The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-11
GREEK TROOPS RIOT
IN PIRAEUS AS king
APPEALS FOR UNITY
Compel Transports to Go to
Port Instead of Aegean
Islands as Ordered.
TALK OF ABDICATION
Newspapers Suggest Veni-
zelOs Return and Con-
stantine Depart.
SMYRNA FREE OF GREEKS
Constantinople Celebrates the
Great Victory-Riotcrs At
tack Greek Homes.
SMYRNA FREE OF GREEKS

ATHENS, Sept. 10.--The first troops
have reached Piraeus from the former
Greek trent in Asia Minor in a mutt
Eous mood. They paraded the streets
in the city in small and large groups
In a demonstration against King Con-
stantine, many of them shouting in
suits.
Five transports bearing troops had
received instructions from the War
Department to land the soldiers on the
islands Of the Aegean, but the troops
are declared to have forced the cap
tains Of the ships to proceed to Piraeus,
and they landed there despite orders
to the contrary.
Nine thousand Greek troops have ar
rived at Piraeus from Smyrna thus
far. They are being disarmed as soon
as they land and sent to their homes
Comparative calm prevails here to-
night.
NJ. Theotokis, the Greek High Com
missioner, who has just returned here
from Smyrna, announces that the
Greek evacuation of that city is CON-
plete.
Talk of Constantine's Abdfcation.
The abdication of Constantine is be-
ing openly discussed and the newspapers
are demanding the return OF venizelos.
The Royalists, however. are reacting
vigorously and insisting upon the choice
of Gen. Metaxas a. Premier. II is re-
ported tonight that NJ. Observation-Disclosures.
former Minister of the Interior. sue
ceeded in forming a Cabinet. In veni-
zelist and other political circles II Is
considered that a Metaxas Cabinet
would actually mean military dc
tatorship.
King Constantine to-day issued n
proclamation In which he exhorts the
Creek people to bear their terrible
trial" with patience and courage He
refers to the glorious deeds" OF the
Greek army in the past decade. which
he says have not been diminished by the
present misfortune.
1T is my will to do what the con-
sti-ation allows and what the nations
Interests impose on me-" the proclama-
ton adds. ! am confidently expecting
demonstration of your known virtues
OF patriotism and concord.
You have aIways proved yourselves
patriotic. loyal and patient. Our heroic
army. whose banners have been crowned
with victory for ten years. has suffered
a misfortune. which is not unusual In
armies after long period Of war. but
this misfortune. unforeseen by the enemy
M xpa aty,ic he oil ~
and glory of our army
On the contrary 1t Is our duty to
bear the misfortune courageously and
patiently, as BELTS a patriot and cour-
ageous people. A small but valiant
nation, we rendered By our struggles
inestimable services to our oppressed
brothers and to civilization. and orr
valor and abnegation will be extolled
by future generations.
Let us unite and give full obedience
to our chiefs. Such is our duty"
Report Greeks Evacuating Thrace.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 10 ASSOCIATED
Press) 1T is believed here that the
Greeks are rctreating from Tchatalja
and other districts In Thrace.
Constantlnople Is celebrating the great
Turkish victory. The municipal au-
coneratulation TO the Assembly at An
CORA Several thousand students
marched in procession, with banners
flying. singing the national hymn and
cheering Mustapha Renal
The professions on both sides of the
Bosphorus developed at nightfall con-
siderable rioting when frenzied mobs
attacked Greek houses and churches.
necessitating the services of Turkish
troops to put down the disorders.
For the first time since the armisticc
the Allies permitted the Turkish authori-
ties to call out the troops and several
companies OF Lancers paraded the prin-
cipal streets, whereupon the report be-
came current that the Allies were
attacking Constantinople. Traffic was
suspended throughout the city and the
cars OF foreign residents we're halted.
The paraders attempted to cross the
r~~ke~m~x IN paDn Cavan