New-York tribune., 1922-09-30
V Ve1lizelos Will
Be Envoy for
Revolt1tior,ists
Elk Premier Accepts Task
of Regaining Friendship
of Allies for Greece
and Will Stay in Paris
Renou1nce War i'm Thrace
Entente With France TO BE
New States Policy Before
Peace Farley With Kern,al
By Wilbur Forrest
BIZ coore to The Tribune

BIZ Caore to The Tribune
(copyrioht, 1899, Ne'o York Tribune, Inc. J
PARIS, Sept. 29.-Former Premier
Venizelos, of Greece arrived here from
Deauvilie at noon to-day and early to-
night sent telegram to Athens ex-
tending his full adherence to the new
government.
Among the messages awaiting Veni-
zelos was an appeal from the revolu-
tionary government to remain in this
part of Europe as an ambassador ex-
traordinary to the powers in behalf of
the new Greece and help rehabilitate
her morally before he returned to
Athens. He accepted this charge un-
conditional)y, and there is no doubt
in Paris that when he goes to Athens
it will be as the leader Of the Greeks.
Venizelos is planning to fight the
battles of his country automatically
rather than with fire and sword, and he
will exert all his exceptional ability in
this direction both before and during
the Venice peace parley if the Kemal-
ist reply to the Allies admits of such
a conference being held. This means
that the new Greek government will
abandon all military measures to hold
Thrace.
Confers With Followers
The small apartment Of Venizelos in
the Hotel Majestic was crowded all
afternoon with the statesman's COM
patriots, and the council Of peace prob
ably was infinitely more important than
those being held in Athens.
Venizelos would not talk publicly,
but it is known that he spoke to his
friends as follows:
"The situation seems desperate for
Greece, but for me it is quite different.
Constantine's regime has obliterated
from the memory of the powers the
Due to the unfortunate position of hav-
ing had bad king and because the
population made the great mistake of
accepting his leadership a second time
we are in this dreadful situation, where
the Turks are considered in Allied
quarters as friends and the Greeks as
enemies"
"Constantine was convinced that the
Allies would be defeated in the World
War" Veni2elos continued, "but it was
my conviction that Greece should have
intervened against Germany in the
first month, and when at last 1 was
given unlimited power to decide, the
whole of Greece was happy to fight
against our hereditary foes. the Turks
and Bulgars, under gallant French and
British generals.
"Greece's present defeat lies not so
much in the catastrophe in Asia Minor
as in the moral effect Of having been
expelled from the community of Allies.
The consequences are tragic, because
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munitions from the powers which for
Greece.
II know what our adversary will
think of the changed order at Athens
that there has been no change ex-
cept as to one man. 1t is false. The
wave of indignation against Constan-
tine is general. The Nineteenth Army
and the whole fleet agreed yesterday
on the arrest of his counselors.
Near East Stirs Emotion
eve will not speak now about Asia
Minor or Thrace; that will be the
business of the peace conference. My
business now is the moral rehabilita-
tion of Greece, unjustly considered an
enemy for no reason except the pres
ence of one man in Athens"
became emotional when he considered
the spectacle of the world believing
that the Greeks murdered and pillaged
Systematically in the Near East.
81 have news of horrors committed
by the Turks" he said. AZ know that
100000 men, women and children have
been expelled from Asia Minor to
starve if they are not aided. | know
Of Greeks, taken prisoner, becoming
slaves and forced to work for the
Turks under the whiplash. That is
dreadful, but even more so is the fact
that these unhappy victims have been
accused of having massacred the Turks
and burned their own homes.
II intend to place the truth before
the powers"
Venizelos recalled his visit to 'Poin-
care of three weeks ago, and declared
disappointments that France would en-
counter through their friends, the
Turks. He added that he would be
surprised II the vote of the Angora
Assembly did not furnish tragic dis
appointment.
Venizelos announced that he would
remain in Paris for two or three days.
and then would go to London, and per-
haps to New York.
PARIS, Sept. 20 (By The Associated
Press) ).-The message from Athens to
Venizelos was signed by Colonels
Gonatas and Plastiras (mentioned in
previous dispatches as the principal
leaders of the revolution), Colonels
Kourosop sopoulos, Edipides and Gardikas,
and Lieutenant Colonels Protosyngelos,
Kinisis, Kasapades, Panapoulopoulos
and Mamoures.
Seek French Favor
The reported decision of the revolu-
tionary leaders in Greece to renew as
soon as possible the friendliest rela-
tions with the Entente, especially
France, is further pointed to as rea-
son for Venizelos looking more favor
ably upon the committees appeal. Ac-
cording to his supporters he is strongly
opposed to taking up the Greek cause
abroad unless the new government Is
willing to follow a pro-Ally policy.
The unanimity of the appeals sent
from Athens greatly impressed the
Greek statesman. The nature of the
committees request gives him an oppor-
tunity to be of valuable service without
returning to Greece, to which he is
said to be strongly opposed under ex-
listing circumstances.
Il was explained in official Greek