ick is ▁also ▁standard ized ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Diplom atic ▁Service , ▁its ▁structure , ▁staff , ▁pay , ▁and ▁organized ▁a ▁conference ▁of ▁all ▁Lith uan ian ▁diplom ats ▁in ▁October – Nov ember ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁When ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Kaz ys ▁Gr ini us ▁took ▁a ▁month - long ▁medical ▁leave ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁the ▁acting ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁( sm ugg ling ▁cont rab and ▁items ▁using ▁diplom atic ▁privileges ) ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁sc andal ▁created ▁a ▁government ▁crisis ▁and ▁forced ▁Gr ini us ' ▁Cab inet ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁is ▁c ited ▁among ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁Lith uan ian ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁parliament ary ▁elections . ▁ ▁Cor ruption ▁sc andal ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Trib unal , ▁Ju oz as ▁A vi ž on is , ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁representative ▁to ▁Moscow ▁J urg is ▁Bal tr u š ait is , ▁attended ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁and ▁made ▁an ▁imp rom pt u ▁promise ▁to ▁Georg y ▁Ch icher in ▁to ▁supply ▁two ▁train ▁cars ▁worth ▁of ▁fl our ▁and