New-York tribune., 1922-09-28
Greek ReUoIutionists
Demand Republic, Also
DisaGected Soldiers From Chios
ard Myiifene Near Athens,
Which Has No Defenses
Bv Wilbur Forrest
By Wilbur + Orrest
Special Cab!c to The Tribune
1922 Now York Tribune /,

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PARIS, Sept. 27.--The Greek revoIu-
tionists. who landed in considerable
force at Cape Sunium. not only de-
manded the abdication Of King Con-
stantine, which followed, bat the for
nation of a Greek republic, with Gen
eral Nider, friend ard champion of
former Premier Venizeios, rs president.
This was disclosed by delayed mes
sage TO the French Foreign Office, re-
ceived tonight from Minister Marcilly,
at Athens.
Greek news sources in Paris inform
The Tribune spondent that the
Athens government accepted the condi-
tions of the revoiutionists, but wneth-
CT this also applied to the proposed re
public, or merely to the abdication of
Constantine in favor OF Crown Prince
George, dissolution of the National As
sembly and reinforcement Of the Thra-
clan front as reported earlier in the
day, could not be determined.
The Quai d'Orsay confirmed the an
nouncement that portions of the Greek
army from the islands of Nitylene and
Chios, which rose against the govern
ment, had landed on the Attic coast
and were within striking distance Of
Athens, which is virtually undefended.
The state is quite passive towards the
revolt. General Papoulas hurried from
the capital to confer with the insur-
rectioplsts, received their terms and
FASTENED back to Athens.
Venizelos Goes to Paris
The government bowed before the
revolution and a new Grecian republic
anay be one Of the results. The part
in the new order Venizelos may play
cannot be forecast. He has been visit
ing at Deauville but left that resort
this afternoon for Paris. His represent
ative informed The Tribune tonight
that it was extremely unlikely he
would make a decision until he was
more precisely informed of the situa-
tion.
Official French advices tonight indi-
cate that the Turkish population of
Thrace has been stirred up by the
Kemalists, and declare there Is q prob
ability os a violent rising against the
Greeks, attended by massacres.
In commenting on the turn Of affairs
Mt Athens, Premier Poincare said he
believed the new Greek government
would be modest in its demands and
would devote principal attention to the
demobilization of the dissatisfied
troops. He added that he regretted the
abdication of Constantine, because it
would have been easier to settle the
Near East problem with the former
government in power at Athens.
Polncare returned from Lorraine to-
day in time to study the dispatches
from Athens. Frances position will be
ssne OF passive observation unless de-
velopments serve to complicate the al
ready tangled state of affairs in the
Near East. AS yet the French military
! experts see no great possibility OF a
riY1rr nf = ~
for defense of Thrace.
Revolt Aimed at King
) The dissatisfaction in the army is
4 more attributable to mismanagernent
9 and the defeats suffered under Con.
= stantine than desire for q fight tc
s the death against the Allied dictum
q that Thrace shall be given to the
= .urks. The revolt was directed prj
3 marily against the monarch, and hi,
e abdication RAY serve to bring the
81 rorble to speedy end.
- mere were violent scenes on Mitv.
- ere and Chios when the war-worn
s4 rO3na learned from their officers that
q lhrace had been lost to Greece Sew.
r, era' officers were tortured and tber
KILLED. Others, to save their lives. nut
s'li the Lame for the disaster on Con.
stantine.
"a I|o soVethments submission to the
'erms Of the revolutionists probabl,
y "Yerted shocking scenes in Athens. Il
! IS assumed here that the royal famil,
mas made its way to safety
he Wrench press tonight holds Con
s. stant ne responsible Tor Greece,
81 plight. The Paris "Debats" saws.
g An anti-Venizelist King con
sa tributed most TO the disaster Ever,
IN highly cleiryoyant suggestion tha
sg Venizelos made to the Athens Cabine
" concerning national affairs In the las
ss twc years Constantine consistentj
Q rejected, Venizelos recommended. i
b March, 1921, acceptance Of the peac
q conditions; Constantine replied b
3 saying that Greece's word would b
- spoken with cannon. In August, 1922
n Venizeios counseled against the mare
4 on Angora; Constantine ordered hi
imperial uniform, which he hoped I
y show in the Kemalist capital, painte
crimson with the blood of thousand
q OF young Greeks"