The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-12-27
CREEK KING
GOES into EXILE
Assembly May Ask venizelos to
Head Republic as Result
of Royalists' Defeat.
FOES SEEK TO END DYNASTY
All the Woes Of Greece Blamed on
Constantine and His FamiIy-Ruler
Fomented Recent Unsuccessful
Rebellion, It Is Declared.

Rebellion, It Is Declared
Athens.-George H., King of the
Helenes, who succeeded his father,
King Constantine, on that monarch's
abdication, has been requested by the
Government to withdraw from Greece
temporarily at least, but whether ne
will be permitted to return depends
upon the National Assembly. Accom-
panied by the Queen, who was Prln-
cess Elizabeth of Rumania, he has
gone to Bucharest. In an official state
ment concerning it's action. the Gov
eminent explains that it considered 1t
advisable for the King to leave Greece
until the National Assembly nao
reached a final decision respecting the
regime best BETTING the country. In
replying to this notification, the King
said in substance that he would con-
form with it's suggestions, made IN
der pressure from the army and navy
and the Democratic Party" Although
the King considered he had Kept
aIoof from politics he was anxious
that the National Assembly should be
enabled to reach an unbiased deci-
sion on the constitutional question,
and was convinced that the people will
express their will freely. This action
follows the elections of Sunday, when
the Royaltists were badly defeated by
the Liberals and Republicans, In
which parties the adherents of ex-
Premier Venizelos exercise a strong
influence. The military apparently
found it futile to attempt to sway the
extreme elements in these parties
from their desire to Danish Constan-
tines son in order to make way for
the return of Venizelos and the estab-
lishment of republic.
Before leaving, King George re-
ceived 100000 drachmas, and hence
forward will be placed on the civil
list with pension of 100000 drach-
mas The Queen before departing re-
ceived a number of court ladies, bid
ding them farewell.
An anti-dynastic meeting was held
in Athens. the demonstrators attend
ing including members of the army
and navy. Ex-Admiral Hadjikiriskos
addressed the gathering. His speech
evoked cries of Down with the
King!"
The demonstrators gathered origt-
nally outside Republican Headquarters
and then marched to the Premier's Of
flee where they submitted a resolu-
ton passed at the meeting favoring
the reinforcement of King George.
This done. they marched back to the
starting point to await reply Dur
ing the march the cry Down with
the Kingl" was repeated constantly
After a conference between the po-
Iitical and military leaders the demon
strators were notified that their reso-
luton would be discussed at the Cab
met council
An official communicate issued after
the Cabinet meeting said:
AS the constituted assembly based
on the elections is about to meet to
discuss the regime best suited to the
country the heads of the revolutionary
Government considered that with a
view to assuring calm in the debate
on this very important question it
was their duty to convey to his
Majesty the King the opinion that he
should leave the country until such
time as a final decision has been
rea ched regarding the regime"
The suddenness of this development
following the victory of the Liberals
and Republicans at the elections has
astonished even the Greek people.
While the Kings absence will be re-
garded as leave" pending the future
decision of the National Assembly, the
general belief is that when the King
and Queen depart another King will
have disappeared for good from the
rapidly diminishing number OF Euro
pean thrones.