The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20

se-aion 80 OctSisf !, of nest year But
my tdt.tstrie- we're against ~" var
~ favor ~ EpNis and IN" Aiiie- and
thsy wanted ~ have Parliament dlS.
solved in order "a u" free and lnIi,o-"
their policy during he" long electoral
perIud. compel re country 20 Hssunr"
W. crave fospou' ibiil'i"r ~ their pol.
;~y and defeat my party ~ thcy atm
dei1i. ,honneIy.s they ar" able to No.
1T In not true that I haS" remained
isolated aud that Tho pcofbi" are now
detached from my party u II impos-
aibic here io force the Government to
ednpt TIA. policy wanted by the people.
as happened IN Italy. because there IA
no freedom left In Greece. Meetings
and demonstrations are prohibited. al.
though the spirit Of the liellenes In
united In solidarity with devastated
serbia and animat~i by the realixable
vision Of a greater Greece. My politi-
cal conduct has always been inspired
with these ideals. II would DO possible
md even easy to make the voice OF the
Greek people heard. but In the present
circumstances this would lead to blood
shed, perhaps even to civil war. and l
want to spare my country THIS mis-
fortune"
referring to the foreign policy. ven-
izelos said:
81 still remain in~controvertibly con-
WINGED that the final victory OF the con-
'ic, will rest with the Allies. The Allies
arc bound to be victorious. because the
Central Empires failed to win at the
Nrs, outbreak Of the war when they
we're fully prepared. while the prepara-
ton OF tho Allies was incomplete: they
can never hope to win now when
against the slow but fatal exhaustion
of their forces a greater coordination
Of the forces Of the Allies 10 being
opposed. am still convinced that
the welfare and safety OF Greece
lie In the union with the Allies. VINO
not only have always been our friends.
but above all have the dominion Of the
sea, upon which the future Of Greco
depends. $780,
does not avert but pose'o the war
With Bulgaria. while exposing herself
to the danger Of having to fight alone
nm enemy increased In strength ana
power. .
y intervening last January as
insisted until the very eve OF my resig.
nation Greece with minor efforts would
nave secured greater advantages. NO"
I can say that my third report to tht
King. which. unlike the two preceding
ones, has not been made public ant
still remains n secret. related to Greece
military participation In the enterprise
OF the Dardanelles. I then pointed on
that Greece would have secured the ex
,ensive compensa lions h hoped fol
merely by contributing In a limited de
gree military MD to France and Eng
land. Such compensations would hav'
consisted OF territorial concessions o
great Importance on the coasts or ASH
Minor had I pound m self to supply
single division Of tho army for Liant
operations. but l even think that tn
single help OF our feet would have beef
sufficient.
AS for tho landing OF the Anglo
french forces at Salonica, / can as
sure you that as soon as l suspected
during the second half OF Septembe
that mobilization in Bulgaria was immi
nent foresaw tha our General stat
would refuse to aid Serbia because sh
vas not In a position to supply IN
10000 soldiers she was bound b,
treaty to place ut Greece's disposal.
Il therefore decided to face such
refusal with n valid argument an
asked France and England II they wer
willing to supply the contingent O
troops that Serbia could not AFFORD I
spare. I declared then that l was no
certain of the Kings consent and tina
therefore Grecce's intervention woul
not necessarily follow as a matter o
course. When I communicated to tn
King the affirmative replies Of Franc
ana f.nRldTu ne Feplltu tfdl Hc "
prefer foreign roops not to land O
Greek territory. I communicated tn
Kings reply 10 these two Powers. an
on October : I received Il note from tn
French Miniete AT Athens announcin
hat the first contingent Of Frenc
troops had arrived at Salon!ca. tn
note also declared that France an
England, Serbia's allies. were sendin
troops to help her and to keep up thei
communications with her. and that the
relied on Greece not opposing the meas
ures taken In Serbia's interest. as Greco
was equally Serbia's ally.
"As the casus fpderis Justifyin
9reece's Intervention in favor OF Ser
bia had not yet occurred I proteste
against the landing of the Anglo-Frenc
troops at Salonica because Greece wa
still neutral. I could not but be glat
however. because I was certain tina
bulgaria was on the point OF attackin
Serbia and that a Serbo-Greek arm
as well as an Anglo-French army o
Immediately open hostilities and ou
victory be certain. ON October 5, how
ever. l was compelled to resign, as III
Kin ~disapproved what l had done.
81 do not know the intentions OF n
present Cab!net in respect OF the a
lied troops now at Salonica and
Macedonia, Greece's duty continues
be that OF fighting on Serbia's sid
since she is still her ally and both III
honor and her future are at stake"