The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-30
BULLETIN
(By Associated Press)


(By Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 30-Brit-
ish officials admit that the Chanak
situation is growing more critical and
that the hopes for an amicable settle
ment are waning
Gen. Harrington seems to have ex-
hausted his peaceful overtures and
many fear that military action will
follow.
A rupture between the opposing
forces, it is thought in military quar-
ters, is likely to be precipitated at any
hour unless the Turks withdraw from
the neutral zone.
The Turkish troops continue in close
contact with the British. They have
formed a screen around the British
forces, behind which they are making
concentrations and reconnoitering.
The British have established a war
time censorship Hereafter the men
ton of names or regiments, their
strength, and destination is prohib-
tied.
PARIS, Sept 80. - France stands
firmly by her decision taken with Eng
land and Italy last Saturday to insist
| upon Turkish recognition of the neu.-
rality of the zone Of the straits, ana
while there is no question at the mo-
ment of military force to back up this
attitude. the French government will
exert its fullest influence to induce
1 the Turks to withdraw.
| This was the view in official circles
today following the British demand
| for the retirement of the nationalists
| from the Chanak area
views of the situation as does England,
the, belief being expressed that the
! strained relations between the Turks
and the British in the Chanak zone
| can be settled without recourse TO arm
| ed conflict
! There is no effort, however, to mini
mize the serious possibilities of the
| present developments and the govern
ment has telegraphed its representa-
tives in the Near East to use the full
! force of French influence on MustaDira
| kemal Pasha in order to effect the
immediate evacuation of the invaded
zone.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 30
! Large forces of British infantry have
been landed here from the trans-At.
i lantic Glengorm castle. These sol
1 diers are to reinforce the lines on the
Asjatic side of the Bosporus, which the
British will defend in the event the
Turkish nationalist army at Ismid be-
gins movement toward Constan-
tinople. The Kemalist army is under
stood to consist of two divisions.
/ When the Glengorm Castle entered
the Golden Horn and the masses of
infantrymen became visible from the
city the immense gatherings of Greeks
and Armenians seeking visas outside
the inter-allied passport bureau quick
ly melted away. The expression wa5
heard: I'VE won't bother with mass
ports now. The British are sending
ships and troops"
4 (By Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 30.-The gravely
ldespondent view held in official quar-
ters here regarding the prospect Of
avoiding war with the Turks is shared
in allied military circles in Constan-
tinople, according to dispatches from
the eastern capital to The Associated
Press.
Mustapha Kemal Pasha's reouire-
ments that the British withdraw their
: troops from Asia Minor as a condition
precedent to limited retreat of the
ottoman forces from the neutral zope
OF the straits is looked upon by local
military opinion as closing the door to
pacific settlement of the present dis
pute.
Huge Responsibility
Whether this is the final view of thu
responsible military heads does not an
pear. Huge responsibility rests with
the latter and their political collea-
gues. How and when the attempt to
enforce the governments demand for
: the withdrawal of the Kemalists is to
be made now lies with Brigadier Gen
eral Sir Charles Harrington; and vIye-
Admiral Sir Osmond Brook, command
} ers of the British military and naval
, forces in the near east and Sir Horace
Rumbold, British high commissioner
in Constantinople. Their decision is
awaited with profound suspense.
2 If war breaks-and at the moment
! 1t appears that almost miracle will
be needed to avert it, Great Britain
still will enter it under discouraging
auspices for the preponderence of
[ opinion in the nation is not behind the
e government
: Condemn Management.
1t IS impossible of course to say
that the nation will not rally to the
governments support if fighting be-
; gins, but at present the voice of the
, people, as represented by the press,
is raised in condemnation of the man
: ner in which the whole eastern situa-
: ton has been managed
: Prime Minis r Lloyd George who
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