Evening star., 1922-09-20
Turk Co1nman.
der Prepares
for Attack.
BRITISH TOFACE
BATTLE ALONE
French and Italian
Troops Quitting
Zone.
By the Associated Press.

Dy tne ASSOcldteu ffekB.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 20.
Information that Mustapha Kemal
Pasha is preparing to launch an at
tack for the possession of the
Dardanelles, in spite of the exhorta-
tions of Gen. Pelle, French high COM
missioner, is causing undisguised
anxiety in allied military circles in
the capital.
The Turkish nationalist assembly
at Angora, by an Overwhelming
majority, has extended the dictator
ship of Mustpha kemal Pasha, and
has authorized him to continue the
war until all the conditions pre-
scribed in the national pact have been
fully achieved.
The French have withdrawn their
troops from Chanak, and the Italians
are apparently doing the same thing.
The British force is remaining alone
at that point.
British Leaving City.
1t is not improbable that Kemalist
attack on Consrantinople will be made
before the end of the present week, 1t
is stated, the Turks taking advantage
of the fact that the British have not
yet concentrated all their forces.
The British, however, are declared
to be determined to hold the straits
at all costs. regardless of how forrpida-
BILE the Kemalist forces may be, and
Italy participate in the defense.
One of the best evidences of the
British determination to resist the
Turks is the fact that many British
subjects, including: the families of Of
ficers, are !eav...s the city, showing
minent.
cabinet warned the Angora govern
ment of the inadvisability of an as
tionalists are believed to have replied
that the proposed attack is in the ma
ture Of defensive and protect1ve
movement in view of Great Britain's
military preparations in support OF
her alleged policy of depriving Tur-
key Of Thrace.
The Kemalists are In dangerous
proximity to the neutral zone. and q
forward movement on their part Will
meet with stern opposition from the
be greatly augmented if the naval
units promised from England and the
dcminions were at hand:
The French and Italian military
authorities here express the opinion
that the conference between the
kemalists and the allies may result
in an amicable agreement on the in
volatility of the straits and render
military action unnecessary.
Press Lauds Kemal.
There is growing belief that Gen.
Pelle, the French high commissioner,
who is comforting with Kemal Pasha
at Smyrna, has convinced the Turkish
leader of the unwisdom Of an attempt
on the Dardanel1es because of the
worldwide reaction such a move
would cause and the injudicious ex-
posure of his own army. In other
usually we'll informed circles. how
ever, fear Is expressed that the Kem-
alists, intoxicated with victory, will
shortly deliver an ultimatum to the
allies demanding the evacuation Of
Constantinople and Thrace.
French and Italian military partici-
alton against the nationalists, it is
held here, will not be forthcoming
until diplomacy and negotiation are
population in the capital, who are still
population in the capital who are still
apprehensive, hope the allies will
hasten the Venice conference and
stay Kemaps hand.
All the Turkish newspapers are in
dulging in unprecedented exultation
over the nationalist victories. To-
days Tevhid Efkar, Kemal Pasha's
personal organ, prints a large figure
of the nationalist leader Surveying
fields Of Greek dead. while birds Of
prey devour the bodies. The illus
tration is captioned: Our Glorious
Commander-in-Chief Viewing the
Fields on Which 100000 Of the Enemy
Have Fallen"
The other Turkish papers publish
a full-page photograph of Kemal, as
well as extravagant editorials.