The Washington times., 1922-09-27
Constantine Is Blamed.

abdication OF King Constan-
tine.
Constantine Is Blamed.
Revolutionists are holding Con-
stantine responsible for the Greek
debacle in Asia Minor.
They demanded abdication of the
king, defense of Thrace against
Turkish occupation and a new
Greek constitution.
IL Is understood that the British
cabinet, at its session today, consid.
cred the advisability uf appealing 10
former Premier VenizelOs Of Greece
TO restore order.
The cabinet received a report from
Colonial Secretary Winston Church.
Ill on the militay situation along the
Dardanelles. The Turkish nation.
alists military leaders were said to
be in an obstreperous frame Of mind.
Athena reports that Greek revo-
mtiofarfes have landed on Cape Sun.
ion. and that General Papoulas has
been sent by the government to at
tempt to negotiate with them and
restore order.
Turks Enter Thrace.
Despite allied warnings, Turkish
soldiers are already pouring into
Thrace. according to unofficial re-
ports.
Constantine, who was formerly an
exile in Switzerland, Is understood
by the Athens correspondent of the
London Daily Mail TO be preparing
to go to the United States with
his wife (sister of the German
EaianFl In Iixyn s.. hA Nax.,
residence of the son Of Mrs. william
Leeds, his sister.in-law.
Leaders of the uprising have es-
tablished headquarters at Salonika.
They announce that they will retain
Thrace despite the demands of the
Turks and the decisions Of the al.
lies"
/ Before rendering its resignation,
the Greek cabinet was in continuous
session for many hours, attempting
70 find solution that would placats
the people.
Athens was described as a not bed
of excitement, with the streets filled
with crowds surging to and fro.
Constantine gave out news Just be-
fore his abdication that he was pre-
pairing a manifesto asking the people
TO efrain from bloodshed.
y
dictatorship will be established.
Navy Starts Revolt.
According to unofficial advices, the
revolution started in the Greek navy
and spread to the army. Dispatches
received here up to noon said that
the revolutionary movement was
making progress"
Airmen were reported to have
Joined the revels, calling over Sa-
lonika and other cities in the eastern
part of Greece and dropping PAM
phlets calling upon the people TO
rise against Constantine.
The anti-dynastic movement In
Greece began with the defeat OF the
Greek army by the Turks in Asia,
and eliminated with the allied note
Of Saturday, which took away from
Greece nearly half of the Thracian
territory that had been awarded to
her under the treaty of Sevres.
Trouble Spread Fast.
Belated dispatches filed in Athens
on Tuesday night said that Constan.
tine was not worried. and did not
attribute serious concern to the
revolutionary movement.
1t was evident, however, that the
dissatisfaction spread rapidly over
night.
Reports from all sections Of the
country told today of revolutionary
agitations.
There is a possibility that Princess
Anastasia formerly Mrs. William
Leeds, an American woman) may as
cend to the throne with her husband,
Prince Christopher, brother of Cen
stantine. Crown Prince George may
refuse to accept 1t, owing to the
perilous conditions in the Near East.
The allies have warned the
Greeks that the presence of Greek
warships in Turkish waters Is an
"obstacle in the way of peace."
Eleven warships Of the Greek
fleet are reported to have Joined
the revolution, landing troops at
various points in Attica to seize the