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The Venizeloists were in a large majority. The next day the Gounaris government felt that it could no longer maintain itself, and consequently resigned. A few days later Venizelos was again Prime Minister of Greece, and the Allies, who were still ignorant of the fatal treaties between Bulgaria and Germany, believed that the difficulties in the Balkan situation had finally been smoothed out.
But John had not forgotten him, and when he arrived at their hotel next day he at once opened his capacious mouth and let out the following information: "The gentleman's name is Denton, his other name is Mervyn, he is three days in Constantinople, he lives in Hughes's Hotel in Pera, a very poor house where chic people they never goes, he is out all day and always walkin', he will not take a carriage, and he is never tired, Nicholas Gounaris the Greek guide he is droppin' but the gentleman he does not mind, he only sayin' if you cannot walk find me another guide what can, every night he is out, too, and he is goin' to Stamboul when it is dark, he is afraid of nothin' and goin' where travelers they never go, one night Gounaris he had to show the traveler "
Then the Venizelos Government was overthrown by a plebiscite, the King returned and the congress was deferred until April, 1921. At that time a hundred societies of women sent delegates. It was opened by Premier Gounaris and the King and Queen were present. Woman suffrage was the leading feature and several Cabinet Ministers announced the intention of the Government to confer it.
His policy was received with great enthusiasm in the Greek Chamber, and former Premier Gounaris, amid applause, expressed his support of the government. On October 6th an announcement from Athens stated that Premier Venizelos had resigned, the King having informed him that he was unable to support the policy of his Minister.
While Venizelos was in office, Baron Schenk flourished in the shade, but as soon as the Germanophile Gounaris took over the reins of power, the secret agent went boldly forward into the limelight and became the public chief of a party, received openly his helpmates and partisans, distributed rôles and money and set frankly to work to "smash Venizelos."
He was succeeded by Gounaris, an ex-Minister of Finance, who announced his policy as one of strict neutrality. Venizelos was so deeply mortified that he declared that he would withdraw permanently from public life, and then left Greece. April, 1915, opened with an occurrence that seemed to throw a strong light on the attitude of Bulgaria.
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