The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-26
BELIEVE vEN|zEl0S
TO ACTIVELY HEAD
GREEK REVOLUTION
Crete, His Native Island, Now
in Hands of Strong lnsur.
gent Forces
HEAD OF NAVY QUITS
ATHENS WITH HIM
Greek Government Making
Strenuous Efforts to Mollify
Entente-Press and People
Indignant at Bulgaria


London, Sept. 25.--The unrest
which for weeks has been shoulder
ing in Greece. has at last burst into
flame and a series of startling devel-
opr e1ts is reported in dispatches to-
.dht
Having apparently failed in his ut
most efforts to influence King Con-
stantine in favor of hostilities against
the central powers, former Premier
venizelos, the allies strong man" in
Greece, has left Athens for Saloniki,
and. 1t Is reported. will head the
growing Revolutionary movement in
Macedonia and Crete.
The departure OF Venizelos from
Constantine's capital is reported in
dispatches to the Reuter- Agency. He
ID expected to visit Crete either on his
journey to SaloF1iki or TO go from the
latter port to the island. All Crete
Is in rebellion. Thirty thousand arm
ed revolutionists are in control of the
island, and ha&le occupied the cities
Of Cananea. the Capital. Heraclicn and
other coast towns.
The government buildings at Can
anea have been seized and the gov
ornamental representatives expelled.
Naval Head Quits, Too.
Accompanying Venizelos on his
journey from Athens are Rear Admit
raj Condouriotis, commander-in-chi
of the navy. and officers of his staff
as well as sixty-nine of the eighty
members of the kings famous Cretian
Guard. Only eleven Of the royal
troop remained loyal. Venizelos. y
Cretan by birth. is generally expected
to assume the leadership of the revo-
luton. The kings summer palace at
Tatoi is being guarded by 5000 loyal
III l..
health and confined to his bed
The Daily Telegraph has received a
dispatch from its correspondent at
Athens. G.. J. Stevens, declaring that
Venixelos has agreed TO lead the revo-
Iutionary movement. This IL not con-
firmed from any other source. hut in
view of the developments OF the last
few weeks in Greek politics is gen.
orally accepted as true. No more
than a week ago Venizelos was ques-
toned as TO his intentions, but re-
fused to commit himself at the time
still having hope, It Is believed. thai
his determined stand would influence
the government to submit to his de.
mands He said he would wait a
brief period until the government had
| reached a decision.
Started In Saloniki Section.
The present revolutionary move
ment had it's inception in the Salonik!
district. whittier Venizelos is now
bound. A pro-ally group terminG
itself the national defense committee
seized the rsins of government in sew.
eral sections of Greek Macedonia. fol-
lowing the Bulgarian invasion.
The Greek government Is reported
to be devoting its entire energy in an
effort to learn from these entente rep
resentatives at Athens what changes
Will be necessary to mol1tfy the en-
tente and allow negotiations to con.
tnus with more smoothness. The al
lies are said 70 have replied to thii
that the acceptable members Of the
cabinet are we'll aware of the posi-.
ton In which they stand and that II
Greece means what she says she Will
remove these ministers without fur.
ther ado.
Meanwhile the Greek newspapers
including the recognised government
organs, are demanding drastic re.
prisals against Bulgaria for the &C.
tion Of that nation in holding prisoner
Greek soldiers and invading Greek
territory.