The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-28
COMPLEX SITUATION
TN NEAR EAST

LOhetOh, oSPt. 81 Wy Tie A.'SOClal-
ed Press).-A Greek revolution ha;
been added to the ever deepening
Near East difficulty and the allies are
now faced with q more complex stu
alton than ever. An impromptu cab
met meeting tonight found the min
lister In q very pessimistic mood, the
only comforting aspect of the critical
position being that no collision has as
yet occurred between the British ana
Turks in the Chanak zone.
In other respects the situation con-
tains every element of danger. The
Kemalists, who are on both flanks of
the British at Chanak, apparently re-
fuse to bdge and even decline to rec
ognize the existence of neutral
zone.
After the cabinet council tonight,
the proposed peace conference was de-
scribed as mot on the horizon ut
present" Yet urtil the conference ma
terializes, every one here say that the
danger is extremely grave. Both
British and Turks are fastening the
concentration Of their forces and the
British pblic is apprehensive that
any moment might bring about an
unfortunate incident, setting the op-
posing forces in action.
The people are anxiously asking
how the disappearance of King Con-
stantine and the new situation in
Greece will affect the question of
eastern Thrace required by the allies
and insisted upon by Kemal Pasha as
a preliminary to any peace confer
ence. From the confused and conflict
ing accounts reaching here from Ath-
ems, this is a matter of extreme un-
certainty.
The revolution seems to have taken
two different lines, one demanding the
defense Of Thrace and the other ask
ing for the formation of pro-enten e
government. 1t is also reported that
General Papoulas, the new military
governor Of Thrace, has gone to the
revolutionist headquarters in the
AooAAuhi iCSioi W CoHSuiI WIFI Vic
leaders of the coup.
Until more definite news is received
and new Greek government is FORM
ed, it Is impossible to estimate whata
the situation will develop.
It Is stated that Greece has 10000
troops In Thrace ready to fight the
Turks, and nfhss event OF a revolu.
tionary government coming into pow
er, with determination to defend the
provinces, the question arises who will
undertake to enforce Greek evacua-
tion to satisfy Kemalist demands.
That the British government is ad-
herring to its policy of returning east
ern Thrace to the Turks is demon
strated by the fact that Greek trans
ports have been forbidden to use the
straits from today. 1t yas supposed
that the Greeks themselves had with
drawn the cruiser Averoff in response
to the allied request, but a late de-
spatch reports that the crew of the
Averoff mutinied and sailed for Con-
stantinople without their commander.
The Associated Press correspond
ent at Constantinople learns that the
Kemalists are willing to accept the
principle of neutrality of the straits
pending the armistice conference,
which General Harrington proposed
should be held at Mdania or Ismid.
Apparently therefore Kemal Pasha Is
ready to participate in such a confer
ence, and this implies that the posi-
tion is much eased.
General Harrington continues 10
act with the utmost prudence and
moderation. He prevented an immi-
nent collision of the opposing forces
in the Chanak area by a wireless or.
der to General Shuttleworth to sus-
pend an attack and according 20 in
formation available here the govern
ment has given him complete free.
dom of discretion regarding time
limit, clearly does not desire to press
matters.
M. Franklin Goullon. the French
envoy, is expected to reach Smyrna
tomorrow morning and it is believed
until he has seen Kemal there will pe
no military move Of Importance. Un-
official reports assert that Kemal will
declare the allied conditions for Il
peace conference unacceptable and
insist upon the use of the straits for
the transport Of his troops to Thrace
before consenting to enter sch q
conference.
Both British and Turks are concen.
trating large forces on the Ismid anG
Chanak lines. The British fleet or
the spot now consists Of six dread.
naughts, seven battle cruisers and &c
6estroyers, while land forces, which