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Show 16 OF GREECE FAVORS NEUTRALITY PREMIER RETIRES BECAUSE HE WA3 UNABLE TO COAX RULER INTO DECLARING WAR. The Hellenic Kingdom In the Throes of Mighty Crisis Because of Refusal Re-fusal to Extend Aid to Allies. Purls. Whether Greece Is to throw In her lot with tho allies of tho triple alliance or remain neutral, Is tho absorbing ab-sorbing question of tho war, Tho Ilel-Ionic Ilel-Ionic kingdom Is In the throes of a mlght crisis, with King Constantino said to bo in favor of neutrality and the retiring premier, Klouthcrlos Ve-nizolou, Ve-nizolou, one of tho strongest mon In Oreoce, declared to bo uncompromisingly uncompromis-ingly opposed to bucIi a Htop. Tho resignation of tho premier and his cabinet Saturday is reputed to havo been duo to tho unyioldlug at(l tudo of tho monarch. Tho bollef pro-vailed pro-vailed that with tho uppolntmont of u now ministry tho Btorm clouds would dissipate. This feeling was heightened height-ened by reports from Athens that Ve-nlolos Ve-nlolos had stated In n speech in tho ohambor of deputies that he und hs followers would .support uny government govern-ment tho king might appoint. Later information, howovor, brought the truo uttoranco of Venlzolos to tho world. "Our party," ho said, "will rofuse to support any government which may bo formed." Added significant was attached by some of his hearers to his further Btatomont, "besides, M. Zulmis, If he forms a cabinet, will not como bofore tho chambor." |