Greek politics have been in an extremely unsettled state since
the outburst of Colonel Lapathiotis, the Minister for War, in the Chamber on Monday week when introducing a Bill for the reorganisation of the Army. When he made a remark which was challenged in the Chamber applause burst out in the gallery, and be exclaimed : " So long as the people approve, the opposition of politicians matters little." This appeared to be a direct menace from the Military League to the continuation of Constitutional government, and the Theotokists rose and left the Chamber. Tile crisis, thus renewied, lasted till December 23rd, when the Military League, having conveniently discovered that Colonel Lapathiotis had arranged without authority for the promotion of many officers, cancelled the promotions and forced him to resign. The only good sign in all this is that Colonel Zorbas, the head of the League, is apparently reluctant, after all, to dispense with Constitutional government and to set up a cabinet d'affaires, which could only be done by a coup d'etat.
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