Evening star., 1922-10-02
CONSTANTINE AIDS
NEW GREEK RULER
Deposed King Makes Plea
for Support of His
Successor.
SAD FAREWELL At PIER
'Raysl 7 Eiles :Take Leave Of Rela-
tives-Embark for
Italy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, October 1.-The news
papers today announce that the
British minister signed the visitors
book at the palace yesterday, and
they interpret this as British recog-
milton Of the new king.
ATHENS, October 2.-King Con-
stantine. in talking with his friends
before embarking for Palermo, Italy,
where he is to make his home. made
a plea that hearty support be given
the new king and queen. He added:
II have had some unhappy days. and
do not regret this revolution"
His consuming ambition, he con-
cluded, was to return later as sim
pie citizen and visit his son, the new
king. This request was submitted
to the revolutionary committee, which
declined to sign a document empow-
ering his private return.
Former Queen Sophie wept .unre-
strainedly on the shoulder Of the new
queen, whom she commended to the
love and support Of all.
Bid Parents Goodbye.
One of Constantine's last acts was
to summon q lawyer and initiate
legal steps to assure the fortune of
the widow Of his dead son, King
Alexander, who married Nine. Manos.
a Grecian woman not of royal blood,
and by whom he had a daughter.
latter of whom will henceforth be
known as the dialogue or crown
prince, both motored to Oropus to bid
farewell to their exiled royal parents.
The party on board the steamer
PATHS included twenty-four persons.
1t was understood that Constantine
and Sophie would travel as the Count
and Countess of Acharnon or Menid.
Acharnon is-the ancient name of a
village near Tatoi, which is the seat
of the royal summer palace. The
modern name of the. village is Me-
midi.
At the elections in November, 1920.
by which Constantine was recalled
and Venizelos defeated, of the 1000
votes cast in the village Of Menidi
Constantine received all but 11S.
Abdication II Final.
Besides providing an escorting de-
stroyer for the steamer. the revolu-
tionary committee placed $4,000 at
the disposition of the abdicated king.
The passports of the travellers were
viseed for Italy, Switzerland and
Czechoslovakia. The separation of
the parents from their sons who re-
main was described as affecting by q
number Of the friends of the royal
exfles who witnessed the departure:
Col. GonataS of the executive COM
mittee informed the correspondent
that the decision to deport the men,
bers Of the royal family was not the
result of Intervention by the powers
because of fear that their lives would
be imperiled by remaining in Greece.
but was the initiative of the reyo-
lutionary committee itself, which took
the action In the general interest of
ito cause.
Assurance that Constantine's abdi-
cation from the throne Of Greece was
sincere and Anal was given by his son
and Successor, King George II, to the
members Of the revolutionary COM
mittee whom he received In audience
on Saturday.
The king is also understood to- have
had private conversation with Col.
Gonatas, one of the executive COM
mittee, at which he acceded to the
latters request that he use all his In
huence to prevent any attempt by
Constantine's friends to secure his re-
instatement.
New Regime Firm.
Col Gonatas told the king the COM
mittee was determined to smash
mercilessly any reactionary move
ment. from whatever quarter It came.
In his talk with the full committee
the king expressed admiration at the
manner In which order had been main
tanned and praised the committee's
efforts to save the country. He said
the committee would always ind him
|1y rs side In the task It had net for
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