The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-09-27
ADD|CAT|0N Of
CREEK MONARCH
IS ANNOUNCED
5urronders Throne In Favor OF Son
Waen Riot Breaks Out In Cap.
Itai and Manifesto Comes
from Military.
DEFEAT BY TURKS is
CAUSE OF DOWNFALL
Revolt Spreads Rapidly In Army and
Navy; Demand sterner Policy In
Dealing with kemallsts;
Would Hold Thrace.
Uy Tho United rrcu.)

diy Tic United rrca)
Athens. Sept. fixing c0nstan.
tine has abdicated In favor of Crown
Prince George. II was officially an.
nounced today.
In u message TO the Greek people
the king stated that for the national
interest peace and unity. he had
abdicated In favor of the Crown
Prince.
The abdication Of King Consian.
tine was preceded by a riot of the
populace In the capital. The rioters
served an ultimatum on their king
in which he was given but one hour
TO step down from the throne.
The king Immediately called Gen.
eral Metaxas into conference at
which II was decided the situation
was in the hands OF the revolution.
lists.
The official adjudication of Con.
stantine was then announced.
Colonel Gonatns, whose name was
signed 10 the manifesto dropped
from an airplane which demanded
Constantine's abdication. is consid.
cred the leader of the revolution.
Tchipoures. whose name was signed
to another air proclamation, is also
one Of the leading spirits
The king when faced by revolt
in the army following defeat by
Turkey tried to save his tottering
throne by the declaration of mar
tiaI law but this was of no avail
and he stepped out in favor of his
son.
Consta ntine relinquished the
throne when reports were received
that transports loaded with multi
nous Greeks were speeding toward
the capital
1t was believed that bloodshed
would have resulted If the king had
held on to his fast diminishing pow
er much longer.
The abdication of Constantine fol-
lowed closely the resignation of the
cabinet.
May Be American Queen.
In case Prince George refuses the
throne-and it has been rumored
lately that he has an aversion to
sitting on the Greek throne-among
the next in line is Prince Christie
pher, who is now in Paris with his
wife, the Princess Anatasia, who
formerly was Mrs. William B. Leeds,
widow of the deceased American
tin plate king, who poured great
wealth into the cause of promoting
Greek national unity. In this event,
ain American woman would sit on
the ancient throne of Greece.
The revolution Of the Greek ar
mics had its inception in the islands
of Mitylene and Chois among the
soldiers and thousands of refugees
from Asia Minor.
The order for disarmament of
the troops was the immediate cause
Of the outbreak. The soldiers who
expected to keep their guns for
trophies, refused to give them up
on command of officers.
The movement spread like an cpl
demic in the navy. Seamen refused
to obey the orders issued by ad-
mirals who soon found themselves
powerless to maintain discipline.
A British naval captain who ar
rived here from the Island Nifty
lene stated that all officers who re-
fused to obey the commands of their
men were locked up.
VenizeIos Looms Again.
In case that none of the Greek
royal family is acceptable to the
revolutionists - which is entirely
within the realm of probability
Elutherios yenizelos, who governed
the country as prime minister be-
fore King Constantine was recalled
in the elections Of November, 1920,
looms as the probable ruler
It is certain that Venizelos, who
exiled himself from his native land
where he was defeated at the polls
and who is now in Paris will not
return to Greece as member OF
the government, unless the royal
family is banished.
venizelos recently gave out a
statement that he would never re
turn as long as the line of Constan
tine is on the throne.
The Greeks, through the victories
of Mustapha Kemal's Turkish ma
tionalists, have lost all that Veni