Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-29
CONSTANTINE IS
HELD PRISONER R
BY THE REBELS
IT IS REPORTED
Grown Prince ASCcndS the
Throne While the ViCt0ri-
GUS Troops March Trium-
phantIy Into Athens,
SITUATION IS GRAVE.
IS VIEW IN LONDON


9 9 . p . o . . 9 Q Q Q . 3 3 . .
. Paris, Sept. 2s.--Thc Greek .
crown prince today took the {.
(: oath of officc aS king in the @
q presence of the ministers of ("
. the TriantafiIlal>os cabinet. %
d" according 10 Havas dispatch o
o from Athens. lie assumed the o
Q name of Georges. o
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London, Sept. 2S Cby the Lssoci-
ated Press. )-The British cabinet
held three successive meetings to-
day, and another meeting will be
held tomorrow morning. THIS fact
alone is sufficient comment upoE
the gravity of the situation in the
Near East, revealed by yesterdays
bad news, which has been amply
confirmed and accentuated by to-
days dispatches.
The Greek revolution, which was
a military and naval coup, seems
to have been carried out with sur
prising swiftness and completeness.
Information regarding Constantine
is meager but one report had it
that he was a prisoner of the revo-
lutionists.
Military Dictatorship.
The crown prince succeeds to the
throne, while the victorious troops
with their leaders at their head.
marched triumphantly into Athens
which, pending the formation Of "A
new government, is in the hands OF
a military dictatorship in the shape
of triumvirate council of generals.
| One of the generals is sai1 TO be
| the famous General Nider, who for
long time was chief of staff and
war minister under the Vcnizelos
| administration and commanded the
Greek eXpeditionary corps operat-
ing in South Russia in 1918.
Apparently the revolution was
! bloodless, although an unconfirmed
report mentions the killing Ct one
/ minister. 1t is assumed here fhnt
one of the main objects Of the icv-
| olution is to maintain Greek rule
in eastern Thrace.
kcmalists Stand Firm.
| Latest advices are to the effect
| that there has been no collision
| between the Turkish and British
| forces in the Chanak zone and that
seems to DC the only satisfying as
pect of a very threatening situa-
| ton. Friendly messages have been
exchanged between General Har.
! ington, the British commander at
Constantinople, and kemal Pasha,
discussing the respective viewpoints
in an amiCable manner, but the
| Kemalists show not the slightest
| disposition TO recede from their
position, and refuse to withdraw
their troops from the Chanak sec.
| tor.
On the other hand, according 10
government dispatches and corre-
spondents on the spot, an additions
! al Turkish force entered the neu-
tral zone today, and there is
constant increase in the Turkish
troops in both the Chanak and
Ismid sectors. Not only do the
! l-emalists refuse to retire from the
neutral zone, ignoring all British
warnings, but they are reported to
have declared that they will not
permit the British to build fortifi-
cations at certain points within the
zone.
situation Relieved.
In Constantinople it is believed
that the situation has been relieved
by the Kemalist agreement to re-
Cognize the neutrality of the straits,
pending the armistice conferences
Another point on the peace side ls
that General Harrington still pro-
fesses confidence in Kemafs mod
GRAFTON. He sent wireless mes
sage to the nationalist leader at
smyrna TINS evening dshlnS lor al.
! immediate personal meeting and
leaving the choice Of place to KEN
al Pasha.
Sultan AhdiCatCs.
! A report has reached here,
though not officially, that the SUI
tan Of Turkey MOhammed W., has
abdicated in favor Of the heir ap
! parent, Prince Abdul Medjld.
The British government is de-
laying its reply TO the Russlan
| note, pending further develop
ments. With regard to kemai
7 Pasha's protest against BRUSH ue
molitions on the sou(h sluo VI Tn
straits and the Sea OF Marmora'
the British government states ina,
these were executed In l9aO anu
that anything done since then was
quite unlmportant. hegarulns tns
! turkish com DIdlIlS lhdI liic oSo ~
Marmora is closed to the Iurkish
troops, the British contention -