The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-30

The story Of vcnlzeios a told by
Mnusdss christophides. q Greek jour.
naliss, in The American Review OF
! Reviews" for November 1915. Part,
OF this follow;
Born IN q small village on L.
Hand OF Crete in the year 1850. venzc-
los received his preliminary eduea.
ton In the schools Of his native island.
after which he studied law In the
University OF Athens. He Is a lawyer
OF prominence and of learning. and Is
reputed 10 be the wissst iawmaker
that has eomo out OF Crete since the
time OF Mlnos and Radsmsnthys.
An English correspondent In Greece
IA lew weeks & said that veniscios
looks more like an Italian OF Pied
mont than q Greek Islander. In fact.
q great many foreign Journalists who
have seen the ex-premier have doubt
ed his Greek descent
Ills blue eyes. his surprising cool
ness. his absolute self-controt. his
ability 30 overcome and conceal his
emotions, his extraordinary will pow
err his steadfsstness OF purpose and
his answering adherence to the OBJ
ject to be attained are not generally
characteristic OF the Greeks of today.
Yet venizelos H. a most genuine
Greek. His Is one OF the oldest fam
lilies % Greece.
he had been brought up on al.
island accustomed to revolution for.
centuries. lie had taken active part
In successive uprisings against the
hated Turk lie was the leader OF.
the Cretan revolution which precipl-
tated the disastrous war Of 1897 ne-
tween Greece and Turkey. After the
European powers. as a consequence OF
tina; revolution. had compelled the
Sultan to grant autonomy to Cree
and TO recognize Prince George OF
Greece as their high commissioner in
the island. venlzeios led a second
revolt. 10 force the powers TO realize
that half measures In the Interest of
were doomed to failure. and
that the only satisfactory solution
must be the union OF Crete with the
mother country.
In 1905 a third revolution broke
out In Crete under the leadership o;
venizelos. who then proclaimed the
union Of the island 10 the kingdom u.
Greece. The powers again refused to
recognize this union. On his depart
are for Athens. in 1919. venizelos left
his native island still struggling for
the realization OF It's unalterable de-
sire to become a part OF Greece.
MIR. venlzeIos landed In Greece as
10 member Of the national assembly.
having been elected TO IT by M people
|cf Athens.
The late King George. ap~preciating
this service 10 the crown. intrusted
him with the formation OF a new
cabinet Before accepting the man
date OF the king. however. venizelos
demanded absolute freedom Of action
for the purpose Of purifying Greek
politics. FOR the introduction OF various
reforms In the administration OF the
country. and for M reorganization OF
the military and naval forces OF
His conditions were accept.
ed by the king. and he began by chop.
ping off the heads OF the Lernaean
Hydra OF political corruption that
was rsvaging Greece.
In the course OF three years the
work Of restoration and reorganization
!. ad msde such progress as to permit
the IL major OF an alliance with
Bulgaria and Serbia for the purpose ot
nberating the Christian races OF the
Balkan Peninsula from the Turkish
yoke.
At she beginning 81 the present
war. q few days before the battle of
the Marine. Venizeios offered the co..
operation Of Greece To- the cause Of
the allies Sir Edward Grey. the
British foreign minister. replied that
the Interests Of the entente required
that the war should not extend TO
the Balkans. A few menths later sir
Edward Grey asked for the co-opera
ton Of the Greek army aud navy IN
the ~ conceived D~ardauelles cam
paign.
Nenizeios accepted the invitation.
but King Constantine and the general
staff Insisted that the Dardanelles
were practically impregnable 4 plaza
OF campaign against Constantinoplc.
drawn by the Greek general staff,
was submitted to the allies instead II
was rejected. and Greece remained
neutral venizelos. Insisting that
Greece should take part la the war.
was ousted from power. Prom that
time dates the lamentable division
OF public opinion in Greece that has
brought the country { the present
state u absolute disruption. In