The Washington times., 1922-12-02
PRO TIES IS
SEEM To
HURRY
CASE
b Called Two Days Ahead OF
Schedule After England
and Italy Interfere.
BY International News Service.

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ATHENS, Dec. 2.-Ignoring
the protests Of Britain and Italy,
the Greek revolutionary commit
tee today arraigned Prince
Andrew, brother Of former King
Constantine, before a military
tribunal, charging him with dis
obedience while commanding an
army corps in the Turco-Greek
war in Asia Minor.
Troops Guard City.
A censorship on Friday prevented
transmission Of press messages out
OF Athens on Thursday. There was
apparently relaxation on the part
Of the Greek revolutionary officials
today as dispatches were received
without interruption telling of the
arraignment Of Prince Andrew.
General Vlachopoulos is chairman
Of the extraordinary war council
that IL trying Andrew. The hear
ing II taking place In the chamber
Of deputies.
Troops are on guard outside. but
the city 10 quiet.
Andrew was allowed to testify in
his own behalf. He defends all his
actions on the military field and
declares that Greece was always
first In his heart and mind.
The dispatch gave no explanation
~ to why the revolutionary masters
Of Greece had arraigned the prince
two days before the date set in the
official communique issued at Athens
on Thursday night. This action,
hoWNver, is regarded as another
move by the members of the Greek
revolutionary committee to show
thsir contempt for outside protests
against the trial and executions Of
oormer state and military officials.
Britain Protests Trial.
Vigorous efforts has been made to
prevent the trial of Prince Andrew.
Both Great Britain and Italy had
ISN'T notes to Athens and King
George expressed the wish at
Athens to abdicate when he learned
that the revolutionary committee
was determined to go ahead with
the trial.
The British royal family as well
as members of the Hellenic royal
family scavered through continental
Europe are anxious over the fate
Of Andrew. His wife is a sister OF
Lord Mountbatten, who IL related to
the royal family of England.
It 10 understood that Andrews
defense 10 that the Greek military
catastrophe in the Turkish war
would have been even greater II ne
had not disobeyed orders sent him
from Athens.
Eleutherios venizelos, forms err
~ af IN
Greek delegation in the Near East
veace conference, IL expected to re-
turn to Athens from Lausanne next
week. He will not attempt to enter
the Greek ministry, but, according
10 reports, will strive to have a new
cabinet constructed which will be IN
accord with his policy. venizelos
would like to have either M. folitos
or M. Michalacopoulos succeed
Colonel Gonatas as prime minister.
Thrace Situation Alarms.
The revolutionary situation in
Thrace 10 causing alarm In the
creek Capital. General Nider has
army in Thrace because he was un-
able to maintain discipline. among
the troops. Q
A fresh burden has been imposed
upon the Greek government by the
agreement at Lausanne to exchange
the Greek and Turkish civilian popu-
iaitons az q result of the realignment
Of the Turkish frontiers. Under the
agreement all the Turks living in
territory under Greek sovereignty
win leave for Turkey. while more
than 100000 Greeks living on
Turkish soil will return to Greece.
Greek government officials were
auoted NJ saying that they could not
possibly care for the influx Of Greek
refugees. The treasury II exhausted
and the nation is already on the
verge OF famine.
Ten merchant ships, conveyed by
United states destroyers, have just
departed from Athens for Samsoun.
on the Turkish Black Sea coast. 70
evacuate the Christian refugees col.
lected thefe BY the American Near
East relief administration.