Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-03
VENREL0S ASSA|LS
GREEK GOVERNMENT
Nation Held on Verge of Eco
nomic, Material and Moral
Bankruptcy.
ACCUSES POLITICIANS
OF STIRRING DISC0RD
Lays Great Stress on the Bulgarian
Peril-Macedonians Demand
Protection for Saloniki.

ATHENS. April 3.-Former Premier
patton in Greek politics by replying in
the Herald. his personal organ. to King
Constantne's recent interview pub
lished in the Berliner Tageblatt.
The article. occupying an entire page.
reviews completely the position of the
Greek monarch since the dissolution of
the last chamber of deputies. and calls
attention to what the former premier
terms the helplessness of the straw
men" in the government.
NJ. Eenizelos. in communicating to the
said it was the first of series dealing
extensively with the present situation
of Greece. With regard to possible
change in the political complexion of
Greece, he said that he could see no
prospect of any alteration in the pres
ent government without immense pres
sure through public sentiment
Intrigues Are Charged.
In his article the former premier &C
cuses politicians in power of intriguing
King Constantine and himself. Re-
ferring to the kings alleged character-
cation of his former minister as a
dreamer, NJ. Eenizelos says:
BY keeping the country in state of
chronic peaceful war, through pur-
poselesS mobilization the present gov
eminent has brought Greece to the
verge of economic, material and moral
bankruptcy. This policy, unhappily. is
not dream. but downright folly.
He reviews his own political career
from the time Sir Edward Grey, the
British secretary for foreign affairs.
promised concessions in Asia Minor
equal in extent and vastly richer than
all of Greece at the present time" and
adds.
IF King George in 1912 had taken
the stand King Constantine took in 1915
ne would have been the cause of the
certain wreck of our national aspira-
tions, now happily realized.
Cites Bulgarian Peril.
m. Venizelos lays great stress on the
Bulgarian peril for Greece, pointing out
that the utmost to be gained from the
present policy would be to leave Greece
the same size, while Bulgaria, flushed
with victory. trained by war, enlarged
donia and allied with the Turks, would
not wait long before falling upon it's
southern neighbor.
whoever thinks" he declares, that
under those conditions Greece could,
unaided, drive the Bulgars from
Macedonia once they have seized it, is
fool. The politicians who do not now
see this inevitable danger are blind,
and unfortunate are the kings follow
ing such politicians, and more unfor-
a Ion do h.
fall their victims"
With reference to the royal thesis
that Germany guarantees that the Bull
garians will evacuate Greek Mace
donia, NJ. NeDizelos impaIes the gov
eminent on the horns of the dilemma
that If Germany's assurances were for
NAL and binding Greek mobilization
was never necessary, while, il the as
surances are not trustworthy, mere
passive armed watching Bulgaria in
crease in size and resources would he
wholly insufficient to save Greece from
the Bulgar peril.
Urge Protection Of Saloniki,
Macedonian members Of the Greek
parliament today presented to Premier
Skouloudis a written demand for the
protection Of Saloniki against aero
plane raids. The cabinet is called upon
to send declaration to the central
| powers stating that any mbardment
| of Greek territory by aeroplapes will
be considered as directed against
| Greece.
| Premier Skouloudis accented the
document and promised to make the
| representations demanded