NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ASOMEWHAT serious change has occurred in the politics of Eastern Europe. M. Tricoupis, the Greek Premier, has ever since the Cretan insurrection been accused by his country- men of slackness in pressing the " Greek idea," and of truckling to Turkey, and as the elections were at hand, he on October 18th made a speech to the Athenians. His drift was, that he was just as patriotic as his opponents, and that he had been pre- paring for war, but was waiting until the Greek Fleet could dominate the 2Egean. Then he would call on the nation to make sacrifices, not for itself, but for the Pan-Hellenic idea. 'The speech was warmly received, but it was too late, and at the elections the Opposition, which is warlike, carried 100 out of 150 seats, besides including in their majority M. Ralli and -20 fanatics for war. M. Tricoupis immediately resigned, and the King sent for M. Delyannis, who, if he acts up to his pro- fessions, ought at once to challenge Turkey. He probably will not, because the Powers will forbid him ; but the Greeks feel certain they can defeat the Turks at sea, and so secure all the Greek islands. They are able men and brave men, but when their national feelings are aroused, they are apt to get gas on the brain.
