Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-11-21
VEN|ZELOS' FALL
LIKE BOMBSHELL
AMONG ALLIES
Upheaval Takes Place
Just AS Reds Link Up
With Rebel Turks.
Part u. S. Millions Play
in Restoring Ex-king
Big Belief.
N. Y. World-Great Falls Tribune Cable
Copyright 1920. ~ The Press Publishing
Co lThe New York Morldl

n. Y. World-Great Falls Tribune Gable.
Copyright 1920. ~ The Press Publishing
Co. (The New York World)
London, Nov. 20.-Although the down
fall Of Premier Venizelos and the appar-
ent demand of the majority Of the Greek
people for return to the throne Of the
banished ex-king Constantine is re-
garded here of the most serious i'm
portance, what is of graver consequence
to the British government at this mo-
ment is the fact that the Greek up
heaval has taken place just when the
Bolsheviki have linked up with the
Turkish Nationalists. These two facts
coupled have created an extremely dang
erous situation in the near east and
middle east.
Greek Army Split.
Mustapha Kemal, with the support
of soviet Russia, may jeojardize the
whole British possessions in the middle
east. Although it was known that the
Greek army was split before the cleo
tions took place, the defeat of Premier
Venizelos was secuted. The results of
the voting therefore came like bomb
shell to the allies and for the moment
Britain, France and Italy are sitting
tight, awaiting developments.
Agreed In General Policy.
There has been no interchange of
opinions, SO The World correspondent
was informed in official quarters to-
night but it was stated that the three
countries were in principle agreed that
Constantine should not be restored TO
the throne The fact that George Rhal-
lis. despite his -Venzelst slant. has
been intrusted with the formation Of the
government is regarded here Us cf good
augury, for it is thought that this astute
statement, who is much more moderate
than Demetrios Gounaris, will go slowly
and cautiously.
Risk Civil War
If Constantine should return to Greece
at this ilmcture it lis believed civil war
would be precipitated. Constantine is
thought to be invested with too much
common sense to risk splitting the coun-
try and creating international issues
which might mean the collapse of the
Greater Greece created by the Allies.
1t is thought that as a first move
Rhallis will try to reach some compro-
mise with the Venezelists and then
sound out the views of the great powers
Rather than see Greece shorn Of some
of the vast territories which were al |
loted to her by the Allies, it is held that
Constantine would probably agree to a
compromise which would place his eldest |
son, the Duke of Sparta, on the throue,
although in that case the Duke would be
only echoing his MASTER voice.
Cause For Alienation
One of the thisgs which is thought |
to have alienated a considerable proper |
ton of the Greeks from the Nenezelist /
standard is the rorgh-shod way in which |
the Venezelst faction has recently /
handled Constantine S followers.
1t is wondered here how important q
part the American millions of the for
mer Mrs. w. Il. Leeds. who is the wife i
of Constantne's brother has played in
the furthering of Constantine's propa-
ganda in Greece, for it has been re-
ported for long time that considerable
of her money was being used for that
purpose.
Middle East Worries.
For the last week here has been
much anxiety here in government quar-
ters about the situation in The rIlddle
east, and it was admitted tonight that
it was occasoned by the growth Of Mus
tapha kemafs strength and influence
through assistance from Soviet Russia !
1t has already had its repercussion on
the Turkish government at CONSTANT
nople in further delaying the signing Of
the peace treaty, and has rallied Turk
iSh opinion to Mustapha Kemal
The Turkish Nationalist terms Of
peace with Arm enia, it is stated, place
the Armenian railroads completely in
Turkish hands, and Armenia itself, as
consequence, once more under Turkish
control