GINGER FROM GREECE.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15318, 20 August 1923, Page 6

GINGER FROM GREECE.

HOW TO WRITE ARBIY ORDERS.

M. Venizelos, the former Greek Prime Minister, has ruled Greece from Paris and Lausanne since the revolution last September, but apparently there arc Greeks at home who are tired of his regime. While Col. Gonatas, as head of the so-called revolutionary Government, is busy singing the praises of his political chief, M. Venizelos, for concluding peace with the Turks at Lausanne, General Pangalos, chief of the Army, is talking something altogether diferent, says a writer in the Daily Chronicle. , As to Colonel Plastiras, the leading figure of the revolution, he appears to be silting on the fence, backing up different points of view as occasion requires. Meantime the revolutionaries continue strongly to oppose the popular demand for elections.

,Tho following order of the Day—which even out-trotskys Trotsky—issued by General Pangalos at Salonica last week, and published prominently in all the newspapers, shows what is being done in Greece at the present lime to keep the war spirit from flagging. Tender Love And Rations. Soldiers! On certain occasions our demoblisalion reservists, out of their natural joy, have shouted "Long Live Peace." Everyone understands the desire for the return to the embraces of their family of those who have undergone so long a mobilisation. But the circumstances of to-day do not permit of such expressions. It would be blasphemy towards the sainted bones of our comrades, trodden underfoot by the filthy feet of the Turks in Thrace and Asia- Minor. It would be an insult and disrespect to the martyrdom of our unjustly cutoff Smyrna. It would be cowardice and consciencelossness towards the pain of our unfortunate brothers who, (lecing from the knife of the Turk, await in agony their revenge from us. I promised you at my last inspection that in two months at the least, if we had not war, we should make peace, and peace was made —and you must all of you understand this well —only because the enemy heard from across the Ebro your warlike shouts.

The shining brightness alone of your bavonets and your cries of "Revenge" and "War" caused him to withdraw his insatiable claims. Thanks to you, the Motherland did not have to pay the thousands of millions asked of us, which would have plunged us into slavery and distress for many years. When, In a few days' time, you return to vour villages! you will be able lo hold vour heads high, for it was you who with your dicipliuc and devotion formed that army which humbled Turkish pride and irreconcilability. Get on board your ships With your conscience easy in that you have done vcur duty, hut sorrowful because circumstances did not permit us to conduct the war of revenge for which our country yearned. Soldiers of the Motherland! You whom I love better than my own children, I and your leaders, whom you saw with what'lender love night and day we. looked alter your clothing, your rations, your tobacco. I exhort you and claim from you, take care that you do not at the last moment soil your sacred work. When you leave in a few -days for your homes there must not be heard even one single cry of "Long Live Peace." This cry means dishonour and cowadice when it comes in today's circumstances from the lips of a Greek, who still w-ears the honoured uniform of a soldier. lam certain that it will not be. heard.—Pangalos," Com-mander-in-Chief of the Army.