New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-22
Former Premier Says
He Is Considering
Rebellion.
ISLAND PEOPLE
DISOWN KING
Take Steps to Join in
the War Against
Bulgarians.

Athens, Sept 20 via London Sept.
2n. - Eliptherlos Venizelos, the
former Premier and Cretan states
man, was asked to-day as TO the truth
underlying the repeated reports that
he is going to Salonica to put himself
at the head OF temporary revolution
airy government. In reply he said:
81 cannot answer now. must wait a
brief time and see what the govern
ment proposes TO do before deciding on
the course it will be best to adopt in
tn. event that Greece does not enter
the war.
AS said on August q, il the King
will not hear the voice of the people,
we must ourselves devise what it is
best to do. / do not know what that
will be, but long continuation of the
present situation would be intolerable.
Already We have suffered all the
agonies OF a disastrous war, while re-
naming neutral.
"We have had ten months OF mo-
bilization with all the consequent
hardshps to the families OF the men
modified, while both Balkan wars only
included thirteen months. with greater
funds. available for the relief of the
families Of the soldiers.
RArounts Iniuries 10 Greece
"Our boundaries have been invaded,
towns, crops and farms have been de-
stroyed, and many horrors enacted.
We have had all the financial burdens
of war and the cost of maintaining a
useless mobilization. The morale OF
the army, which three years ago was
at the topmost pitch. has been de-
stroyed by inaction and is now COM
pletely gone. Then We had victori-
Gus. now we have beaten, army.
I'VE have even over an entire army
corps of Greeks held prisoners OF war
in a foreign country, and already we
have paid the Bulgsrs an immense war
Indemnity, amounting, in military
equipment, property destroyed and loot
OF Greek cities occupied, TO over s4o'-
100000.
"And finally We are, perhaps. on the
verge of making now, at last, that war
which we have not fought, but have
paid for in blood, tears and treasure
"And if Greece does not enter the
war;" he was asked.
Calls Pledges Worthless.
"If the Germans and Bulgars are
successful" replied Venizelos, certain
ly all of Macedonia is lost to US. You
have seen what the Germano- Bulgar
guarantees are worth in their written
pledge that they would not occupy
Kavsla, Drama or Series.
"If the Entente Allies are victorious
as | profoundly believe they Will be-
We risk, first, a separate peace between
the Allies and the Bulgars, whereby
the latter may be permitted. TO retain
the Greek territory they nave occupleo
with the consent of Greece
"Or in the event Of a complete Allied
conquest of Bulgaria. why should the
Serbs. for example. return to US VINO
Lave not kept our treaty alliance with
,bom. those parts of Greek Macedonia
they and their allies have not taken
from us, who gave them up. unresist-
ing. but which would then nave oeeh
CONQUERED at the point of the bayonet
from the Bugars, to whom we had sur
And Salonica." il was suggested
"Who is to say" replied Venizelos.
that the Entente Allies may not con-
sider the circumstances necessitstlng
tbo ul.imatum Of June 81 were not also
of a character to nullify the Allied
ContInued on page s, column