Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-06
Constitution Deformed.

eminent and it reached Paris today by
mail.
Constitution Deformed.
The manifesto calls attention to the
fact that the internal crisis WAS
brought about solely by the wrestling I
Of power from those to whom the peo-
pie had confided in at the last cleo
ton
Day by day" says NJ. Venizelos. the
constitution is deformed into a simple
scrap Of paper and we find ourselves
at present in deviation from our pol
icies amounting to suppression of the
constitutional regime"
The ex-premier points out what he
calls the entire absence of necessity or
excuse for an appeal to the people for
| the second time in few months amid
| the confusion of war.
Against New Minister.
He declares the chamber of deputies
overturned the Greek cabinet not for
the mere pleasure of exercising its OPP
position, and that 1t would have ac-
cepted the new cabinet with the sole
exclusion of the minister who had in
suited the chamber, and says:
in spite Of the affront Intentionally
inflicted on the national representa-
ton by the promotion of that minister
to the highest grade at the royal court.
and in spite of his maintenance in the
reconstructed ministry, the opposition
contented itself with declaring 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 pass
age of urgent laws All these conces-
+ sions were insufficient to turn the gov
eminent from its decision to dissolve
| the chamber and to proceed with the
! elections while all the men In the king
dom who could be modified were un-
der arms.
Revive Ancient Regime.
1.-THE ancient regime that was
thought to have been abolished by the
revolution OF 1903 came again to life
with the ministry of the month of Feb
ruary.
Beaten in the elections. this regime
concentrates all its forces today in
/ supreme effort to suppress the liber-
ties Of the people because it cannot live
otherwise
Election Plot Hfnted.
After calling attention to what he
terms the difficulties that make fair
elections impossible. Nj. Venizelos de-
clared that the government is secretly
arranging to have home on leave all
modified men which it can count on to
vote for government conditions, while
all the adversaries of the government
are being refused leaves OF absence.
THE duty of the liberal party" says
the eX-premier, lis not to participate
IN the political comedy whose object Is
TO prevent a manifestation of the ma
Itional will and to give an appearance
which would be false, that the elections
were an approval by the people Of the
Inonexecution Of the treaty Of alliance.
thanks to which Greece has extended
her frontiers as far as Nestos"
| To Not Abandon Fight.
The liberal party has no intention I'd
abandon the struggle and it would be
a mistake to thus interpret its decis-
lion, says NJ Venizelos, who adds that
the party's object now is to prevent
Einternecine strife and TO leave the ques-
Etions at issue to be settled after the
exterior crisis has passed; "if the dis
asters now being prepared by the gov
ernment do not take on such proper
tons that the faith in future HELEN
ism be not entirely shaken