Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-20
GREC|AN MONARCH
AND QUEEN FORCED
10 LEAVE COUNTRY
Republic to Be Proclaimed
by ( Revolutionary Party
Reign of King George Be-
Iieved Ended

ATHENS, Dec. 1S.-(By the Asso
ciated Press).-king George and
Queen Elizabeth will leave Athens
tonight for Rumania, it is an
nounced by the newspapers here to-
day.
The official communique issued
after the cabinet meeting sad:
LAS 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 con-
sidered that, with a view to assur-
ing 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 final
decision has been reached regard
ing the regime.
Premier Gonatas and Colonel Plas-
tiras, advices say. signed the letter
requesting the king to leave after
they had been interviewed by the
military and naval delegation and
others who urged removal of the
dynasty.
The letter to King George, it is
said, was couched in stern langua ge
and contained the intimation that
his departure, by evening at the lat
est, was imperative. He replied that
inasmuch as it seemed to be in the
interests of the nation for him to
leave Greece he would do so at the
earliest possible moment
MACHINE GUN FIRE M0WS
DOWN DEMONSTRATORS
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-According to
the Athens correspondent of the
Daily Mail the liberal victors in Sun
days election plan to urge the first
meeting of the national assembly to
authorize a plebliscite with a view
to changing the present regime.
The party proposes also to start
discussion regarding the form of
republic to be established, the dis
patch adds. If the assembly decides
to adopt the French system the
noted banker, Sir Basil Zaharoff will
be fnvit> / to become the first presi-
dent; if the United States plan is &C.
cepted the post will be offered to
Venizelos
The Daily Express describes the
tragic events of Sunday, December
>. asserting that while the immense
crowd remained within the precincts
or the Temple of Jupiter where the
demonstration was held, all was
Aqttlets~but- when the people began to
move across the streets attachments
of cavalry and machine guns were
sent to d:sperse them
spite the execution done by the ma
chine guns and the swords of the
cavalry the paper says. "Then q
granada Was thrown from the head
quarters OF the revolutionarles which
strew the street with wounded and
left fifteen dead
An Undesirable scene followed.
-Four cordons of troops guarded the
passage leading to the Colonnade
of Jupiter. The crowd forced the
first Gordon, the second Gordon
charged with swords but gave way,
the third Gordon tried to stop the
rush with machine guns, moving
down the front line of demonstra-
tors, and then the crowd fell back.
But 1t regained it's ground, where
upon a de+"ohment Of cavalry rode
down on it and the infantry, with
rifles and revolvers, finished the
work, leaving the ground Uttered
with bodies.'
Another telegram reports that
delegation. representing the army
and navy. last evening informed
Colonel Plastiras that the officers
of both services regarded the re-
moval of the dynasty as a national
necessity.
British diplomats who are familiar
with the acute political situation in
Greece see little chance of saving
King Georges throne and the for
eign office apparently has been recon
ciled TO the fart