Greek Unity
Friends of Greece everywhere will rejoice at the unanimous decision of the 25 delegates from all political parties who met in the Lebanon to put aside their destructive differencCs and rally
)und the Government of national unity which M. Papandreou
instructed to form. The message which the leaders ree principal parties within Greece have sent to Mr.
reveals alikz regret at the deplorable results of faction ness for unity in the struggle against the enemy. The was a notable triumph for M. Papandreou, who suc- ceeded in diverting the minds of the delegates from their differences
to the overwhelming necessity of acting together and with the Allies in the interests of the stricken people of Greece. The delegates have denounced the recent mutiny in the Fleet as a crime, and have agreed to unite their efforts under the new national Government in restoring military discipline and suppressing' terrorism, and to return as a Government at the earliest possible moment to feed the people, restore order and proceed to the framing of a new constitution on democratic lines. M. Papandreou has succeeded in winning the confidence of this diverse assembly. He has appealed to patriotism and realistically stressed the need for immediate action and for purging the armed forces of political in- fluences. King George of the Hellenes has lost no time in entrust- ing him with the task of forming the new Government, and this, it is clear, will be composed of men drawn from all the parties which recently were so deeply at variance. This act of leadership has been performed just in time. It has averted the tragedy of a Greece torn between factions as the moment of liberation approaches, and affords the hope of setting up a Government which will be genuinely democratic. What the Greeks needed was a strong and respected personality, and this they seem to have found in M. Papandreou.
