The New York herald., 1922-10-01
Zaimis, Former Premier,
Heads New Ministry Com
posed of Three Parties.
ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
No Indications if Foreign Gov
ernments Will Recognize
New King.

ATHENS, Sept. 80 (Associated Press).
king Constantine, Queen Sophia and
Prince Nicholas sailed to-day for
P1lermo, Sicily, on board a Greek
steamer on which they embarked at
Oropus. placed at the disposal of the
fallen monarch by the revolutionary
committee. The departure was with
out ceremony.
According to the .Venizelist organ,
TDpoS, the determination of ex-King
Constantine to make Italy his domicile
was formed after he was told cate
gorically that it was not desirable for
him TO take refuge on British soil.
1t was suggested that he go to Den
mark. from which country the Greek
dynasty sprang. Switzerland also was
mentioned. but the newspaper says
that Switzerland, which afforded him
asylum before. did not want him there
again.
The decision of the revolutionary
committee to ask Prince Paul to re-
main in Greece with the new King has
created wonderment in the~capital, but
the Typos correspondent has been in
formed the decision was due to the
belief of the committee that the new
Queen is not expected to give birth to
ing Paul as heir presumptive to the
throne.
Prince Andrew, brother of ex-King
Constantine. who has been staying at
nouncing his intention to proceed TO
London to join his wife, Princess
Alice.
The revolutionary committees de-
the acts of the Cabinet until gov
ernment founded on the will OF the
people, as expressed by elections, can
come into being. seems to be based
on the idea that the vital interests of
the nation demand such procedure.
Delay Action in Thrace.
The army. backed by the navy,
stands ready to push on the war eff
fectively in Thrace, but it's leaders
believe that their past experiences
justify prudent control in Athens by
military representatives until a genu-
inc peoples government comes into
power.
~ 20 fy,ato ~ x1sac fAr
when Constantine was expelled from
Greece In 1917 and whose father headed
the Greek Cabinet when King Otho I.
was dethroued by the revolution of 1862.
has been selected to head the new Min
istry, which is composed of Independ-
ents, Venizelists and military officers.
After the new Ministry had taken
the oaths the revolutionary committee
published the following communique:
THE revolution in its quality of SOW
ereign power, until the constitution Of a
new National Assembly. decides as fol-
lows:
First it transmits 10 the Government
as constituted the right TO promulgate
royal and legislative DEGREES.
Second, the ,Mussuimans in Mace
donia and Thrace will constitute special
electoral colleges, with the right to elect
nineteen representatives to Parliament.
Third, persons arrested before the
constitution OF the Government and
considered responsible for the national
disasters will remain in prison until the
new Assembly decides how they are to
be tried"
Election In November.
Col. Gonatas. head of the revolution
airy committee. has announced that the
National Assembly Is regarded as dis
solved and that new elections would
probably be held in November
The foreign diplomats are not yet in
official relations with King George and
there is no indication here whether
their governments will recognize the
new regime. All the civil and military
authorities recognize the authority of
the revolutionary committee.
The executive committee has con-
ferred with the chiefs OF all the political
groups in an effort to determine the
national will.
The Prefecture of Police has disclosed
that the following persons are held In
prison awaiting trial: Former. Premiers
Gounaris, Stratos and Propopapadakis.
who conducted the Government during
the Asia Minor campaign, former Minis
ter OF War Theotoks. Generals Con-
stantinopoulos and Dousmanis and Col.
Tsontos.