New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
sci tho results Of the victory over Tur-

The British. government insists that
the Straits affect British interests. En-.
{ ropesn interest and world interests OF
J she nrst oraer Satisfaction is e&
! pressed that the British views al
1 shared by France and ltaiy. which af
snc other two great pc~ers principally
sonesrned.
! Tie question of Ceustantinopie
stands somewhat diifsreatiy. the Brit
iSai government coutenna. II Is p~iuted
out .hss Tor more than two years it
had been decided that the Turks should
] rot be deprived OF Constantinople. In
I January os last year. st the conference
! IN LONDON, representatives af The { on
ssautinoplc Turkish and Angora Turk
! ish governments were inforlG~d OF the
! intention Of ths Allies TO restore Con
/ stantinoptc 10 the Turks, subject 90
. salspr matters being satisfactorily ad
justed.
II is the wish OF the British govern
--fsnt that conference should be held
.as speedily RS possible in any place
generally accepted by the other Powers
Involved At this conference, reso-
@fute and sustained effort should be
xriade to secure stable peace with
Turkey. is the British viewpoint.
kemai Considered Menace
Great Britain holds, however, that
such conference cannot embark upon
through With the slightest prospect of
sEccess, while there is any question of
the Konsalist forces attacking the
siteutrai zones. by which Constantinople,
.the Besphorous and the Dardahelles
sAre protected.
The British and French governments
shave instructed their High Commis
soners at Constantinopie to notify
Mustapah Kenal and the Angora gov
established under the flags of the three
great powers must be respected. Great
britain contends, however, that it
would be futile and ar rous in view of
the excited mood and extravagant
claims Of the Kemalists, to trust simply
20 diplomatic action.
1t is further believed that an ade-
-quate force must be available to guard
the freedom Of the Straits and to de-
fend the deep water line between Eu-
rope and Asia against violent and hos
tile Turkish aggression.
It is announced that Great Britain
intends to reinforce imm ediately and,
If necessary, to a considerable extent
the troops at the disposal of General
Harrington, the British commander at
Ccnstantinople. Orders have been
given to the British feet in the Med
yterranean TO oppose by every means
Tny infraction of the neutral zones by
1he Turks or any attempt by them to
r%Qss to the European shore.
Loss of Constantinople Perilous
The Bytieh government holds that
If the Allies were driven from Con-
stantinople by the forces of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha it would be an event Of
the most disastrous character, produc-
ing farrcachng reactions, not only
throughout all the Mosem countries.
but throuhout all the states defeated
in the late war, who would be pro-
foundly encouraed by the spectacle of
the undreamed-of successes which have
attended the efforts of the compara-
lively weak Turkish forces
Moreover, the temperance of the
victorious Turks on the European
shore would it is held, provoke 8
situation of the gravest character
throughout the Balkans and very likely
lead to bloodshed on a large scale in
regions already cruelty devastated.
The British government contends
that it is the duty of the Allies of the
late war to prevent this great danger
and secure order and peaceful condi-
tions IN and around the Straits, thus
allowing a conference to conduct its
deliberations with dignity and efficiency
and so reach permanent settlement.
Great Britain is prepared to bear
her part in this matter, it is asserted,
and make every possible effort for a
satisfactory solution. She has ad-
dressed herself in this sense to the
other great powers with whom she has
been acting and who jointly with her
are associated in the defense OF Con-
stantinople and the neutral zones.
Smaller Nations Affected
1t is pointed out as clear, however
that the other allied powers of the
Balkan Peninsula also are vitally af-
fected. Rumana, it is noted, was
brought to her ruin in the great war
by the strangulation of the straits. The
union of Turkey and Bulgaria would
be productive of deadly consequences
30 Serbia in particular and Jugo-Slavia
as a whole, it is argued, while the
whole trade Of the Danube flowing into
the Black Sea is likewise subject to
strsngulation if the straits are closed.
The engagement of Greek interests in
these issues is also pointed to as self
evident.
BELGRADE, Sept. 16 (By The Asso>
ciated Press).- Rumania and Jugo-
Slavia have completed an exchange Of
views regarding the attitude they will
adopt in case the Bulgarans advance
toward Salonica, according to the
newspaper "Politika"
Greece the newspaper adds. again
has drawn the attention of the Bel
grade government to the Bulgarian
military preparations on the Greek
frontier, and has asked Jugo- Slavia to
support the Greek viewpoint in regard
to Thrace.
All the Jugo-Slavian Cabinet mem
bers have been recalled to the capital
III view Of the gravity of the situation.
and the government has decided to par
tieipate in the. conference of Powers
to settle the Near Eastern question.
OTTAWA, Sept 16-Premier W. I,
Mackenzie King, when informed of the
announcement that Great Britain in
tended to invite Canada to send CON
tingenr of troops to the Near East
replied:
ut is entirely a matter for the Cab
met Council Of Canada, and it is for
them to take whatever action they
deem necessary"
an The Cabinet Council will meet on
Monday, and persons close to govern.
lnent circles, expect that the matter
will be given immediate consideration
The same observers say an extra ses.
sion of the Canadian Parliament NAV
be called to consider the situation.
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