King George at Athens Triumphal as the return of King
George of Greece to his country and his palace has been, he finds himself immediately plunged in problems of some gravity. His own policy, obviously both a right and a wise policy, is to grant a general amnesty to all opponents, not even excepting the absent M. Venizelos. But political and perSonal antagonisms in Greece die hard, and General Kondylis, the Warwick who has restored the monarchy, is determined that some names, notably that of General Plastiras, shall remain on the black-list.. The King is in a strong position if he only has the courage to use his strength, as it is to be hoped he will. If he wipes the slate clean and resolves to rule as a constitutional king, holding fair elections in which the people can vote for whatever government they choose, there is a fair prospect that the republican movement will die down or beCome merely academic. The methods and attitude of General Kondylis are calculated inevitably to sting it into new activity. M. Tsaldaris, as leader of the largest party in the Assembly, is opposed to a dissolution. But the king will not be firm on his throne till the artificial plebiscite' which led to his return is confirmed by a normal election— • so far as elections in Greece ever are normal.
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