Show IN WAIR FREE WORLD former premier of greece says democratic nations will attain peace ideals CHANGE IN RUSSIA PLEASES attempt to establish divine right in greece doomed to failure says famous statesman sympathies with entente by VENIZELOS president of the greek provisional go bov erni eminent nent salonica the change that lina has taken place in the lie Itus russian government lm has been hailed by the new greece with sincere joy because the alie abolition of despotism anil and the triumph of democratic principles in ili proves in lie ho most conclusive manner that the 1116 struggle now going on oil lit in tile the world Is essentially ft contest between democracy and autocracy tito entrance into the war of tho great american republic la Is the iho most ein emphatic printle confirmation possible of the nature of the world conflict tile the struggle of the ilia greek liberal forces t king clique has never been a between people fit fai boring war and those who alio favor sace peace but it Is a struggle of democracy against party wished wished for a prolonged period perio dof raf pence peace more than the lie liberals especially after tile the exhaustion resulting front from tho two recent balkan wars sympathies with tho the entente because of the democratic c sentiments of tho the country however its as will well its as on an account 1 of the bonds of gratt tudo and interest existing between the powers that hint greck safety safely anti and constitution lit in ilia eastern mediterranean and also because of our alliance with serbia ull nil our sympathies were from froin tho the beginning of the war with tile the entente powers moreover we were flir firmly convinced that flint tho the developments of the lie great struggle gle would sooner or later inter mcke make our intervention inevitable on account of our treaty with sel bla in this thia conviction we were strengthened h after turkey which never recognized our sovereignty ov ivr r the alie isaev islev of the archipelago and wilch which never ceased to proclaim plainly that she would go as is far ns as a weir declaration in order to take posse possession had entered into ilia war on jhb side of tile lie cl central powers there never was any doubt in our minds that the world war was waa our own war ond and that it was incumbent upon us to enter into it nt the file first opportunity opposed to this policy was thal ot of the 10 king who ulio clulee claimed d that wo we A 3 maintain tain our neutrality until tho the moment bulgaria bla lind this policy of the king inert sincere it would mould havo been entirely honorable hut as 03 events afterward demon strut policy lucked lacked sincerity under tile lie veneer of sin that policy nt at tempted to exploit tile lassitude which lali seized greece after the two balkan vara nut in reality ills his policy was due lie to ft a secret pact with and find no ila other purpose than tsiun lip lie victory of germany because tile the til ti I of in III tile kings opinion ans tile alie only possible unity trinity for him to impose on greece an absolute we vo have proof of tills this when but garia attacked erban tit alio crown liu iiii mediately took a position conflict ilis witt with that lint of tho the majority of tin tile new 1101 parliament refusing to fulfill t the I 1 a obil gallons contracted by our ali alliance lince will serbia niia thus tile will of 11 alio 10 entire country is as expressed through tile recent election tile the bilig kli told niu lit at hint time that ho did nol aoi conNIt consider ler himself bound to ollile abline b I 1 tile the wishes of the alie lie bidd s ild tafil whenever veran nn important allter matter came up for decision lie he r ie e served th the right to impose upon ulon ali I 1 ita nation his 1113 personal lm point claim jus ing that lie was responsible to cod only divine right doomed to failure it Is Is quito obvious that such lit 1111 I 1 ot lit to ao establish ili n areece ilia lie prin of by divine right lit d ful lurl nt lit if iiii whon tenil very principle prin cirile Is ili n the lie victory over prim shill blan absolutism SM and cilich will bo be more decisive und tind moro more oni com ploce plato no noi noe e altig to tile the ell iuele 1111 e rial rind and moral resources thrown li in ilia bil balance lance by tile great Arner lemi republic will 1111 not tn ili the lie ineser able fellure of the attempt made V by V long king constantine but vie ive belleve it and nd hope will filst also hi 11 der ninny to 0 its very foundations tile antiquated of autocracy which li Is incompatible ra civilization and with the ideals flint gave birth to the great north Anic republic allow me to add the antra entra ne 0 of the lip united santes into the lie llie central powers find tho nolle noble worda uttered by president in congles con grefig gres make it cert alti for vi us lint flint tile peace that follow tile the victory will give birth to a now new political world in which the he right of self will lie be guaranteed to every people tho the longue league of democratic nat long will tho ati ideal of universal pen and Pra dicato forever the destructive agency now ravaging humanity |