The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-02
GONATAS OUTLINES
POLICY OF GREECE

| Athens, Oct. 1 (By the Associate
Press).-"I am not, as you have seen
Robespierre and don't want to be
thought of as q military dictator,
said Colonel Gonatas, leader of the
revolutionary movement, today in dis
cussing the Grecian revolt, which
probably will go down in history as
one Of the most capably organized and
one Of the swiftest military upheavals
ever affecting the world nations.
Colonel Gonatas modestly disclaim-
| ed that his brain was the creative
force and his genius which brought
the movement to it's amazingly quick
conclusion. "It was the officers about
me-" he said, "and they did me the
honor to make me .heir leader"
A handsome man of about 45 years
is Colonel Gonatas. His black hair
brushed back crowns an intellectual
face, which often breaks into a pleas
ant smile as, in French, he talks of
the revolution.
eve who made this revolution"
continued Colonel Gonatas, earnestly
hope the people of the United States
will understand why we made it and
that they will give their sympathy to
us and, generally speaking, espouse
our cause. For this revolution had to
come. 1t was the very logic of human
events.
eve were misgoverned at home,
and because of that we met military
disaster abroad. So we decided to
come home and remove both the king
and the government-to put our house
in order. We removed the king ne-
cause he was an embarrassment m
our relations with the countries of the
entente. He was an embarrassment,
so we asked him to make way for his
son.
"We brought with us to Athens an
army of sufficient size to render all
resistance ineffective and we carried
through the revolution without she'd
ding a single drop of blood. We ar
rested five civilians who we consider
were responsible for our defeat in
Asia Minor, and two officers for try
ing to foment resistance to us with
out governmental authority.
"It was a matter of honor with Us
to protect the king. Constantine left
yesterday for Palermo on the steamer
Patrias; which sails sometimes for
Aneriea, aceompanied by an honorary
escort Of torpedo boat destroyers pro-
vided by the revolutionary committee.
Until tried by special tribunals,
the civilian prisoners will be trans
fered to and kept nan island in the
Aegean sea-"
These civilians include men like
former Premier Gounaris and Stratos.
Colonel Gonatas explained his i'm
mediate program to the correspondent
collaboration with tire entente coun-
tries, the immediate reinforcement of
the Thracian front and the active
pushing of the war against the Turks,
if necessary, and then securing the
unity of all parties at home (which
have been separated up to now by
hatred, one against the other.n
Thus, it was added, he hoped to save
Greece.
The revolutionists had requested
the assistance of former Premier
Venizelos abroad, though not at home,
Colonel Gonatas continued, but Veni-
zelos had not yet been heard from.
All parties had counselled the main
tenance Of the military governments,
but the revolutionary committee had
decided on the contrary to form a
non-partisan cabinet to hold power
until the election and installation uf
& new national assembly, when the
revolutionary committee itself would
cease to exist.
Asked If the revolutionists had any
idea of creating a republic, Colonial
Gonatas replied:
~ personally think the time has
not yet arrived for Greece to become
a democracy. Some years must pass
before the people can govern them
selves in the form of republic.
1--WE visited King George and ex-
| planned to him our movement. We
told him that on committee would
hold ritself responsible for the acts
of the cabinet we have created, and
stand ready to back it with all IRE
force of the army and navy The
king congratulated US on the complete
orderliness Of the revolution and
promised his entire loyal coopera.
tion."