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CABINET OUT; new
CRISIS in GREECE
ZAIMIS MINISTRY RESIGNS WHEN
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FAILS,
147 TO ia.
KING TO DECIDE NEXT STEP
Dissolution of Parliament May Follow
Victory of venizeIos Forces-Allies
Hope for Countrys Aid in
Balkan Campaign.
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS.

OhCEN VA 6INEi hESlGNS.
Athens, Nov. 6.-The Greek paria-
ment passed a vote of lack of conf
dence in the Zaimis cabinet, which
Immediately resigned. Premier Zai-
mis- has been the strongest force for
continued Greek neutrality. He sue
ceeded Premier VenizeIos because
King Constantine deemed the latter
too strongly pro-war in his views. The
Zamis cabinets overthrow presum-
ably foreshadows Greece's entrance
into the war on the Allies side.
discussion of proposed military
laws, the report of the break says,
raised a question between the minis
ter of war, General Yanakitsas, and
the majority party of former Premier
Venizelos. VenizeIos insisted he had
been insulted and demanded an apol-
ogy and Premier zaimis decided to
ask vote of confidence.
London, Nov. 6.-The defeat of the
Greek government in the chamber of
deputies and the consequent resigna-
ton of the Zaimis cabinet is the latest
sensation afforded by the Balkans.
While, of course, it was understood
that Eleutherios Venizelos, the former
premier, had it in his power to turn
the government out whenever he so
desired, having the majority in the
chamber at his back, the fall of Zaimis
came Unexpectedly, as it was believed
that the leader of the majority had de-
cided to accord the premier sufficient
support to enable him to remain in
office for the present at least.
Vote is 147 to ia.
AS SO often happens, however, a
vote of confidence was demanded by
the government on matter of minor
importance-so some difference of opiu-
ion between M. Venizelos and the
minister of war, General Yankanitzas,
on military proposals-and the gov
eminent was defeated by a vote of
lat to -114.' ~
By handing the resignation of his
cabinet to King Constantine, M. zaim-
is again places on the king the respon
sibility of deciding the future policy |
of his country In London, the first |
impression was that the defeat of the |
government would mean the imme-
diate recall of NJ Venizelos and the
fulfilment of the original agreement
between him and the Allied powers to
go to the assistance of Serbia.
May Dissolve Parliament.
In this belief the news caused a
distinct rally on the stock exchange.
Later dispatches from Athens, how
ever, indicated a possible dissolution
of parliament Should this course be
taken it would be at least two months
before an election could be held and
the new chamber meet at Athens. In
the meantime either the Zaimis cabi-
net, the resignation of which has not
been accepted, with perhaps a change
in the ministry of war or some other
cabinet favoring the kings policy of
continued neutrality, would have
charge of affairs and consequently
there would be no change in the mill
tary situation.
Even should M. Venizelos be called
on to form a new government it is not
certain that he would join the Allies
at the present, but the quadruple en-
tente would have the assurance that
Greece would not turn against them.