The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
ENGLISH CONTROL
OF DARDANELLES
MAY RENEW WAR
Hostilities With Russia
Impend in Spring,
Bertelli Says.
By c. F. BERTELLI.
Special Gable Dispatch to
The WGhington Herald.

The Wilmington Herald.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-Because> Great
Britain insists on remaining in
control Of the DardanelIes the
world today is confronted by the
possibility of another war.
This fact became unanswerable
Today when through diplomatic
channels, proof was forthcoming
That the British censorship of the
cables at ConstantinopIe had re-
suited in the suppression of news Of
tremendous import.
Although no mention has been
permitted to creep into the Euro
pean press, 1 am informed from a
very trustworthy source that
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, Turkish
nationalist leader, has been staging
coup after coup, including smashing
successes not only against the
Treeks but also against the Turk
lsh regular forces now commanded
by British officers.
Controls Nearly All Turkey.
The situation today, briefly, is
mat Mustapha KemaI controls 4alF
turkey Except a small belt sur
rounding Constantinople and a few
miles rad1sting from Smyrna, in
"hich the Greeks are falling back
in disorder
So alarmed have the British be-
come that they have attempted to
start unof1cial negotiations with
hemal Pasha. sending a party with
hlSh stan officers to Angera. where
NemaI has his headquarters, but
lhe nationalist leader utterly re-
fused to parlay until he was official
ly recognized as head of the de fac
TO government of Turkey. He sent
the delegation back under armed
fscOrt.
Furthermore. goaded by Eng
Iands apparently firm intention not
10 abandon the arbitrarily occupied
strip of the DardaneIles, Kenal
threatens to begin an Overwhelm-
ing drive 'in conjunction with the
russian soviet armies" next March,
which could only end with the driv-
ing of all the allied troops into the
Sea OF Msrmora. He added that
Turkey, in conjunction with the
Soviet Russian Empire would
make Lenine the most powerful
man in the world.
Would Mean War ON Russia.
Such action, of course, would
mean the declaration of war on
Russia by the allies, and into which
tn" United States might be
dragged
That the foregoing is true
analysis of the Near East situation
was proven indisputably tonight
when it was learned that Great
Britain. through Lord Hardinge.
cd
would accept Frances proposal for
putting of the setting of the total
amount Of the German indemnity
for Ave years in exchange for
frances undivided acknowledge
ment of Britain's rightful sphere
Of influence in the BOspOrus and
on the Dardanelles.
Impartial diplomats do not hesi-
tate tonight to state that England
has obtained in this way another
brilliant diplomatic victory at
cheap price. since England is not
affected by the separations matter
except insofar as it can be used as
a club over France.
Refutes Split in k.malI.t..
RefUting the Greek rumors of
split in the ranks Of the Kemalists.
it is officially stated tonight that
Izet Bey, a nationalist general. who
Quit Kemal, has refused the British
invitation to return to CONSTANT
nople until the allies commence
diplomatic relations with the real
chief of Turkey. who is Kemal
Pasha"
Another angle of Britsin's bar
ter with France is found in the sig
nifcant news that England intends
recalling Lord Granville, Ambassa-
dor at Athens, Immediately appoint
ing someone else who naturally will
he forced to present his credentials
70 King Constantine. thus setting
the seal OF England's recognition
on the restored monarch.
When this has been accomplished.
IL is understood. France has ag-eed
to follow suit.
In short, the conference of the
allies opening Monday will undoubt-
ediy be confronted with many vital
problems. Disarmament and even
the question of reparations may be
expected to fall into insignificance.