Evening star., 1926-08-23
New Dictator Acts Swiftly i'm Over.
throwing Pangalos.

ATHENS, August % C9.-Greece
has another dictator. TheodoruS Pan
galos has been overthrown in a blood
less coup d'etat and Gen. CondyliS,
once a corporal in the Greek Army,
has taken over the reinS of govern
ment.
Moving as swiftly as did Pangalos,
when last year he ousted Admiral
Coundouriotis from the provisional
presidency of Greece and set himself
up at the head of the government,
Gen. Condylis had Pangalos arrested
Sunday morning on the Island of
Spetsae, where he was on vacation.
He was put on the destroyer Pergamos
to be brought to Athens. At the same
time all the ministers were taken into
custody.
1t is reported that Pangalos tried to
escape on the PergamoS, but that aft
er a chase the destroyer was over
taken by the battleship Leon and that
Pangalos was taken on board and car
lied to keratsini. During the chase
the Leon and another warship, the
kilkis, fired blank shots at the Berga-
mos. While hydro airplanes bombed
her, this report says.
President Is Recalled.
Announcement is made by Gen.
Coudvlis, who was formerly minister
of war, that Admiral CoundouriotiS is
the lawful President of Greece and
that he has been invited to resume
the presidency. II is the Intention of
Gen. Condylis to organize govern
ment of national confidence. To
this end he promises free elections
within eight months.
All the political leaders and officers
o-bn 1rera arrested npdpr the Pan.
galoS regime. charged with Consplring
against the government, have been
released.
The new dictator announces that
Gen. Pangalos and all those respon-
sible for the iron-handed methods of
his regime will be tried by a commits
sion.
All the military establishments, the
telegraph office and the government
departments were taken over peace
fully and with rapidity which gave
evidence of how we'll Gen. Condylis
had laid his plans. Condylis personal
iy went to the war ministry and or
dcred the arrest of Gen. TserouliS, the
war minister. The other ministers
We're made prisoners in their resi-
denceS.
PangalOs Showed Nerve"
When ransalos carried out his
coup IL June last. he showed some
OF the ''limitless nerve" which he is
credited as having. With y few ad
herentS he seized the main telegra ph
Office III Athens and compelled the
operators to send messages through :
out the country that he had over
thrown the government The mes
saCes demanded the support Of the
military and naval units. and these,
not realizing the true state of affairs,
replied with messages of adherence.
These meSSa ges were shown by Pan
galos TO members of the government,
who abdicated in his favor.
1t seems that PangaloS had no diff
ficulty in converting the Pergamos
into a ship of refuge. as Capt. Cola :
lex, commander OF the torpedo boat
fiotilla. who was in charge Of the
craft. was one of the pillars of Pan
galos' policy.
The only attempt at resistance of
the coup reported occurred at the
military post 'on Mount Lycabettus,
near Athens. The opposition was
short lived. and the little garrison
surrendered without fighting.
There is nothing TO suggest that
the new revolution was actuated by
a desire TO restore the monarchy of
King George. who for some time has
been in England. He was forced to
ehdiCate i'll December. 1928.