PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 201, 23 May 1944, Page 5

PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE

Pledge To Mr. Churchill (British Official Wireless.) (Received May 22, 7 p.m.) RUGBY, May 21. Mr. Churchill has received.a message from the heads of Greek political parties which attended the Panliellenic conference in the Lebanon. Signed by M. Molos for the Political Committee of National Liberation, M. Porphyrogennis for the E.A.M., and M. Russos for the Greek Communist; Party, the message reads: “As representatives of fighting Greece to the conference for national unity, we desire to express to your Excellency our respectful admiration and to thank you for the inteerst you take in our country and her future. “This interest springs from a more than century-old tradition which is dear to the Greek people and which the actions of so distinguished a person as your Excellency have made still stronger. We believe it is this interest, coupled with sorrow rightly felt on account of the reccut events iu our Middle East forces, which evoked your severe judgment of our country. May we be permitted to state, however, that the resistance and bloody struggle of the' Greek people in the towns and mountains exceed in moral importance the madness of the actions of irresponsible persons which, though sprung from a desire for national unity, have led to deplorable and disastrous results which must be condemned by all. “Your Excellency may rest assured that we will do everything in our power to achieve the national unity which is an essential condition not only fOr a more successful struggle against the enemy, but also for the reconstruction of our country, the victim of Italian, German and Bulgarian aggression. We know that the help of .our great allies, and specially Britain under her dauntless leader, will not be found wanting.”