Public Opinion

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 57, 9 March 1946, Page 4

Public Opinion

HANDS OFF GREECE Sir,—This is what your correspondent \Ngutuwera” states on tne aoove: “Both mu. Cnurchiil and Mr. Bevin are in iavoui cl our troops remaining in Greece. S nee tney noth so agree, it is lair and proper that our troops should stay there. " Wnat extraorainaty distorted reasoning. “iNgutuwera” completely torgets that Greece was our ally, fought as gallantly, and null cred as heavily as anyone. It is the prtiogalive 01 the GreeK people to caoose wnat foreign troops should occupy their country, it nas nothing whatsoever to do with e.ther Mr. Churchill or Mr. Bevin, or any other outsider. War is over, and tne Germans have gone. What would “Ngu-tuv-eia’" say il American troops remained in lorce in N.Z., forced upon us a Government of a very small clique, and argued that since coin the American pell, cat parties are in favour oi their stay here, they should continue to stay here ana violate our sovereign rignu? “Ngutuwera” would be the iirst to squeal against such an injustice. And rigntly so. let he advocates exactly tnai Kind of injustice for the Greek people. To what low levels ol moral degradat.on can human mind descend when obsessed by the parochial bias. J observe that “Ngutuwera” has started another correspondence. This he has done under another nom-de-plume, “Thamesite.” Russia is the scapegoat now. 1 wish your correspondent would give us something constructively positive in future.—£ am, etc., “HANDS OFF GREECE.” Wanganui 4/3/46.