The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-29
Former MINISTER'S
EXECUTED IN ATHENS
Six Men Convicted of High Treason
Are Shot
EXECUTION CAUSES BREAK
Official Representatives of Great
Britain Notifies Greek Govern
ment That He is Leaving
Capital

high treason in connection with the
Greek disaster in Asia Minor, were
executed today.
The execution of the condemned
men was by shooting The men cx-
ecuted were: Former Premiers Gou-
naris, Protopapadakis and Stratos; M.
Theotokis, former war minister; M.
, Baltazzis, holder of portfolios in sew
eral former cabinets, and Gen. Had
| Janestis, commander of the Greek
forces at the time of the Asia Minor
military disaster.
The British minister, +. o. Lindley,
has notified the Greek government
that Great Britain has broken off rela-
tions with Greece and that he is leav-
ing Athens tonight.
c. II. Bentinck, British member of
the financial control, remains here.
a statement issued by the courtmar
tial which condemned to death the
former ministers, giving the reasons
for imposing the sentences of death,
says in effect that the defendants
knowingly concealed from the people >
the danger involved in King Constan-
tines return to the throne and that,
| although Greece, was breaking away
from her alliances, they did their ut
most to eonsoI idatc Constantine's
throne in order to enjoy Office under
! him.
"By terroistic methods" the state
ment adds, "they stined all public
opinion contrary to them, arranged
| with General Hadjancstis q pretended
offensive against Constantinople and
thereby brought about the cnemy's Of
fcnsive and the collapse of the Greek
front in Asia Minor thus deliberate-
ly delivering large part of the army
into the cncmy's hands.
"They therefore were convicted, in
accordance with several articles of the
military and penal codes Of conspiring
to commit high treason"
The official announcement issued to-
day after the execution of the minis
tiers says:
"The sentence Of the courtmartial
was delivered this morning. Mcssrs.
Gounaris, Baltazzis, Theotokis, Proto-
papadakis, Stratos and General Had
jancstis were condemned to death and
were executed this morning.
General Stratigos and Mr.. Goudas
were sentenced to penal scrvitude for
life. The military defendants were
also sentenced to degradation and the
following fines were inflicted: Con
naris 100000 drachmas; Stratos, 1885,
600 drachmas; Protopapadakis 100000
Baltazzis 100000; Thcotokis 10000
600; Goudas 10000 drachmas."
London Nov 28.-A despatch to The
Daily Express from Athens asserts
that before the Greek ministers faced
the firing squad General Hajancstis
was solemnly degraded. His medals
and the insignia Of his rank were cut
from his uniform and his sword was
broken. Communion was administered
to all the men before they were shot
Their bodies later were taken to the
cemetery where they were turned over
to relatives.
The despatch adds that f. C. Lind
ley the British minister, continued
his efforts to secure clemency for the
condemned men up to the last mo-
ment. He visited the foreign office
twice Monday evening when it al
ready was an open secret that some
Of the accused men would be sentenc-
ed to death. He also visited the re-
volutionary chief, Colonel Plasticiras.
London, Nov. 28.-The Times as
scrts that the British minister at
Athens, r. o. Lindley, has asked for
his passports.
Lausanne, Nov. %. (By the Associat
ed Press) 1.-THE news of the execu-
tlons of ministers at Athens caused
great excitement among the delegates
to the Lausanne conference tonight.
Former Premier Venizelos of Greece
denied himself to the newspaper men.
The other Greek delegates said that
without official information they were
unable to say whether the executions