Evening star., 1923-09-03

mier Zaimis definately has accepted
the leadership OF the reconciliation
party. Election will be held Octo-
bcr IS
although the Greek people are pro-
foundly depressed over the incidents
Rt Corfu. All places of amusement
have been closed since Friday as q
ElS:l "f mourning for the victims of
The Italian bombardment.
Acting upon protest from SiSpor
Montagna, the Italian minister, the
Gree government suspended for one
day >hc newspaper Eleutheros Typos
for cnaracterizing the Italians as "the
fueitives of Caporetto.' and has dis
missed the censor for allowing the
statement to pass.
Corfu stiH Isolated.
TclegraphiC communication with
Corfu has not been restored. but dis
patches received by indirect routes
Indicate that the Italians are acting
as If in a state of war with Greece :;
for instance, they have closed the
Corfu canal to Greek navigation. have
held up Greek steamer at Brindisi
and fired upon another.
Premier Gonatas has reiterated the
governments Intention to await the
decision Of the league of nations and
of rcfraining from any hostile or un
friendly acts toward Italy. All Ital-
ian vessels in Greek ports are al
lowed full liberty Of movement.
Internal dissentions have existed
here since 1914, but today for the
first time the entire press stands in
complete accord on the subject of the
Italian coup. The Politiki SAYS: by
the bombardment of Corfu Italy ig-
nored the league of nations. Of which
she is a member. Italian shells were
fired against Misrepresentation human
beings rescued from Turkish massa
ere by Americans. This action indi-
Gates a complete absence of morality
and erases Italy's signature from an
international agreement" Other
newspapers publish editorials in a
similar vein.
Fearing anti-Italian demonstrations.
the government has placed a guard
cation.
The metropolitan of Athens has
addressed a protest against the oc-
cupation of Corfu to the Archbishop
Of Canterbury and the league of ma
tions. The Hellenic League of Ma
tions Society also has despatched a
protest to the league of nations
secretariat at Geneva and to the
Union of Sister Societies of the
league in Paris, London, Brussels and
New York.
VIII Celebrate Requiem.
4 requiem will be celebrated in
the cathedral tomorrow for the
victims of the bombardment. The
natives of Corfu resident in Athens
held an indignation meeting this aft
ernoon.
The Italian Admiral Bellini has
forbidden the passage of all Greek
steamers through the straits of Otranto.
and all Greek shipping companies
have suspended sailings for Italy.
-Four Greek steamers are detained
in italian ports. An Italian sub
marine has seized the Greek steamer
Giorgios in the Straits of Corfu. The
italian military attache. who was
sent to Janina to inquire into the
murder of the Italian delegates has
been suddenly recalled by the Italian
legation.
NJ Doussitch, the Serbian charge
d'affaires here, told AN interviewer
today that the Island of Corfu con-
stituted the key of the Adriatic for
JugoSlavia and that it's occupation
directly affected Serbia
Asked what Serbia's action would
be in the event of an Italian mobiliza-
ton, NJ. Doussitch answered that such
step would lead to similar mea sures
in all Balkan states.
The Greek reply to the message from
the interallied council of ambassa-
ders. protesting against the outrage
of which the Italian mission has been
the victim" was handed to the French
charge today. 1t proposes an interna-
tional inquiry to establish RESPONSE
biity for the Janina murders and
urges that such procedure would be
preferable to Greek inquiry. which