The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-08
GREEK CABINET BOLTS
after EXCITING SCENE
Premier VeniseIos Resigned; He
Had Plain Talk With
Constantine
Believe That Their Move Is In
Line With Public
Appreciation
Roumania Rapidly Dispatching
Soldiers TO the Bulgarian
BorderIand
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ,

Paris, October Cit is reported
here that the landing Of French
troops at SaIonika was enthusiast
tiealIy greeted by the Greek people.
Paris, October 6.-The resignation
Of Prime Minister Venizelos il is
stated here will not stop the landing
of allied troops on Greek soil for the
defense Of Servia.
Athens, Greece, October 6.-Rou
manian troops have been dispatched
to the Bulgarian border. Troops are
being concentrated near Gurgego and
trenches are being constructed on the
been reported to have been called to
the coiors.
Athens. October 6.--Aftcr a confer
enCc with King Constantine. i'm which
there was the plainest speaking on
both sides. Premier Venizelos and
members of the cabinet resigned and
the session of the Greek chamber adj =
jOurned. amid scenes of wild disorder
There was talk of the formation of
coalition cabinet. The city is greatly
excited
After his conference with King
Constantine Premier VenizeIos re-
turned to the chamber of deputies and
made statement of the causes of the
disagreement. He then announced the
resignation of the entire cabinet The
resignation of Premier fenizelos was
wholly unexpected.
Point On Which They Broke.
The point on which the king and the
premier broke is that of the landing
of British troops at Saloniki, Greece
TO send across Greece TO aid Serbia
Public opinion i'm Greece is that IL is
necessary for the entente powers TO
give assistance to Serbia. King Con
stantine. on the other hand, because
of his German connections, has been
an object of suspicion by those seek
ing the aid of Greece for the allied
cause.
II is considered that he signed the
order for mobilization of the Greek
troops and consented to the landing
OF French troops at Saloniki, with a
personal reservation that Greece
should not go to war with Bulgaria
Germany's ally.
What Cabinet Expected.
Premier VeniZelos and other cabi-
net members had expected that the
king would stand with him in COM
pleting the foreign policy for Greece
which would go the full course In the
Balkan situation with active warfare
on Bulgaria.
London, October 6.-King COnstan
tine of Greece has accepted the res
ignation of the VeniZelos cabinet, &C
cording TO an official dispatch which
reached here
London, October G.-Reuter's Ath-
ems correspondent states that Rumania
is hurriedly dispatching troops to the
Bulgarian frontier and otherwise Is
taking extraordinary military meas
ures.
Resignation Was Forced.
limited Press Dispatch.l
Athens. Greece, October 6.--Beliey-
ing that Greece was about to be
forced into war by Prime Minister
venizelos. King Constantine hurried
to the capital and forced the reslgna-
ton of the minister within two hours
of his arrival. The king was at hi:
summer home a few miles from here
when he heard that the prime minis
ter had made sensational speech be-
fore the chamber of deputies I'm which
he declared that Greece must resort
to arms II Bulgaria attacked Servia.
nrdered Hie Auto
He ordered his automobile at once
and hurried to the capital. lie looked
over the stenographic report of the
speech for a few moments and short
time after the prime minister wa:
reported to have left the chamber. II
is reported that the prime minister
had arranged TO make an even more
startling statement before the cham
her after his first speech. The kinl
had been at the palace only short
while before the report that Venice
los had resigned was confirmed.
London, Oct. Greece Is now thu
central point of the storm which Il
likely to break over the Balkans a
any moment. The Greek premier
Eleutherios venizelos, has carried hi
policies through the Greek chambe
with a majority of forty. some mem
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