The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-20

Allied Conferees Decide To
Invite Eight Nations Inter
ested in Settlement to Par
ley 10 Be Held Soon.
TURKS PREPARE ATTACK
BULLETIN

1 BULLETIN
j PARIS, Sept 20-The allied con-
ferees on the Near Eastern situation
decided late today to call a peace con-
ference of eight nations interested in
a settlement to determine the terms
of peace. This conference will meet
within two or three weeks
The conference, it was announced,
will consist of representatives of Great
Britain, France, Italy, Turkey, Greece,
Japan, Roumania and Jugo-Slavia.
PARIS, Sept. 20.-An agreement be-
tween Great Britain and France on
the Near Eastern problems seemed
reasonably assured after two and
one-haf hour conversation between
, Premier Poincare and Lord Curzon,
British foreign secretary, at the
, French foreign office this afternoon
} The two ministers outlined to each
other at great lentgh the views of their
governments and considerable pro-
gress was believed to have been made
towards an understanding
To Insure Freedom.
| Lord Curzon is understood to have
, informed NJ. Poincare that Great Brit
, ain would insist upon the absolute free
, dom of the straits of the Dardanells
f and would insure this freedom by the
presence of large fleet
The British foreign secretary, how
ever, is said to have intimated that the
{ British military force in the Near East
: would be confined to the navy, which
/ gave rise to the impression that the
t British troops would soon be with
drawn from Chanak.
Coy rANTINOPLE, Sept 20-The
Turkish .ationalist assembly at An
CORA by an overwhelming majority has
extended the dictatorship of Mustapha
kemal Pasha and has authorized him
10 continue the war until all the con-
ditions prescribed in the national pact
have been fully achieved.
Information that Mustapha Kemal
Pasha is preparing to launch an at
tack for the possession of the Dardan
: elles in spite of the exhortations of
: General Pelle, French high commits
: sioner, is causing undisguised anxiety
| in allied military circles in the capital
i May Press Attack
/ 1t is not improbable that such an
I attack will be made before the end
: of the present week, it is stated, the
d Turks taking advantage of the fact
that the British have not yet concen-
3 trated all their forces.
; The British, however, are declared
to be determined to hold the straits
: at all costs, regardless of how form
!, liable the Kemalist forces may be, and
regardless also of whether France and
: Italy participate in the defense
: One of the best evidences of the
Il British determination to resist the
Turks is the fact that many British
subjects including the families Of off
{ GERS, are leaving the city, showing that
> they believe the fighting imminent
, Warn Government
1t is understood here that the French
), cabinet warned the Angora govern
> ment of the inadvisability of an as
- sault on the neutral zone, but the ma
= tionalists are believed to have replied
= that the proposed attack is in the ma
. . ture of a defensive and protective
: movement in view of Great Britain's
:, military preparations in support of her
alleged policy of depriving Turkey OF
| Thrace
~ The Kemalists are in dangerous
Q proximity to the neutral zone and a
: forward movement on their part will
! meet with stern opposition from the
!. British. The British position would be
greatly augmented if the military and
naval units promised from England
and the dominions were at hand
SMYRNA, Sept. 2O-Order has been
restored here after the horrors Of the
conflagration and calm now prevails.
Col. Madjie Bey has been appointed
civil governor
The Turks have begun clearing the
Ii bodies from the ruins left by the fire.
L and gathering up those who have been
lying in the streets The body of John
J. Tara, naturalized American, address
l. unknown, was buried today.
e Mustapha Kennel Pasha has de-
j. cline dthe request of the allies to per
D nit Greek ships to remove refugees
e until he can confer with the authori-
I ties at Angora.
= CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 20.-The
II American topedo boat destroyer Simp.
u son has arrived here, bringing more
y American eye-witnesses of the Smyrna
y fire. All agree that the flames orig
= mated in the American quarter of the
city and assert that the evidence
strongly indicated that the Turks vii,
= fully started the fire.
y The Kemalist hatred for the Ar
J, menians is much more intense than
- Tor the creeks, tne5e observers eS-
= plain, and they believe the Turks de-
II termined to exterminate the Armea-
ians at the moment of their invasion.
After the fire had progressed for a
few hours the wind shifted suddenly
from the north TO the south, spreading
II the flames to the European quarter,
which was soon laid waste, and the
of Turks, it is said, then realized their
IN mistake.
"A Wreak Vengeance
-. The Americans declared the KemaI-
u. lists would not have dreamed Of de-
!, stroying the whole city, for the posses-
-. sion of which they had spent years of
, toll. unnumbered lives and much mon
,e ey, but 1t was palpable, they aver, that
ri the Turks were bent upon wreaking
80 vengeance on the Armenians for their
= alleged participation in the events OK
- 1919 which led to the death of many
~ Turks.
- American sailors on patrol duty de-
: clare they saw Turkish soldiers set,
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