The Washington herald., 1922-11-08

decided II wae IN opportune TIM
to break loose again.
situatisn Il Grave.
CoNsTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7.-Rs-
gardless Of allied protests. the Turk
ish Nationalists are proceeding with
the installation Of their regime
taking over the customs adminis-
tration. dissoiving allied courts and
commissions. and otherwise display
Ing provocative intentions
The situation IL grave.
Both the capituiations and the
armistice terms have been vioiat-
ed. The Kemalists ordered d.ssc-
luton of the mixed court for set-
tiement of disputes insolvIps for
e!sners. They suppressed the al
lied sanitary commission. They took
charge Of customs administration.
forbidding the diversion of the reg
rlar 8 per cent quota which has
been used toward payment Of the
Ottoman debt. All dets collecting
officials were dismissed from the
customs offices.
ALLIES Refuse Demxnds.
, pr, nounced attitude If hostii-
~ toward foreigners sxi.ts, -irecsI
ard Christians are alarmed. The
arbitrary action of the kemalistS
brought a general protest from al
lied nationals. Allied generals met
with Reefet Pasha. new governor
CT Constantinople. The session wss
marked by frigid forr1ality. Gen.
Sir Charles Harrington. British rep
reseiitsiive, informed tn, rur.;tsa
representative that the allied gem
erals had no power 20 rclin .Itsh
their authority hero inasmuch a.
they were under orders from their
governments. The French and Ital-
ian generals indorsed Harington's
declaration.
In many quarters II was predict
ed that the Kemalists would yield
in the face of a united allied front,
especially when Reefet said he
would consult with his superiors at
Angora and meet the allied gen.
erals again.
Kemalist gendarmerie have ad-
xanced close to British patrols.
advancing beyond the three-mile
limit. Four British soldiers were
stabbed at Constantinople. The
city is in a state approaching panic.
Seven thousand Greeks have fed
to Salonica fearing masacres.
French Dispatch Cruiser.
PARIS. Nov. 7.-kllied commits
sioners In the Near East are ex-
pected to proclaim a state of siege
in Constantinople and in the neutral
zones around the Straits unless the
Turkish nationalists Immediately y
cease their usurpation of authority
and stop the infiltration of troops
in the neutral areas, It is learned,
semi-officially.
The French government has dis
patched the armed criuser Jean
Bart to Constantinople. The gov
ernment Is most surprised at the
belligerence of the Kemalists in
view Of the support France gave the
Turkish cause and the fact that the
Turks are to get Constantinople
anyway as soon as the Lausanne
Peace Conference is over.
1t is feared the Angora ex-
tremists are preparing. a campaign
against foreigners which may have
serious Consequences.
Foch in Conference.
Marshal Foch. allied wartime
commander-in-chi was summoned
by Premier Poincare todav to con-
slider military plans to be invoked
should the Turks violate che Mu-
dania agreement.
A cabinet meeting was also held
to consider the infiammable Near
Eastern situation. Foch. consider
ing necessity OF possible military
action. is understood to have main
tained to Poincare that II would be
comparatively easy for 1the allies
to stop Mustapha Kemars men
should they attempt to cross tow
ard Thrace as threatened.
Oficial France, as we'll as the
press, executed an about face from
its position of sympathy with Turk
nationalist maneuvers today. From
all quarters was voiced a demand
that the Moslems not be allowed to
violate the Mudania agreement or
endanger the international regime
over the neutral zone.