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Show ZAIMfS CABINET ABOUT TO RESIGN Government Defeated in Discussion Dis-cussion of Foreign Politics in Greek Parliament. VENIZELOS PPOSING Greece Foreign Policy Considered Consid-ered Harmful to Interests of Country Vote 147 to 114 Against Government. Govern-ment. Athens, Nov. 4, via London, 4 30 p. m. Following its defeat in parliament parlia-ment today the cabinet resigned The immediate cause of the defeat was a remark mado by War Minister Yanakitsas, which was considered by former Premier Vcnizelos as insulting insult-ing to the national assembly. M. Venizelos demanded an immediate apology Premier Zaimis thereupon declared the government stood behind the war minister and demanded a vote of confidence. con-fidence. Paris. Nov. 4.,12:25 p. m. Tho Zaimis Zai-mis government in Athens was defeated de-feated in a discussion of foreign politics poli-tics in parliament today and Is expected ex-pected to resign says a Havas despatch de-spatch from Athens. ' A discussion of propoced military laws, tho roport says, raised a question ques-tion between the minister of war. General Yanakitsas, and tho majority party of former Premier Venizelos. On this issue Premier Zaimis decided to ask a vote of confidence. Tho discussion then turned to tho foreign policy of the governmonL M Venizelos declared it was Impossible for his party longer to sustain the government whoso policy ho considered consid-ered harmful to the interests of the country. All the party leaders engaged in the discussion. -"'The "final Vote 'was 147 against tho government to T14 for. After tho vote was put the government govern-ment In a minority was taken, Premier Pre-mier Zaimis asked the chamber to suspend its work until a new cabinet cabi-net was formed. Zaimis In Office Brief Period. Premior Zaimis has been in office loss than a month, having been asked by King Constantino to form a cabinet cabi-net after the resignation of Premior Venizelos on October Gth. The retirement retire-ment of the Venizelos ministry grow out of its policy in favor of entering tho war with Serbia against Bulgaria, to do which, M Venizelos maintained. Groeco waB bound to her treaty obligations. obli-gations. The king took the ground that in the circumstances Greece was not obligated to take up arms. M. Venizelos resigned the premiership premier-ship in April owing to disagreement with the king on a similar question of foreign policy, but won a pronounced victory in tho general elections of Juno nnrl rnl.iirn p.H trt nffion In iir-nKt His majority in parliament remained intact after his retirement last month and the Zaimis ministry was able to maintain Itself before parliament only by the acquiescence of M. Venizelos In a speech on October 13 the former premier said Greece should not allow Bulgaria to crush Serbia. London, Nov. 4, 12:55 p. m. The Athens correspondent of the Exchange Ex-change Telegraph company asserts that following his defeat in the chamber cham-ber of deputies Premier, Zaimis will resign. Demobilization Rumor Denied. Athens. Nov. 4. Via London, 9-30 a in. Catogorical denial is given by the official Greek news agency to the statement made in tho Frankfurter Zeitung that former Premier Venizelos. Venize-los. whose supporters constitute a majority ma-jority in parliament, is using his influence in-fluence to bring about tho demobilization demobili-zation of the Greek army, fearing that It may be used in co-operation with the central powers. Tho same roport with roforence to M. Venizelos' activity is said to have been published in Bucharest In the hope of influencing Rumanian public opinion oo |