THE GREEK ELECTIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3632, 19 November 1920, Page 5

THE GREEK ELECTIONS.

STATEMENT BY VENIZELOS. \ ‘ ATHENS, Nov. 17. Venizelos says: “1 have done my ■.part. The Greek people have condemned my policy. I am called a tyrant, but, unlike a tyrant, I gave peace to others. ' Soldiers’ votes show a great Venizeiisf majority, and are likely to strongly affect the final result. CONSTANTINE INTERVIEWED. LONDON, Nov. 17. Interviewed at Lucerne, Constantine said he would not return to Greece iinless recalled by a plebiscite. He declared that he was always pro-British, though misrepresentations made it appear otherwise. PREMIER TO CONTINUE PRESENT POLICY. LONDON, Nov. 17* The Daily Express’ Athens correspondent had an interview, with Rallis. who stated that he would make no change in Greece’s foreign policy. Greece’s, destiny was bound up with the 'Allied cause. WHY VENIZELOS FAILED. ' LONDON, Nov. 17. The Morning Post’s Athens correspondent says Venizelos’ reputation abroad harmed his cause, and lent colour to the accusation that he was under the thumb of foreigners. In the eyes of the Greeks, Constantine stands for peace and plenty, low cost of loving and pre-war conditions generally.