The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-29
CRISIS CAUSES
BRITISH WORRY

London, Sept. % (By the Associat.
ed Press).-The British cabinet
held three successive meetings today
and another meeting will be held TO-
morrow morning. This fact alone is
sufficient comment upon the gravity
of the situation in the Near East, re-
vealed by yesterdays bad news, which
has been amply confirmed and &C
centuated by today's dispatch.
The Greek revolution, which was a
military and naval coup, seems to
have been carried, out with surprising
swiftness and completeness. Infor-
nation regarding Constantine is
meager, but one report had it that
he was a prisoner of the revolution
lists.
The crown prince succeeds to the
throne, while the victorious troops
with their leaders at their head
marched triumphantly into Athens,
which pending the formation of a new
government is in the hands of mil
itary dictatorship in the shape of d
triumvirate council of generals. One
of the generals is said to be the ia
nous General Nider, who for long
time was chief of staff and war min
lister under the Venizelos administra-
ton and commanded the Greek expe-
ditionary corps operating in South
Russia in 1918.
Apparently the revolution was
bloodless, although an unconfirmed
report mentions the killing of one
minister. 1t is assumed here one of
the main objects of the revolution is
to maintain Greek rule in eastern
Thrace.
Latest advices are to the effect that
there has been no collision between
the Turkish and British forces in the
Chanak zone and that seems to be the
only satisfying aspect of very
threatening situation. Friendly mes
sages have been exchanged between
General Harrington, the British COM
mander at Constantinople, and Kemal
Pasha, discussing the respective
viewpoints in an amicable manner,
but the Kemalists shof not the
slightest disposition to recede from
their position and refuse to withdraw
their troops from the Chanak sector.
On the other hand, according to
government dispatches and CORES
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sf1ffiSh f6fSe gntere6t 'sile sfeuefdi
zone today and there is constant
increase in the Turkish troops in both
the Chanak and sIsmid sectors. Not
only do the Kemalists refuse to re-
tire from the neutral zone, ignoring
all British warnings, but they are re-
ported to have declared they will not
permit the British to build fortifica-
tions at certain points within the
zone.
In Constantinople it is believed the
situation has been relieved by the
Kemalist agreement to recognize the
neutrality of the straits, pending the
armistice conference. Another point
on the peace side is that General Har-
ington still processes confidence in
Kemal's moderation. He sent wire
less message to the Nationalist lead
er at Smyrna this evening asking
him for an immediate personal meet
ing and leaving the choice of place
to Kemal.
A report has reached here, though
not officially, that the sultan Of Tur-
key, Mohammed vi, has abdicated in
favor of the heir apparent, Prince Alb
dul Medjid
The British government is delaying
its reply to the Russian note, pending
further developments. With regard
to Kemal Pasha's protest against
British demolitions on the south side
of the straits and the Sea of Marmo-
ra, the British government states
these were executed in 1920 and that
everything done since then was quite
unimportant.
Regarding the Turkish complaints
that the Sea of Marmora is closed to
Turkish troops, the British conten-
ton is that it has thoroughly main
tanned absolute neutrality as be-
tween the Greeks and the Turks and
that the whole of the Sea of darmora
is free to both the Turks I'd Greeks
equally.
No authoritative information is
forthcoming on the cabinets views
on the new situation created by the
Greek revolution. The governments
present attitude is that Of waiting
for further developments and the re-
suit of the armistice conference.
A Smyrna dispatch through Paris
tonight says that Kemal Pasha is
disposed to accept the invitation to
peace conference, with certain res
ervations, but that the Angora as
sembly has voted large war credit
All it rs possible to say with con,
fidence is that while peace has not
been broken, some unforeseen Incl
dent may at any moment provoke
hostilities.