Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-30
RUSS SOV|ETS' HAND
NOW BELIEVED SEEN
IN MOVE Of KEMAL
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN


Especial Gable to The Atlanta Journal and
Chicago Daily News-Copyright. 1929
NSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 28.-
In spite of the evident effort Of the
British to settle the present con-
flict peacefully the situation is such
that armed clashes may occur at
any moment. Evidently the Nation
alists delayed their formal reply to
the allies in the expectation that
when ready it would be too late to
prevent war.
Meanwhile Nationalist troops con-
tinue to arrive north and south of
Chanak in the neutral zone. Musta-
pha Kemal Pasha sent a bellicose re-
ply to General Harrington pointing
out that the British were fortifying
the Dardanelles, using Musselman
Workmen, requisitioning Turkish
buildings and making war prepare
tions on Musselman territory.
He added that there was no neu-
trail zone for him and unless the
British ceased their war preparations
on the Asiat1c shores Of the Straits
he would be compelled to take meas
ures which might endanger a peace
full settlement of the conflict.
Though the note ended with an
expression Of hope that peace would
soon be concluded it's general tenor
was extremely aggressive, indicating
that 'Kemal Pasha is really anxious
for war.
Admiral Left
The Greek fleet which left Con-
stantinople Tuesday forgot" to take
the admiral ommander-in-c chief
along and left him ashore. The adj
miral, who is a strong Constantinist,
had spent the morning in town but
when he decided to return to his
flagship, "Georgios Averoff," he
found that his barge had disappear
ed and few minutes later saw the
cruiser making for the Straits at
full speed.
It becomes more evident every day
that the Turkish Nationalist are
not masters Of their own actions and
that those actions are dictated from
Moscow. According to reliable in
formation received from the Cauca-
sus the SoViets are concentrating on
the Turkish frontier, five divisions to
be used in case kemal Pasha re-
fuses to follow the line of policy in
Dictated by Russia.
To the Soviets' desire to see the
situation in Constantinople compli-
Gated is ascribed the fact that Kemal
Pasha has been so slow in replying
to the note by the allies.
Many Christians, mainly Arme-
mans, are leaving Constantinople
The Bulgarian and Rumanian con
sulates have been beseiged by
refugees desiring to obtain pass
ports. Permission to enter Ruma
MIA, however, is refused. Armenian
and Greek merchants are selling out
their stocks for whatever they can
get and are leaving the country. On
the other hand the Turkish popula-
ton is in an ugly mood and several
encounters with the Christians have
already occurred.
Greek Revolution
According to information received
here from Athens the revolution in
Greece was not anti-dynastic, al
though it seems to have been pro
NOTED by the Venizelists. This is
shown by the fact that Constan
LlIlG son, SeOrSIOS, was pLOCldllIleO
king. Colonel Psaltiras, who led the
revolutionists, demands the formation
of a strong government which will
! take immediate steps to reinforce
| the Thracian army and defend the
province, against everything and
everybody" Psaltiras won fame
when his regiment stopped an over
whelming Turkish force for several
hours at Tulupunar.
| Colonel Psaltiras, at the head of
$4,000 men, left the Island of Myt-
ilene and escorted by the battle
ship Lemnos, formerly the Ameri-
can Idaho, and two cruisers, proceed
ed to the bay of Phaleron, near the
Piraeus. There, with the guns of
the Lemnos pointed at the royal
palace at Athens, he claimed the de-
| thronement of Constantine, who, in
1914, had bought this same battle
ship and also the Mississippi, rechris
tened the Killis, to help him realize
| his dreams of a great Greece.