The New York herald., 1922-10-03
BRITISH RECOGNIZE
NEW GREEK KING
Minister Signs Name in Visit
ors' Book, but Delays Formal
Announcement.
VENIZELISTS IN POWER
Zaimis Refuses Appointment
as Premier Because of Ill
\ Health.
vENIZELISTS IN POWER

ATHENS, Oct 2 (Associated Press) -
F.. o. Lindley. British Minister &c
Greece, to-day paid a visit to NJ. Camel
lopoulos the new Minister of Economics
and told him that his signature of the
visitors book at the royal palace on
Sunday virtually amounted to British
recognition of the new Greek king. He
added, however, that formal announce
ment of recognition would be delayed
until the official declaration Of the
kings accession was forthcoming.
The French Minister is still awaiting
instructions from Paris with regard tc
recognition.
NJ. Tenizeloss acceptance or the spe-
cial Grecian Enthusiastically to the Eur
opean capitals Is interpreted in Athens
as clearly indicating that, while the
character of the new regime is avowedly
non-partisan, the Venizelists will be pre-
dominant.
Venizelos abroad will be backed at
home by NJ. Politis as Foreign Minister,
the same portfolio he held when Veniz-
clos was Premier. and by Minister of
Finance Diomedes, who has ever been
one of the most active lieutenants in the
VeniZelist movement.
Assurance that Constantine's abdica-
tion from the throne Of Greece was
sincere and Anal was given by his son
and successor. King George H.. to the
members OF the revolutionary commit
tee on Saturday.
The King had 9 private conversation
with Col Gonatas. OF the executive com
mittee, and acceded to the latter's re-
quest that he use his influence to prevent
any attempt by Constantine's friends
to secure his reinstatement. Col. Con
atas told the King the committee was
determined to smash mercilessly any
reactionary movement.
The King praised the committee 6
efforts TO save the country and said
the committee would always And him
by its side in the task it had set for
itself.
King Constantine in talking with his
friends before embarking for Palermo,
Italy, made plea that hearty support
be given the newsISing and Queen. He
added:
81 have had some unhappy days and
do not regret this revolution" His
consuming ambition. he concluded, was
to return later as a simple citizen and
visit his son, the new King. This re-
quest was submitted to the revolution
airy committee, which declined TO sign
a document empowering his private re-
turn.
Former Queen Sophia wept unre-
strainedly on the shoulder of the new
Queen, whom she commended to the
love and support of all.
One OF Constantine last acts was
to summon a 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.
King George and Prince Paul, the
latter of whom will henceforth be known
as the DIALOGUE. or Crown Prince, mo-
tored to Oropus to bid farewell TO their
parents. The separation was described
as affecting by number of the friends
OF the royal exiles who witnessed the
departure.
II was understood that Constantine
and Sophia would travel as the Count
and Countess of Acharnon or Menidi.
Acharnon is the ancient name Of a viii
lage near Tatoi. which is the seat of
the royal summer palace. The modern
name of the village Is Menidi.
At the elections in November. 1920,
by which Constantine was recalled and
Venizelos defeated, of the 1000 votes
cast in the village of Menidi. Constan-
tine received all but 11S.
Resides providing an escorting de-
stroyer for the steamer. the revolution