COUNTRY DIVIDED

Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1946, Page 5

COUNTRY DIVIDED

GREEK CABINET CKISIS ELECTIOX FOSTFONEMENT Received Monday, 0.20 p.m. LONDON, March 11. The Sofouiis Governmeut is facing its deepest cri.sis since gaining power, sa.vs the Times1 Athens correspondent. The G'cc-k Oc-ntre, which was the last coujpaet eiemeut adhering to the traditional Gi'-ek artachment to Engiand and piu British poiicy, is threatened by disiuiity, which is strengthening the ranks oi the opau oppcsition to British poiicy in Grerce. Mr. Sofouiis in the past fev days has reached an open liivrrgeuc-y ietween himself and 13 memhi is of his Gabinet. Mora ihan 70 membera of Parliament are nmoug the thousands v/ho have signed a .statcment doubting whether it is possibl? to hold iree Greok cloetions as eariy as March 31. A statemeiit which was issued by the Union for Democratic Control says there are reasons to i'ear tih.t ihe oiectorai register is inaccurnte and faked. It ex presse.s ihe opihi on that the Sof ulis GiJvorioe- nt has diifted uuder monurckist Oi.: ' Cl. Th'- JJn'-i.sh Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eei :..) ht a letter to Mr. Sofouiis, releasi o '.••f. rday by tlie Foreign Oflice, gave . aa's why he consiueied the G.-m.u -..ioctions should not be post po.i' .i 1 '• ond March 31. Mr. i.5' .' i ii ivi «.,e cfat tlie ai.stention oi fl-e Left V»mg trom the eiections rouiti *.uiiy meun that tuose paities did not bftin.'vc they popuiar sup port. Thc Bmish Governnienc advised that thc clec'Miis should be held as soon as po.ssibio because, until the eiections wero iield, there was no possibility of hm'oig ijut the Greei: people 's real leeiiuj,;;. ' "i no C-rceks should be guaranteed an e.vpr" sion of their wiil under coiiditc.ii', oi qterf and order." Mr. I> in (m-iiiasbcd th t the Greek Gov' i'Mti.-at juai.it snow reivnnc on as reg.u-'if; thc eiceticu "ii* it is to win thc Ainf a* retpcct. ANTi ■BRil I3H 3E27TILIENT Shouls of "V/e Want Our Indcpend-i>->wn wich Britisii liitei*»eni iOii ' ' ' v, heard (buiiig a mcoting oi. l't CMjij G:eok wjrkers at the sporcs S.tiU'i-.ii v. ..'brc fvlr. CiCorgo i2«'.^nau, tlie Bj'i". ; ;.i 1 rs'io tiiuoii fteiegaco, spoKe at the ou I oi t"'o Katjoaal • Otiigicss oi the G;ff k G«.Ue: ai Coniedtiutiuii oi Worlu iteuttr s Atiie.is e^rre.;p".. oi! c. 'i:hij ji.t'.r mptioiis caine when Mr. iUutl hc thovgkc the Grcoii v, -i .♦•»« -Aoojd concbiitrate on ecoliO'iiU quest 0113. I.lr. l.ai uvi.uis, Deputy Fiime Miniser • i Grceor- aud londer oi the P'ro-grc.-sivr llcpu.Thican Party, lu*.s annoiuic-. 'i that ui-s p;.rty is abstalning iroi.i the Abrrs on Mnrch oi. M: . Kai a;:dnris a dded that ae would re: ,r.u. a igcdiOi witn lviir osher Pro-gihK-jve ilepnihican Mi.iisters. Mr. 71; loni:3, Ministtr of Finance and l'"-.b : o : tlie Agrarian Repubiicans, aii. ; :!i =d that Iic would re.sign nnless thc 'pmer.ti eiections were postponed for Icast a month. nr. Aiuandaris, explaining the Prog.e - ave Repubiicans' decision to abs.aia froixi ihe eiections, said: "We are uo.uiliig i ji an electoral parody fraught vfi-- : " rvibie dangers, under the covei of 6-'gaiity. An attcmpt is being made ^v»arangle the people's wiil. " J%l' . . .hofoulis lias announced that the eie. cr ii 4 wiil take place 011 the app.nuio i day, March 31.