New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-08

Entente powers.
--Py cable 10 The Tahulel
London. Nov. The rev Ireek
Cabinet formed by VI. Skou-
loudis was accepted to-day by King
Constantine and sworn into Office. with
.he exception Of the Premier, who
takes the portfolio of Foreign Affairs
all its members served in the Z~imiS
Cabinet. and the new ministry Will
carry on the former governments pol
icy Of maintaining neutrality. 1t VIII
be presented TO the chamber for ap
proval tomorrow.
The new Cabinet is at the mercy u
The Venizelos majority in the chamber'
but the impression is that no attempt
will he made 10 turn it out. thus avoid
ing dissolution OF Parliament and a
CONSEQUENT election the result Il
which could not be predicted while the
army remains mobilized.
As announced in Athens tonight, the
Cabinet ia composed OF the following
ministers:
Nlrl.er OF Justice and communica;ions-D. G.
RaaIls
Minister o., Interior ". Gounafi'.
Nf,ister q National Economy-M. TheoioSis
Minister ~ War-Geaeral Ysnakitsa'.
,.-nls,er OF Marne-Aimirsl countourious
Minister Of Finance-stephen Drasoumis'
r,..,i., and Minister Of Foreign Afairs-M
ssouloudis .-,,,.,.
,f-is,s- o., Public fns;ruc,lon--M. Michelidkis
The only change beside that OF
Premier is the appointment Of NJ. Iheo-
tokis as Minister of National Economy
new department. The post ne
formerIy held is taken By NJ. Michel
idkis.
Pol. y Is Problematic.
With The experiences Of the last SIX
months in mind, there is little lneii
tion here to attempt forecast OIL t-e
new governments policy. eltner WIN
relation TO the Allies at Salonlea OF 10
the Venizelos majority in the Cnamoer
Changes in Greece are too Kaleidoscope
to offer any basis for prediction e5pe-
cially when l. is remembered that Nen-
twice through Understanding /. e
situation, lost direction of affairs.
That .ie KIM will not risk disso,-
Iut;on Of Parliament seems assured.
Not only have the Entente powers
tbrouch the Russi.I Minister. frownt
on any such procedure. but the Lct -
frauobt with too much peril TO the
Crown itself.
The plan now. according to advices
from Athens, whether the new Cabinet
is approved or not. is TO prorogue the
chamber within the next ten days.
when its legally required sitting OF
three months will have expired
Such a plan has advantages for Dol
s;des and the chief one, particularly
onnbasized in the Greek press, is me
reinforcement Of any internal crisis NJ
III foreign danger is little further re
moved from Greek doors. Giyer
month or two. it is hoped that there
will be a clearing of the uncertainties
with which the whole situation at pres
ent is surrounded.
A Conflict of Hopes.
While the King and the pro-German
element hope that before then leu
tonic supremacy will be established IN
Serbia. and Greece thus freed Of the
necessity Of maintaining an expensive
nobilization, the Venizelos group IS
rounting no less that the Allies plans
and strength in the Balkans will be
sufficiently unfolded to remove all
doubt OF their ultimate victory.
Thus again Allied policy, through ITS
obscurity and its weakness with REL
erence 10 Serbia, is losing an oppor-
tunitv at Athens, as II lost an oppor-
tunitv al Sofia two months ago.
Nothing would so strengthen the
Land OF Venizelos in combating the
neutral policy of the King as the land
inc. not Of 1900 or 10000 French and
british AT Salonica, but Of force with
sufficient striking power 20 win the re-
spect of Bulgar and Greek alike.
While NJ. Skouloudis has not taken
an active part in the war or neutralist
movements. IL is generally believed that
no is favcrably inclined TO the Entente
nowers. He is remembered here for his
work at the Peace Conference follow
ing the first Balkan war. He was Min
ister Of Foreign Affairs in the Rhallis
Cabinet in 1897.
Some surprise is expressed that Cen
eral Yanakitsss, who is credited with
responsibility for the overthrow OF the
ZaImis Ministry, should remain in the
new Cabinet. ". Venizelos, who con-
trolls a majority in the chamber, took
exception to a statement by the War
Minister. and when an apology was not
forthcoming brought about the vote
which showed lack Of confidence in
the government