other Oppo.
sition sections in the assembly, and h'
tried to induce NJ. Deligeorgis to join
The public tension is much relieved
by the change of ministers. and it /!
now believed that all serious danger o.
internal disorder is removed.