The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-12-09
vEN|zELOS VOICES
SPIRIT OF REVOLT
Crown Advised Further Usurpa-
ton of Constitution May
Bring on Strife-Re-
SentS Coercion.

Paris. Dec. 7.-Lliphtherious Venice
los, ex-premier of Greece. has issued
manifesto addressed in the name of
the liberal party to the people of his
countrdy, advising abstention from
voting In the forthcoming general cleo
tons. The manifesto was issued No
vember 81, but its transmission by tel
government, and it reached Paris to-
day by mail.
The manifesto calls attention to the
fact that the internal crisis was
brought about solely by the wrestling
of power from those to whom the peo-
pie had confided it at the last cleo
ton.
DAY by day." says NJ. Venizelos,
the constitution is deformed into a
simple scrap of paper and we find our
selves at present in a deviation from
our policies amounting to suppress
sion OF the constitutional regime"
Explains Party Aims.
Ex-premier Venizelos points out
what he calls the entire absence of
necessity or excuse for an appeal TO
the people for the second time in a
few months, amid thesconfusion of war.
He declares the chamber of depu-
ties overturned the Greek cabinet, not
Tor the mere pleasure Of exercising its
opposition, and that it would have ac-
copied the new cabinet with the sole
exclusion OF the minister who had in
suited the chamber and says:
In spite of the affront intention
ally inflicted upon the national rem
resentation by the promotion of that
minister to the highest grade at the
royal court, and in spite of his main
tenanee in the reconstructed ministry
the opposition contented itself with de.
claring that it would abstain from the
sessions.
THE chamber had in view only the
defense OF Its own dignity and had
no intention of interfering with the
passage Of urgent laws. All these CON
cessions were insufficient to turn the
government from its decision to dis
solve the chamber and to proceed with
the elections while all the men in the
kingdom who could be mobilizcd were
under arms,
1.-THE ancient regime that was
thought to have been abolished nv The
revolution Of 1909, came again to life
with the ministry Of the month of Feb
ruary. Beaten in the elections this
regime concentrates all it's forces TODAY
In supreme effort to suppress the
liberties OF the people because It cannot
live otherwise" -.
Iron Rule Of the King.
After calling attention to what he
elections impossible, M. Venizelos de-
clares that the government is secretly
arranging 70 have home on leave all
modified men which it can count upon
to vote for government conditions
while all the adversaries of the govern =
ment are being refused leaves of alb
sence.
1.-The duty of the liberal party" says
the ex-premier, sis. not to participate
in the political comedy, whose object
is to prevent a manifestation of the
national will, and to give an appearance
which would be false that the elections
were an approval by the people of the
non-execution of the treaty OF alliance
thanks to which Greece has extended
her frontiers as far as Nestos."
The liberal party has no intention to
abandon the struggle, and 1t would be
a mistake thus to interpret its decision,
saws M. Venizelos, who adds that the
party's object now Is to prevent inter-
necine strife and to leave the questions
at issue to be settled after the exterior
crisis has passed, ''if the disasters now
being prepared by the government do
not take on such proportions that the
faith in future Hellenism be not en-
tirely shaken" .