The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-11-15
CHRISTIANS
FLEE FROM
ASIA MINOR

ASIA MINOR
Thousands Move in
Panicky E i g h I
Afraid Of Mas
sacre
Constantinople,-sNov. II (By the
Associated Press) Reports reach
ing Constantinople- show that the
entire epC Christian population of
Siavas Angera, ,=Cesaresa, Konia and
other large ,,eenters in Asia Minor
are in :panicky flight towards the
shores of the Mediterranean and
Black Sea.
Samsun, in the vilayet Of Treb-
izond, on the Black sea, has 10000
of its own refugees and 10000 9TH
ers are reported headed for: that
port in quest of. ships to take them
out Of the country. Along every
road and in. every mountain pass
are long winding, serpentine col
uTnns Of men, women and children,
geading along sleepy oxen pulling
wagon loads Of their worldly goods
People are abandoning their
homes, farms and everything in
their eagerness to put the greatest
possible distance between them
selves and their mortal enemies
The Turks.
The difficulties and hardships of
this. wholesale evacuation have
been increased by.inclement wealth
er, which ise bringing sickness. or
deaths to thousa nds. James Grutch-
.er Of Tuscaloosa, Ala of the
American Near East relief, notified
Constantineple by courier = today
that the water. at Samsun was
crowded with nervous or, r,terrorized
refugees waiting for boats. Mr.
Crutcher stated that the available
ships will Only embark Q cooper
sons. He believes not exceeding
one-third of refugees will be able
to leave the country within the pc
Rod set for them to do SO by the
Turks. He therefore is making eff
forts to induce the Angora govern
ment to extend the tinss limit.
Reports from other places in
Asia Minor say the Turkish mill
tary is Withholding permission of
males ls toss years of age to
leave the country and is allowing
only women and children toade-
part. Deprived of their bread win
ners, these refugees present prob
lem beyond the efforts of the Amer
lean relief agencies. -
Rear Admiral Bristol, command
er of the American naval forces in
Turkish waters. is concerned over
the Angora governments order
that all Christians must leave the
country and is, striving to have
the Nationalist modify this ,atti-
tudes ~
BY winter there is expected to
be million or more; of the eyirted
inhabitants of Asia Minor on the
bleak, .shelterless coast of the Black
sea, begging to besrescued. No one
nation has the facilities for this
task of. expatrlation and it is adj
mitted it is far too great for the
limited means. OF the league of ma
tons. If51in addition to the mil
lion and half Christians in the
interior and Constantinople the
$50 900 Greeks, Armenians and 9TH
er foreigners are forced, out of the
country, it is believed there will be
a stampede of tremendous proper
tions, entailing9 endless misery and
confusion. Already the best ele-
meats OF the British, French.
American and other nationahties
have left Constantinople and the
paralysis in business daily. is IN
5creasing.
The Near East relief today sent
the steamship Belgravian to Sam
sun to bring the embarkation of
$500 Greeks land Armenian or
phans who are fleeing from the
country on the order Of the Angora
government. for the evacuation Of
AnatoIiaa in the 80 days. The
steamer is carrying a cargo of,sre-
lief supplies. Relief ships also are
being dispatched to Mersina and
Beirut, which have become the two
other extremities Of the main lines
of fight in: Asia Minor.
Lausanne, Nov. 13.-The Turk
ish Nationalist delegates have come
to the peace conference as visitors.
Their mood is wholly different
from that of the sultan's repre-
sentatives at Severes three years
ago.. when they begged for mercy
Ismet Pasha,- the leader Of the
delegation. boasts Of having the
support Of Russian soviets, and
speaks Of the uncertainty Of allied
solidarity. The Turkish legation. is
outspoken in criticism of the post
penement of the conference.
Naturalized Americans Still Missing
in Russia.
Moscow, Sept. 25.-Scattered
about Russia are about 46. lost
persons whose relatives claim for
them American citizenship, and for