The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-14
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to maintenance of the neutrality of
ConstantinopIe and the Straits of OAR
danelIes, may interpret the Legitimate
aspirations of the Turks in such d
manner as to prevent the cooperation
of Great Britain. Those papers which
are habitually suspicious of France
comment strongly on her tenderness
for the Turks and insist that the lat
ter cannot be allowed to recover
Thrace and Adrianople, which they
believe France is willing to give them.
Elsewhere the fairly confident hope
is expressed that France eventually
will agree to cooperate with Great
Britain, which is generally credited
with upholding the letter of the treaty
view is expected hourly and awaited
with the greatest eagerness.
Fear Turk Aggression.
If the fear regarding the French
position is removed the other fears
will be Immediately lessened but at
present they are acute. Turkish mill
tary aggression is feared, military ac-
tivity in the Balkan countries is fear
ed, incursion of the Russian soviets
into the troubled area is feared, while
behind all is the restless menace of
the immense Moslem population OF
India and other Musselman communi-
ties. Each day brings fresh reports
of the intense feeling aroused in the
Mohammedan countries by the Turk
ish victory in Anatolia with indica-
tons of determination to support the
Turkish claims with what ever means
| lie at their disposal. Reports from
British India especially represent the
Moslems there as greatly excited.
Disorder in Smyrna.
Athens, Sept. 14.-Persistent but
unconfirmed rumors reaching here
relate that Smyrna is in great dis
order. The Kemalist entry into the
| city was accompanied by various ex-
| plosions which threw the population
| into a panic, these reports state. A
well known resident of the city who
arrived here today said that when the
| Kemalist army entered on Saturday
| morning, a hand grenade exploded
amongst the cavalry. An officer was
| wounded. The Turks were Infatuated
| by the explosion and began to loot
| In the evening the Smyrna residents
recounted the Armenian quarter was
raided. He said that women were out
ragged and all told $50 persons were
killed. He declared that the same
thing occurred in the Greek quarter
where he estimated the number of
killed at 200.
! There were reports of disorders n
! other parts of the town. Before the
formal occupation of the Kemelists. a
proclamation was posted turnout the
4 city threatening lIle penalty VI Qedlli
for the murder of any Christian. Later.
| the word punishment was substituted
| for death penalty, Information re-
ceived here states. The Christians
were thrown into a state of panic.
Situation Very Serious.
| Paris, Sept. 14.-Marshal F'ranchet
d. Esperry considers the situation in
the Near East very serious. He Is
quoted by the Echo de Paris as declar-
ing:
Don't forget that the Bosphorus at
certain points is only 500 yards wide, -
he said, land that all the European
quarters in Constantinople might well
| find themselves under the fire OF
Turkish four-inch guns.
However, 1 believe Must@pha
Renal Pasha is too Intelligent and
| prudent to commit such a blunder.'
Won't Aid Constantine.
Paris. Sept. 14.-Former Premier
Venizelos of Greece, for whose return
to power a strong movement Is I'M
der way in Athens, never will consent
to work with King Constantine, say
his friends here, according to Excel
sior. AS long as Constantine is on the
throne Venizelos will refuse to have
anything to do with the Greek state,
they declare, but at the same time he
! will not refuse his aid, in saving the
country from what he terms Constan-
tine blunders.