Evening star., 1915-03-10
RULER CONFIRMS
GREC|AN CABINET
New Ministers Selected on
Neutrality Basis by NJ.
Gournaris.
CHAMBER TO DISSOLVE
AFTER AN ADJOURNMENT
London Journal Predicts Many I'm
portant Events Are Soon to
- Take Place.

LONDON, March 1o.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from Ath-
ems says NJ. Gounaris submitted the
list of his new cabinet to King Con-
stantine Tuesday night. The king con-
hrmed the appointments of the new
ministers who will be sworn in .tomor-
row. The cabinet follows:
Premier and minister of war NJ
Gournaris.
Foreign minister. Christakia zogra-
phos.
Minister of communications, NJ. Bal
tadjis-
Minister of instruction. NJ. Vozikis.
Minister of finance, NJ. Protopa pa
dakis.
Minister of the interior, NJ. Trianta-
nllakos-
Minister of national economy. NJ.
E.utaxias.
Minister of justice. NJ. Isaldaris.
Minister of marine. NJ. Stratas.
Will Dissolve Chamber.
A dispatch to the Times from Athens
says:
M. Gournaris consented to form a
new cabinet on receiving the kings
sanction to dissolve the chamber after
an adjournment for A month. Accord
ing to the constitution. general cleo
tion must be held within forty-flve
days after parliament is dissolved.
M Gournaris is one of the most dis
tinguished of the younger Greek poll
ticians- He is a good speaker and has
a considerable fund of knowledge, par
ticularly In financial matters.
His policy will be one of neutrality.
marked by a favorable disposition to-
ward Serbia
London View of Crisis.
The London Times, in an editorial to-
day on the Greek crisis, says:
Many events, more important to
Greece and the other Balkan states
than change of ministries. are likely
20 happen within the month which will
elapse before the chamber dissolves.
The ministerial crisis in Greece is still.
in some respects. obscure, but it's main
cause is well known.
TT Is remarkable that the chief of the
Creek general staff. Gen. Dousmanis,
who was suspended IT January for an
attack upon Premier Nenfzelos. was re-
stored to his functions on the very day
that the committee of former premiers
was summoned by the king to consider
the cabinet crisis. He attended this
committee meeting last Friday.
The whole story of what took place
at the meeting remains TO be disclosed.
but all Athens knows that Saturday
morning M. Venizelos visited the Brit
ish less ton. where the French and Rus
sian ministers were present. That night
the cabinet resigned.
The obvious inference is that King
Constantine disapproved the policy for
sent Of the council. Had Eenizelos not
carried the council with him he would
hardly have wished to meet the repre-
sentatives of the entente powers after
the council meeting had risen
NJ. venize1os is too sagacious and
we'll Informed to entertain encour-
age aspirations on the part Of Greece
for the possession Of Constantinople.
but he is permeated with a deep con-
Creeks to Byzantium. and could hardly
consent to stand idly by while
strangers forced the Dardanelles and
the walls which defended Greek ma
tionality. Greek faith and Greek learn
ing for more than 1000 years"
Possible Stand Of King.
. The article proceeds to argue that
the King Of Greece may not be un-
willing. for personal reasons connected
with his obligations to the German
: emperor. to see his own policy over
borne by the national demand for re-
turn to power of venizelos, and says
II is not likely that he will lightly
risk the loss of national favor by per-
manently discarding the greatest
. statesman of modern Greece for adopt
ing and adhering to a thoroughly ma
tional policy.
AT the same time" the editorial con-
. -
. stop gap ministry are clear. from a
family and personal standpoint. its dis
advantages from the loss of Greece's g
opportunity are equally clear"