The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-07
ALLIES UNITE
AGAINST TURK
IN NEAR EAST
Tell Kemalists That Military
Force VIII Remain.
France Sends Warship to
Strengthen Allied Fleet.
TURKS PREPARING To FIGHT
Call Three More Glasses of Sol
diers to COlOrs.
Situation in Capital City Serious
Famine Is Threatened.
France Sends Warship to
Strengthen Allied Fleet.
TURKS PREPARING To FIGHT
Call Three More Glasses of Sol
diers to COlOrs.
(Bv the Associated Press


Paris. Nov. 1.-THE French govern
ment appears to have reached the
limit OF its patience in dealing with
the Turks and is tending more and
more to stiffen its attitude toward the
Angora government. This is the in
depreciation given in political circles
here to the sailing today of the dread
naught Jean Bart, from Toulon to
join the allied fleet at Constantinople
in the face of Angora governments de-
mand that allied warships seek per-
mission before entering Turkish ports
1t was said in official circles today
that the French high commissioner in
Constantinople has been instructed TO
act in fun accord with the other allied
commissioners in their demand that
the terms of the AIudania armistice be
complied with in every respect
The feeling here is that the repre-
sentatives in Constantinople of the
Angora government may be pursuing
their present tactics with the idea that
it is possible little by little to under
mine the authority of the allies in
advance of the decisions of the
Lausanne peace conference. The al
lied troops now in Constantinople are
regarded as sufficient to maintain
order unless there should be a gen.
eral uprising of the Turks, which is
looked upon as improbable
More Troops to COlOrs.
Thy The Associated Press-J
Constant.nople, Nov Three ad-
ditionai classes of Turkish soldiers
have been called to the colors-
According to Turkish nationalist
quarters the British forces are retir-
ing from Mosel on the Tigris in north
er1l Mesopotam.a, and the KemaIists
are entering the evacuated area
Ali Renal Bey. editor of the Con-
stantipole anti-nationalist newspaper
Sabah. has been arrested and con-
demned TO death by the Turkish au-
thorities here, the allies have been in
formed.
Late last night the allied represent
tatives gave Rafet Pasha. the new
civil governor of the city, eight
hours in which to release the editor.
Report Ali Hanged.
Rafet replied he was unaware of
the arrest, but would investigate. II
was reported here that Ali Kemal Bey
had been hanged at Ismid after
crowd had half lynched him, but this
was not confirmed officially. The al
lied high commissioners felt if the
arrest were allowed to stand it might
lead to the imprisonment of hundreds
of other residents of the city. Turks,
Greeks and ArnenianS. who enjoy the
confidence and respect of the allies.
The allied action with regard to All
Renal Bey had been preceded by APP
peals from hundreds of Turks to the
British authorities here to accord
them safe conduct so that they might
JOIN III lnt great GAOuuS Oh OIeGkS anu
Armenians. which has been in prog
ress recently since panic set in over
the possibility that the nationalists
were about to take control in Con-
stantinopIe and send in their troops.
The arrest and condemnation of Ali
kemal gave the signal for all the re-
manning prominent Turks to seek
cover.
All day yesterday the allied high
commissioners held frequent confer
euces over the threatened wholesale
invasion of the capital by the Kemal-
lists and the menace of an anti-Chris-
tian uprising
Try to Prevent Famine.
The British armed patrols about the
city meanwhile exercised the greatest
vigilance in protecting life and prop
crty. The allied food control commits
sion has arranged to meet the food
IA mine which seems imminent, the
shortage being brought about by the
exorbitant customs duties, the hoard
ing of foodstuffs and the closing of
the shops. Some of the city grocers
have hidden away commodities which
have risen Zoe per cent in twenty-four
hours
The existing misery and unemploy-l
nent, the wholesale dismissal of gov
eminent workers. and the fall of the
Turkish pound to 40 cents have ag-
grayated the situation
Stop Z. s. Relief Plans
It is feared that all American re-
lief efforts in the near east may have
TO be stopped if the nationalists insist |
upon the imposition of the customs
duties prescribed by the Angora gov
relief supplies belonging to |
the Near East relief on board the |
UniteI States shipping board steamer
cannot be landed from harbor |
here because the nationalist demand |
duties aggregating almost the total |
value of the cargo, which Is about |
100000 More than half the cargo |
Is flour.
The American relief organizations /
have asked Real Admiral Mark L. |
Bristol the American naval chief here, |
TO intercede with the Angora govern |
ment.
Turks May Back Down.
There is reason to believe that the |
Kemalists will climb down off their 1
high horses. The allies now have 4
taken a strong united attitude toward !
the demands of the Angora govern /
ment that the allied troops evacuate /
constantinopIe and that only one war
ship at a time enter Turkish ports and /
then only with the consent of Angora /
authorities.
The demand of the Kemalists which /
the allied commissioners have refused 1
10 grant. and the new crisis which has /
arisen from this situation were the |
subject of a conference yesterday be- !
tween the allied generals and Rafet 1
Pasha. the new civil governor of Con-
The tone of this meeting was sharp l
and positive. in strong contrast to the
previous meetings which were char
acterized by friendly and mutual con-
The allied general in
formed Rafet Pasha in clear terms
hat they intend 20 retain military au-
-hority in ConstantinOp.e until t is de-
,ided to formally turn the area over
% the Turks Rafet then said he was
anxious to agree with the allies and
york in unison with them but that he