Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-12
British Troops
In Cyprus Rout
Stone-HurIers
Big Strike Tightens
Grip; Athens Bans
Protest Meetings

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Mar. IL Up.
Shops. banks and schools were
closed today as the general
strike frightened its grip on this
British island colony in protest
against exile of Archbishop
Makarios, leader of the union
h-Greece movement.
British troops welding batons
dispersed a small crowd outside
the Phaneromeni Church in
Nicosia after the crowd had
stoned a patrol car. The British
threw a Gordon of soldiers
around the church.
Another group of 200 demon
strators was dispersed without
incident near MetaxaS Square.
British troops patrolled the
streets of this tense capital.
In Athens, the Greek govern
ment banned mass meetings
called for today in protest
against the deportation of
Archbishop Makarios to a re-
mote Indian Ocean island.
Greek Strike Urged
Greek trade union leaders
called for a general strike in
Greece.
Greek Premier Constantine
Karamanlis proposed that the
United States take a hand in
settling the British-Greek dis
pute.
IF the United States, as leader
of the free world. fails to use
its tremendous moral and mate
rial forces to discipline the free
world to the principles of justice
and freedom" he said in a talk
with visiting American pub
fishers, "the future of the free
world should be a matter Of
grave COllCeIl.
In Washington the United
States urged Great Britain and
Cyprus to renew their negotia-
tons aimed at establishing self
government for the island colony.
Embassies Guarded
The Greek Ministry of In
terror, in banning demonstra-
tions. reacted speedily to warn
ings by the sponsor, Archbishop
Spyridon of Athens. that the
mass meetings might degenerate
into violent rioting.
Squads of police and steel
helmeted troops guarded the
British, United States and Turk
ish embassies in Athens.
Fears were expressed that
Communists would flock to the
demonstrations and incite vio-
lence.
More than 80 persons were in
jured in rioting Saturday which
saw British flags burned, British
buildings stoned and the tires
slashed on British-oWned buses,
The chief of Athens mechanical
police was injured critically while
attempting to quiet the mob.
Consular Building Looted
The anti-British demonstra-
tions spread out to Salonika and
Crete. Rioters on Crete wrecked
and looted the British consular
building. The consul escaped
by hiding in the basement.
Greek Defense Minister Aris-
tides Protopapadakis ordered the
court-martial of crews of four
armored cars which were seized
and destroyed by rioters in Sa-
lonika Saturday. The crews were
charged with failure to display
courage.
Greece suspended indefinitely
the teaching of English in ele-
mentary and high schools. II
closed the British Institute and
four other British-subsidizeo
agencies. 1t Cancelled horse races
and all athletic meetings "as a
precautionary measure"
Greek trade unions demanded
the expulsion of British Ambas-
sador Sir Charles Peake. whose
presence in Athens they called a
dangerous provocation. Greece
has already recalled her ambas-
sador from London.
War Hero Stoned
British Maj. Tony Dean
Drummond, hero-author of
World War II, was in serious
condition. A mob stoned his car
Saturday night while he was
driving through Kyrenia, Cyprus
A 17-year-old Cypriot youth
died when a hand grenade he
was about to throw at a military
ambulance exploded in his hand