Evening star., 1935-09-10
MONARCHY VOTE
URGED IN GREECE
Premier Issues ProCIama-
ton Following Fight, Break
ing Up Cabinet Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.


ATHENS, September l0-Premier
Panayoti Tsaldaris. head Of the Greek
republican government, issued pro-
clamation today urging the people to
vote for the restoration Of the mon
archy.
The proclamation came after q
night which saw the tension between
monarchists and republicans break in
an open fight outside the doors of the
cabinet chamber, with the bayoneting
archist guards.
After deploring the nights events,
Premier Tsaldaris' proclamation asked
for calm and order, concluding:
'I consider democratic royalty as
the natural regime for Greece and ask
the people to vote for it in the i'm
pending plebiscite."
Last nights fight broke up cabi-
net meeting.
Gen. Panagiotakos, leader Of the
anti-monarchist forces and COM
mander of the Athens garrison, led a
group of resentful republican officers
into the cabinet meeting to protest
against the shift of Premier Tsaldaris
from his position of neutrality on the
restoration question to one favoring
the return of former King George.
Bayoneted by Guards.
Minister OF War George Kondylis
promptly ordered the arrest Of Gen.
Panagiotakos and his brother, re-
publican deputy Both were bayon-
eted when monarchist guards at
tempted to carry out the war min
isters orders
The brothers were taken to hos
pital and tension spread over the
capital. 1t was felt that the incident
might set aflame the smouldering re-
publican forces.
Gen. Panagiotakos was forced to re-
sign his command of the 1st Army
Corps in favor Of Gen. Papagos, ac-
cording to reports. 1t was announced
that Premier Tsaldaris would issue a
communique giving the cabinets views
regarding the restoration Of the mon
archy.
King George in Touch.
Former King George of Greece is
living in London. Reports Of his i'm
pending return to the throne have
recurred frequently in recent weeks.
He has been in close communication
with royalist sympathizers Of the
Greek Republic. Only recently Mayor
Kotsias of Athens called on him in
London bearing counsel from Tsaldaris
not to return to Greece at the present
time.
There has been a strong drive in
Greece by the royalists for plebiscite
on the proposed restoration Of the
monarchy.
Government Explains.
The government explained the
nights developments in the following
official statement:
"As the result Of certain movements
the 1st Army Corps undertook certain
measure which led to the resignation
of the minister of war, Kondylis.
"A cabinet meeting was summoned
20 examine the situation. The min
lister of war then withdrew his resig-
nation, having been persuaded his mo-
tives were due to a misunderstanding
While the cabinet was meeting in
a room in the building of the Chamber
of Deputies a brawl started between 4
number of persons in the outside Cor
ridor.
THE army corps commander. Gen.
Panayotakos, who intervened to re-
store order, was slightly wounded dur
ing the quarrel AS a result of his
wound he has been succeeded as army
compander by Gen. Papagos.
Gen. Panayotakos, whose wounds
are superficial, returned home after
treatment at a hospital"
1t is reported that Pericles Rails,
minister of interior, resigned.