New-York tribune., 1922-11-13
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Flight Before
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holding permission for males nineteen
country and is allowing only women
and children TO depart, Deprived of
their breadwinners, these refugees pre-
sent problem beyond the efforts of
the American relief agencies.
Rear Admiral Bristol, commander OF
the American naval forces in Turkish
waters, is concerned over the Angora
governments order that all Christians
must leave the country, and Is striv-
ing to have the Nationalists modify
this attitude. BY winter there are ex-
pected to be million or more of the
evicted inhabitants Of Asia Minor on
the bleak, sheiterless coast of the
Black Sea, begging 'o ba rescued. No
one nation has the facilities for this
enormous task Of expatriation, and it
is admitted it is far too great FOR the
limited means Of the League Of Ma
tions.
Palace officials informed the Associ-
ated Press correspondent to-day that
the Sultan was without formal Official
declaration of the action Of the Angora
government regarding his status as
sovereign. They said he would con-
tlnue to discharge the functions of Of
flee SO long as S00000,0o0 Moslems re-
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cessor.
Ali Kemal Bey, editor of the
anti Nationalist newspaper "sabah," :"
who was arrested at Ismid on the
charge of subversive actions, was
killed by a mob after having been Off
cially condemned to death. He was
taken before General Nureddin Pasha,
military Governor of Smyrna. now on
tour Of inspection of the National
ist troops at Ismid, who pronounced
the death sentence dramatically: "In
the name of Islam, in the name Of the
! Turkish nation, | condemn you to death
as a traitor to the country"
Ali Kemal remained passive, uttering
no word Of protest His hands tied, he
was led to scaffold. Before he
reached the gibbet, however, u mob Of
women pouneed on him, attacking him
with knives, stones, clubs, tearing at
| his clothing and slashing his body and
head with cutlasses. After few min
utes of eXcruciating torture the victim
expired. His body was dragged through
the streets by the mob and exposed to
public gaze on the scafFold for several
hours.
The EDITORS death has caused pro-
found resentment and emotion in Con-
stantinople, where he was known as
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most impartial citizens.
| LONDON, Nov. PA Constanti-
nople dispatch to "The London Times"
under to-day's date says il is; under
stood permission has been granted to
the French and Italian high commits
| sloners to agree to the declaration of
a state Of siege as preventive meas
ure. Their instruct ons. adds the cor
| respondent, are so hedged about with
| conditions as virtually to withhold
! such declaration until it would be too
late, Some people fear that the mo-
ment for such action has passed and
| that declaration of state of seige
would be more likely to precipitate a
conflict
| ATHENS, Nov. IL (By The Associ-
| ated Press Athens had been without
news from Constantlnople for five
days until the arrival to-day of the
! steamer Regli Carroll, which left the
Turkish capital Thursday evening. The
vessel had only small passenger list
| owing to the severe restrictions placed
by the Turks on departing passengers.
The passengers reported the situa-
tion in Constantinople as most serious
The action of the Kemalists in taking
over the local government and the
customs house and increasing duties
to prohibitive figures had so hindered
importations that the city had only
thirty-six hours supply of flour. The
Kemalists had levied duty of 16O pei
cent on one Importation of flour and
were expecting to collect huge sum
from several American cargoes waiting
unloading in the port. The importer.
thereupon refused to land She cargoes
and bread crisis ensued.
The British met the situation
squarely Thursday by taking over the
entire customs regime, notwithstand
ing most determined opposition on thu
part Of the kemalists. Prices Of al
necessities doubled during the las
three days the passengers were in Con
stantinople. The passengers said tn,
kemalists had been indulging in a con
tlnuous celebration" since last SIM
day. The demonstrations had continu
ally grown more disorderly. Their,
were many attacks on foreigners, dur
ing which five deaths were reported.
Tuesday and Wednesday night
there was continuous firing Of gun,
and revolvers. The danger to tn,