GREECE: Royalist Rout

¶ The Government of the Republic of the Hellenes officially notified the Governments of the world of the establishment of a republic under the provisional presidency of Admiral Koundouriotis.* ¶ The result of the recent plebiscite (TIME, April 21), held to confirm the establishment by force of a republican government, was 758,742 republican votes and 352,322 for the monarchy. ¶ The Royalists charged that many of their voters had been coerced by Republicans, and this charge was not denied. A Royalist agitation for new elections began but had small hope of...

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