The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
800 REBELS May Be
SENT TO Death BY
CREC|AN LOYAL|STS
Wholesale Slaughter Anticipat.
ed Following Trials by
Courts Martial
PRESIDENT IS CHEERED
Promises Public Law Will Be
Invoked to Prevent Furth.
or Disturbances
Copyright, 1885, BY the Associated
pfe0s)


Press)
Athens, March 13.-{R)-The possi-
bility Of death before . firing squad
faced more than 800 Greek rebels
Wednesday as the government insti-
tuted wholesale courts martial for
those implicated In the 1l-day revolt.
The belief that mass execution
would mark the final chapter Of the
uprising was widely held In Athens.
where It was recalled that . similar
fate befell the leaders Of oreeces
last revolution.
Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris gave
cheering crowds before his home =
hint Of the stern measures the gov
eminent might invoke to climax its
triumph.
1.-THE people Of Greece" he said,
''may be certain the law viii be exc
cuted in such a way that the present
generation will never again witness
the spectacle Of these last days"
veniselos ID Refugee
While his followers waited to learn
the penalty for disloyalty to the gov
eminent, Eleutherios venizelos, leader
Of the rebellion, found . Napoleonic
fate on the little italian island Of
Rhodes. Is miles east Of Cassos.
A spokesman for the italian gov
eminent said Wednesday that italy
will refuse any request Of the Greek
government for the extradition Of
veniselos. The spokesman added
that the former Greek premier i 70
b considered . political refugee and
therefore not subject to the provisions
Of the treaty Of extradition.
To this haven the 7l-year-old for
mer premier. the architect Of modern
Greece and once potent dictator Of
the republic. fled on the rebel flag
ship" Averoff with his partly English
wife and q group Of his insurgent a.
Sociates.
Americans here are asking will
Venizelos. like Napoleon from Eba,
be able to stage comeback, or win
he die as Napoleon did on q little
island, deprived Of glory and honor?"
While Athens continued its celebra-
tons, the government set It's losses In
the instruction Is II killed and 2S
wounded.
100000 Cheer Kondylis
A crowd Of 100000 cheered madly
when General George Kondyl6, TIL
umphant commander Of the loyalist
troops, appeared on . balcony ct the
home Of Premier Tsaldaris.
The capital buzsed with talk Of the
possibility Of . monarchist restoration.
Crowds cheered and Numbered "zito"
-Grecian exclamation Of acclaim
when pictures Of the late King Con-
stantine appeared on the streets and
were circulated from hand to hand.
Venizelos abandoned all hope for
success Of the revolution when he
learned the entire rebel fleet, with the
exception Of the Ayeroff, had been
abandoned by their officers and
crews in Sauda Bay and that Crete
had been captured by loyalist forces.
First news Of the fleets surrender
was received in Athens In . dramatic
wireless message from the governor
Of Crete.
II announce the rebels have aban-
doned the warships and departed
aboard the Averoff," the message said.
II await your orders"
The governments jubilant reply In
structed the governor: Await orders,
maintain connections with US contin.
ually. A price viii be put on the
leaders Of the insurgents."
From Sofia, General DemetriuS
Kamanos, vanquished rebel leader.
said. "the fight for Republican ideals
u over for US, but viii be continued
by other great Republican," Ka-
manos said his forces. numbering on
~ 5000, were confronted by over
whelming odds In government troops
totaling $4,000.