The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-29
GREEKS PICK
new CABINET;
To VOTE SOON
Alexander Zaimis Favored for
Premier = Venizelos To
Await Recall by Ballots
Thrace Army Joins Revolt.
PRISONERS RELEASED
(By Associated Press)

night session, the revolutionary com
mittee decided to submit to King
George the names of a cabinet with
Alexander Zaimis as premier and M.
Politis as minister Of foreign affairs.
NJ. Politis held the foreign portfolio
under Venizelos.
For minister of war the committee
selected General Charalambis and for
minister of the navy Admiral Tapa-
chiristou. Both of these officers were
removed from the active list by recent
governments.
Others named for cabinet places
were: Alexander Diomede, active lead
er of the Venizeloist party and NJ. NJ.
Doxiadis, Calligas, and Zanellosiukis,
the latter former high commissioner
at Constantinople.
PARIS, Sept 29.-Ex-King Constan-
tine has been held prisoner in Athens
pending arrangements for sending him
out of the country, according to mes
sages, received in official quarters in
Paris today.
An Athens message this morning,
saying that the ex-king was not a
prisoner, indicated that. while he may
not have been technically imprisoned,
he was by no means free agent, as
1t was said the revolutionary commit
tee had not yet decided what should
be done with him.
Thrace Army Joins
The Greek army in Thrace has
definitely joined the revolution The
army corps in the Epirus also has
thrown in its lot with the revolution
lists. General elections probably will
be proclaimed next week. This morn
ing's newspapers declare that the
revolutionary committee has informed
ex-King Constantine that he must ar
range for his departure as soon as
possible
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Indications of
revolutionary conditions in the Greek
island of Crete were reported in tele-
gram received in official circles today
from Canea. the chief town on the
island. All the prisoners housed in
the town Jail escaped yesterday and
created disturbances throughout the
city. there being no local authorities
to deal with them they were rather
tree in their actions. Finally pro-
visional local government was formed
to control the situation.
(By United Press)
LONDON, Sept 29.-The dethroned
king, Constantine. Queen Sophia, his
wife. and the Princes Andrew AMI
I'D F1v-
a Greek cruiser, an unconfirmed re
port reaching here from Athens said
today.
CBy Associated Press)
PARIS, Sept. 29.-Former Premier
Veiizelos of Greece returned to Paris
from Deauville today and entered in
to conference with friends and po
litical associates gathered at his hotel
The conference, it is understood
will consider whether M. VeniZelos
will reply to the Athens revolutionary
committees invitation to represent
Greece at the peace conferenc and il
the allied capitals.
ATHENS, Sept. 29.-Dawn today
found the troops of the revolutionists
bivouacked on the grounds of the roy
al palace, and a few hours later tn;
revolutionary committee disembarkeG
from the battleship Lemnes. (formerly
the U. S. S. Idaho) at Phaleron an6
marched into Athens triumphantly a
the head of a section of the army.
Extraordinary scenes marked th'
arrival of the committee. Col. Coma
tas and Col Plastiras, the leaders, haC
difficulty in advancing through tbs
dense crowds filling the streets. Flow
ers were tossed before them and gar
lands forcibly placed around thei
necks amid wild cheers from the mul
titude The committee announced it
intention of distributing the ministe!
ial portfolios to both Venizelists an
non-VeniZelists, with the understand
ing that these latter must have pre-
entente sentiments.
Thank Venizelos
A telegram was sent to Venizelos i
France expressing gratitude for hi
service 10 the country, and asking hir
to defend anew the interests of Greco
with the great nations of Europe an
to represent Greece at the forthcoE
ing peace conference. The former pre-
mier's friends declare the backbone c
the revolution was the sympathy 70
Venizelos, but say he will not retur
to Greece until recalled by the elet
tions.
Athenians today moved freel
through the streets, seeming to fe'
that the danger of warfare and BLOOD
shed had been averted. Meanwhil
the vast extent of the revolution b.
came known. Constantine himself wa
the first to see the futility of r
sistance.
Prisoners Released
Following the arrival of the revolt
tionists all political prisoners in At
ems including the Republicans, wei
Immediately released and the Repu
licans organized -Monarchist NEE
ings at which they harangued tn
street crowds.
During the enthusiastic scenes occ
sional shots were fired but these seer
ed to mark the delirium of joy tha
an intent to kill and were general
fired in the air. The revolutionary con
mittee issued a proclamation calm
for the maintenance of order an
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