GREECE AT ONE WITH THE ALLIES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 113, 17 May 1918, Page 3

GREECE AT ONE WITH THE ALLIES.

SPEECH FROM THE THRONE

ATHENS, Feb 23

In a Speech from the Throne at the re-opening of the 'Chamber to-day, Kino- Alexander said :—During, the eight months which have elapsed since the beginning of • the new regime, the Greek Government has succeeded in entirely reuniting Greece and her natural allies and in dispelling every shadow of misunderstanding arising from previous frictions. The present friendly feelings of the Allied Powers are prov ed bv the cordial and multifarious succour which they have accorded, and which also showed what high expectations they had formed of Greece's military assistance in the war.

His Majesty paid a tribute of gratitude to the P'owers for tho promptitude with which theyi had organized th e revictualling of Greece, whose needs had become so acute. owing to tho events of the past; and expressed the conviction that. thanks to the knowledge of the real state of affairs with which his Government had fub'y acquainted the Powers, added to the internal administrative measures which had been adopted, there would result a further improvement in the conditions •if life in Greece.

Tho necessity for the completion of the military preparations by successive partial mobilizations had the close attention of the Government, and tho enthusiastic response of the Reservists to the country's call was »■ proof that the people, a* always in their history, we;w ready for any sacrifice for the Fatherland. Their patriotic sp ; rit had actually been stimulated and reinforced by the lamentable incidents at Lamia and Thebes, which had been serviceable at betraying the weakness of the forces of reaction and the supreme vigour of Hellenic patriotism. His Maje=f,yi expressed the great pleasure wilia which, during his. visit to the front. he had realized the splendid qualities "of the national army, whnsp prowess in the field was weaving the '•losast bnnd>- of sy.n-j |-tfhy with Greece's Allies, and convincing their if the value of Greece's operation in this righteous war. He added -that a/* cording to tho efficacy rf that cooperation would be Greece's . standiri'i ni the eventual peace conrre<=s and th« i I -nrjencv of the assertion of her right". To"'">'d.e the attainment <•!' such a standir.tr his Government would dp | ~-nr.d pvcv ~oce««-nvv support from t l, t» Chamber, with full confidence in it." "nt'-'oti- sentiments. The Speech ended with -the expression o'f • th> -'King' -fnj-;ctio-> th-i-t <\'v"eee would o'"<'.e --0,,.-. F hw herself worthy <\J her glorious history.