VENIZELOS, London, March 8.
The resignation of M. Venizelos, profound sensation in Greece. The announcement was received in the Chamber with silence, then four-fifths of the members crowded round M. Venizelos shaking his hand: and vociferating their confidence. The crowd which had gathered outside the Chamber gave them an ovation and demonstrated against Turkey.
The Athens newspapers attribute Venizelos's resignation to. an rogue of the Opposition. They state that M. Venizelos, having decided upon the participation of Greece in the war on the side of the Entente, gave an opportunity of choosing between him and an irresponsible. The newspapers are confident that the tried patriotism of the King will settle the problem and so secure Greece a further portion of the Hellenic patrimony.
The French Press considers that the crisis has merely delayed the entry of Greece into the war. The "Petit Parisien" says that Greece aspires to Smyrna which will _probably be given to her if she joins Entente.
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