The Washington herald., 1922-09-16
WILL HOLD STRAITS
Cabinet Acts to Prevent
Kemllist Attack on
Ccnstantinople.
THIRTY SEAPLANES
SENT FROM MALTA
Greece, Rumania and Ser
bia Warn Bulgars to
Stop Raids.

ened attempt Of the Turks. to re-
gain ConsSantlnopIe and re-estab-
lish their empire in Europe.
The cabinet ordered the MedIter-
ranean feet 10 take whatever steps
are necessary 20 prevent the ke-
malist troops from concentrating
and moving across the straits 20 the
European side. where they could
menace the city.
FiVe sesplsnes and thirty flying
officers are being sent from Malta
for accommodating work.
Answer KemaI'S Challenge
The cabinets action followed
closely Mustapha KemaTs threat
f, that he intcrded to take Constants
nople evea II it meant hrhting
Great Britain. Rcinforccments are
being ushed by other nations as
well as Great Britain.
. The cabi-e; also decided that a
joint note should ho drawn ur with
France and italy. is those nations
are agreeable. Notifying EcmaI that
I they will no. tolerate any viola: On
Of the neutral zone.
Meantime the cabiret proposed
that all allied warshr1s in the Vi
. ciuity Of the pardanelles should he
E instructed 20 prevent any attempt
by the Turks % cross the straits.
Fleets Guard straits.
The main ships OF the British
Mediterranean feet. including the
Iron Duke. the T'f=c-ee and THE
H Trinidad have left smyrna and are
. couCe ntratin= AZ CHaaak On ;hg r--
: trance TO the DsrdaucUes. orvos --
Gsllipoi. indicatiu- that th- 7 IS
r nave learned ~ possible Er---.st
. plans TO cross tha straits there.
There is conn .sr, accord be-
tween Great Britain and France re
garding steps TO preserve tire uea-
trality Of the domrl,arizyd zone
around the straits.
The French note Just received is
, understood 70 offer basis for an
Elo-French cooperation In dealing
with the Turks. The note informs
Great Britain that the French hiEh
{ commissioners al Constant norle
Britain and Italy in preserving the
neutral zone around ConstanIinople
against the Turks.
Note Warns bulgaria
Activities Of Turco- -BulEar bands
alonC the Thracian frontier have
assumed such proportions that the
! governments Of Rumauia. Serbia
and Greece have drafted a Joint
note warning Bulgaria that these
raids must stop. Military measures
are hinted at unless the warning
is complied with.
Dispatches indicate that the for
eign district Of smyrna has been
/ practically wiped ont. Damage Is
estimated at ts0.OCo.coo.
Refugees are without food or
even water and wander about
emsciated and r-d-eyed Five hum
dred British subjects are homeless
The British capital read with dis
nay the reports of m1ssacres OF
helpless Christian refugees. the
mistreatment OF girl students IN tue
American College Of Smyrna, the
lootinE Of shops and the Esne-si
saturnalia Of blood and crime that
preceded the burning Of Smyrna.
100000 Facing Death.
Hundreds oE refugees ragged and
dragging what clothing and per-
sonaI goods they could carry. hud-
i.ed on the qusys shrinking IN ter
-or as the tagged flames, sometimes
shooting Up hundreds Of feet. cr0at
closer. Their cries uf distress could
be heard a great distance. I; is
estimated that 100 600 are in danger
o: death and starvation. Those who
escape the sword OF the Turks will
fall victim to the ravages Of famine.
ii Is feared.
Although the Greeks accuse the
TURKS of setting fire to smyrna in
order to wipe out tho Christian sec
lions OF the city. the Turks insist
that the Armenians did Il.
Demands All Asia Minor.
KemaI Pasha, NJ quoted in an
Interview of the Daily Mall.
demanded an unconditional re-
storing of all Asia Minor. Constauti-
nople and Thrsce as far westward as
the Martha River the surrender Of
The Greek fleet and the payment OF
roparatiuns TO Turkey by Greece ne
threatens to storm and capture Con-
stantinople unless the powers agree 70
restore II to the Turks
And ! can't wait indefinitely" Ks-
NAL added impatientlv.
fse promised that the Dsrdane!les
would remain unfortifiei and free 20
all nations. He also predicted shat
the Turkis.' Sultan would be rcpaced
by a national assembly
PARIS, Sept. l5.-Franco VIII work
with the allies in protecsinE the nel-
tIal zone ~ the DaTdanClles hgairs.
invasion by Bcmal PEshR. tho foreian
Office has advised Great britain. II
was stated that France has Instructed
Gen. Pella 20 act with the allied rep
rosentatives IN requesting Kefnal q
respect the neutral rome.
THIS move is taken now to check
any immediate ooup by KemGl, (: was
explained but France might later c1n-
sent TO handing over Constsntincplo -
a properly constituted Turkish severn
ment,