New-York tribune., 1922-12-02

LAUSANNE, Dec. (By The Associ-
ated Press).-M. veniselos, the fermer
Greek Premier. receiving the eorrs-
tpondent Of The Associated Press to-
day, declined 20 comment on the
Athenian executions, but General MAJ
arakis. who represented Greece at the
Mudania armistice conference. declared
in an interview that the Grecisn min
listers were put to death because they
were found guilty, after a fair trial, Of
criminal betrayal Of the Sreeian ma
tion.
General Masarakis was recently sum
mcned from Athens by Venizeios, As
military expert, 20 advise him on tech
uical subjects at the Lausanne confer
epce. He Is chief Of stsh Of the Greek
army In Thrace, and may be said 20
REPRESENT the opinions Of the Gieeian
revolutionists, II not those OF Fenizelos
himself.
Asked for his views, N. yenirelos
ssid, '1 am finally and definitely out
Of Grecian politics. ara doing what
/ can 10 help my country abroad In
this - crisis, but IL Is not for me
10 r,ee - in home affairs. nor express
an opinion either approving or disap-
proving the recent incidents AZ Athens.
II would only lead 20 misunderstand-
ings."
British Seek to Save Prince
The British government, st Is Learned
here. Is exerting every possible effort
70 prevent the execution Of or lnnie-
ton Of any serious pun.shment upon
prince Andrew, brother Of former King
Constantine. Prince Andrew COM
manded a division Of the Greek ermy
In the Asia Minor campaign, and IS 70
be tried By court martial on charge
of dlsobeying an order 70 advance ana
sgpport the right wing, which. being
unsupported, was obliged 70 give ysy,
thus leading to the failure OF the whoie
e.mpaign before the Sangarius kiver;
General Mazarakis expressed the
opinion that Prince Andrew woulc not
be executed or punished. he oeheyeo'
also. that Greece would not az this tiide
pass upon the question OF establishing
awe are In a terrible national crisis,
he said. land we are devoting ourselves
entirely 20 recognizing ana purifying
our national life and our economic ex-
iStenee. A revolution is always an Eo-
normal movement; IL does unusual,
sometimes harsh, things. Our national
revolution was driven logically and re-
lentlessly toward the imposition OF
death sentences because an impartial
and searching investigation demon
strated the guilt of several ministers
Of state who were seeking only TO keep
Constantine on the throne and perpetu
ate ConstantiniSIn, ani treasonHbly be-
trsyed the army and the people.
Blaraes Defeat on Ministry
These men and the military leaders
who, knowing full well the real con-
dition Of the Greek army, refused TO
insist upon diseontinusnes Of the cam
paign In Asia Minor were responsible
for the present Greeian disaster which
has entAIled the loss Of half OF our
real national life. brought economic
ruin and driven g million homeless ref
ugees 70 our doors. Happily the Ameri-
can people came 10 the suecor OF these
refugees, and Il Ia largely because Of
that wonderful American charity and
sympathy that the Creeian revolution
does not wish to have itself misunder-
stood In the United States.
1T would be grave mistake TO at
taeh any blame for these executions
on YeniIelos OF the adherents Of Veni.
zelos, for, while the political parties
may have striven TO take advantage
Of the revolution 10 further their own
cause 80 parties, the recent court.
martial Of our statesmen was imposed
by the will Of the people as a whole,