New-York tribune., 1922-09-19
Lloyd George
Grateful or
Dominion Aid
Premier Sends Message of
Thanks To Australia and
New Zealand for Prompt
Response to- His Appeal
Melbourne Troops Ready
Volunteers Already Seeking
TO Enlist; Massey Calls
for Patriotic Support

LONDON, Sept. 18 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Prime Minister Lloye
George, Mt the close of the Cabinet
meeting this evening, sent message Of
thanks to the Prime Ministers of Aus
tralia and New Zealand for their
prompt response to te call for cooper.
alton in the present Turkish situation
His message said:
~Your prompt response to our in
quiry to resist any threat against the
freedom Of the Straits and the sanctitJ
of the Gallipoli peninsula has been re.
ceived with enthusiasm. The Empire
cannot consent to sacrifice the results
of the gallant struggle and final vic
tory which its sons won IN the Eastern
theater of the war"
1t was learned auth horitatively that
Lloyd George did not actually ask the
dominions to supply contingents for
the Near East. The Premier merely
explained the urgency of the situation
and asked the Dominion governments
whether they desired to be associated
with any military steps that might
become necessary.
Only 1900 Men Dispatched
With regard to the dispatch of Brit
ish renforcemen so the Dardanefles,
the only forces actually ordered to
move, it is stated, are the Gordon
Highlanders and the Sussex Regiment,
aggregating about 1000 men.
Premier W. II. Hughes, of the Aus
tralian commonwealth, after consulta-
tion with his Cabinet, announced that
the Australian government was 5prcy
pared to send a contingent to the Neat
East if necessary, says a Reuter- dis
patch from Melbourne.
The leader of the country party in
thc Australian Parliament, w. Page,
supports the proposal to send con-
tingent from Australia, but the leader
Of the labor party opposes it unless
it be preceded by referendum. His
opposition is based on the ground that
Australia has not yet recovered from
the recent war.
Military authorities at Melbourne
say that good officers and men are
ready for the proposed campaign.
ernment ought to announce in the
clearest possible terms that the British
government had the answering moral
support of the Union of South Africa,
and if necessary its material sc0port
also, in the determination to resise aly
violation of the neutral zone around
the Dardanelles is expressed by "Thc
Cape Times of CapetoWn, South Africa.
The Dominion government furthex
informed the British government that
it would welcome fullest information
in order to determine upon the the
advisability of summoning the Cana
dian Parliment TO meet in special
session.
The substance of the original mess
age sent hy the British government
indicates tnat direct invitation to
send troops was not extended to the
different Dominion governments with
in the Empire, but that the Dominion
governments were asked whether or
not they would desire to be repre-
sented by contingents. Reply from the
British government in response to q
query n IA the Canadian government
develo the fact that the British
COVER ent does not desire the pub
licati Of the full text of the original
me sG..c but does not object to pub
lis! ng its substance.
Premier King said tonight that the
original message, after recounting the
action taken by the British Cabinet
when the Near East crisis was consid-
cred on September Is, asked whether
the Dominion governments wished to
associate themselves with the action
taken and whether they wished to be
represented by contingents Of troops