The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-17

RECOGNIZE GREEK i
REVOLUIl0NISTS
venizeIos, Former Premier At
Head Of Revolt Against
I Z = Kingc Constantine
MONARCH LOSES EVEN
/ sEMBLANcE or POWER
|. g.. Er. -.--a
.Al New Greece Breaks Away and
!. :s =. Follow Leader To
/, AlRes Camp

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|; LONDON, October l7--Tbe Entente
Allies have formally recognized the
revolutionary government set up in
Greece Eby the Ttipmvirate, headed by
former Premier yshiseios. ~
This Is the last step in the sepsa-
tionaI history VI Greece during the last
few months In that time the internal
situation in the country never has been
better than desperate, and it has
grown steadily worse from tie point of
view Of the King and his party. 5'
For weeks the King has ceased to
have even sefnblhnee Of authority,
and even in AtHens and the surround.
ing country. wherehe has been strong
est, his power has been diminished seri.
oiisly. ....,--,r
M. veaizclos in Crete "a, d X
Crete, where The Nshizeiist move
ment has establishea fta headquarters,
81 entirely in the hands. Of the revolu.
tionists, and there NJ. Nsnizelos went
some weeks ago, narrowly escaping
capture at the hands Of the royalists.
4 Almost Immediately afterward the
Islands of Mytilene, Thhsos, Chios and
Samos repudiated the govefhmept of
|iAthens In Ebirns and Larisea procla-
mRfipns II iudaneuaefle have been
fssaed ami eGsic Z lie feIdp hhess b re-
ported 10, be breaking under the, strain
and wayering in its loyalty! x. "A
Claims and dcouptef,claims have been
made for the king. At one time his
friends insisted that he was ready to
accept the terms Of the Allies and fight
in their ranks; at anothersit was de
.lsred that he would not rescind his
statements Of an earlier and happier
time. The capture of, Greek troops by
the Brlgars and their removal. to Ger.
many, t'to be held on neutral stains
until after the war" famed the flame
of revolt in Greece, and the subsequent
action Of the government, at Athens
added to the discomfort. .-.',, ...ss, s,
Kalogeropoulos IinpOtent .''' 3. .
The formation of the government
under the premiership of NJ. Kaloger.
opoulos did nothing to ease the situa.
tion, for the Allied Powers declined to
meet it half way. As u consequence,
il broke down, and the present govern.
ment, under a well-knOwn university
professor, was Installed.
The actual revolutionary movement
began in the island of Mitylene some
months ago. 1t was followed by the
national defense movement at Saloni'
ka with the establishment of revo-
lutionary government in this, the larg
est of Greek ports.
Next came Crete, last month come
the news of stirring in the same di.
rectiOn at sJanina in EPirus.
All In Newer Greece
All these--Crete, Mytilene, Macedo'
mia, and Epirus--are the new Greece
of Venizelos = creation, and il has rest.
ed with that statesman to give the
word before a revolutionary movement
could take on the appearances of the
real thing or receive the support Of the
| Allies. '~'.- ''.
| Nor does one.half the area and popu,
lation of Greece measure the full power
of Venizelos For, whereas in the pro
vinces Of new Greece which have akeu
their stand with him against the King
the Vehizelist sentiment is virtually
una nimOus. There is no reason TO be-
liepe that in the other half of the
kingdom popular feeling Isl solidly
ON the side Of King Constantine.
II has been known for weeka that
whenever Venizelos decided that the
moment had come to force an issue, o
very large element in old Greece would
come to his side, and the King would
find himeslf' at the head of a small
minority Of the nation, and, il allied
success in Macedonia continues, Of the
army ~ ytil, r. - ',g5A.,