The Holly chieftain., 1922-09-21

Miles Poindexter had little difficulty
in obtaining denomination for the
senate. The Democratic nominee is
q. q. Dill.
Two Democratic, gubernatoral pri
maries in the South were of general
interest. In South Carolina Il. G. Nc.
Leod defeated Governor Blease. and
the state is to be congratulated. In
Georgia Governor Hardwlck was beat
en- by Clifford W. Walker. Hardwick
has opposed the Ku Klux Khan, which
probably accounts for his defeat.
Names election, which used to be
considered reliable Indication Of re-
suits In the nation generally In No
vember, took place Monday. and the
Republicans won by what the party
leaders prOfessed to regard as salts
factory majorities, though naturally
they were far below those of 1920.
Senator Frederick Hale'l majority over
Curtis, Democrat. was about 27000.
and Governor Baxter Lad a slightly
larger margin over Pattangall. The
four Republican congressional candi-
dates We're elected, but the Democrats
increased their membership In the
stnte assembly from s15 to 40 and in
the state senate from none to three.
Republican leaders In Washington
called the Maine results an endorse
ment of the administration. while the
Democratic chiefs found satisfaction
in the reduced size of the Republican
majorities.
THE Greek debacle In Asia Minor
= was complete. Constantine's
troops-those that were not captured
were withdrawn from the mainland
in hurry and the Turkish National
lists occupied Smyrna In orderly man.
ner. Then looting broke out, and on
Thursday someone started confiagra-
tion that destroyed the western part
of the city. The Kemalists also oc-
cupied Brusa, burned by the fleeing
Greeks. and announced that their capt.
tai would be moved to Konia. Their
rejoicings over the victory were
participated in by their country.
men who adhere to the Constanti-
nople government, and there was
much talk among them of recovering
that city from allen dominance and of
again possessing Thrace and the Dar-
danelles. This brought warning from
all the allies that an attack against
the neutral zones of Ismid and the
Dardanelles would mean war with the
allies, and British and Italian troops
were concentrated in those regions.
Probably the allies can restrain the
Turks, but the danger in the Near East
does not stop there and many wise
statesmen are shaking their heads over
the prospects of new war In the
Balkans. Bulgaria Is masslng her
forces on the ThracIan frontier while
Jugo-Slavia and her ally Rumania are
mobilizing to give the Bulgars battle.
The Serbs, who themselves want pos
session of Salonica, are determined
that Bulgaria shall not grab Thrace
and thus re-establlsh contact with the
Turks. The Bulgarian press is urg-
ing the government to abandon d.
plOmacy and to fight. England, which
has been the friend of Greece, will not
permit Turkey or Bulgaria to get
Thrace and has powerful naval
force guarding the waters between the
continents. Italy is most desirous of
peace and is urging England to con-
sent to new conference ON the Near
East. France rejoices over the vic
tory Of the Turks, but joins with Eng
land In the determination that Constan.
tinople and the Dardanel1es shall re-
main neutral and under International
control. All in all, British diplomacy
seems to have made mess Of 1t, but
a layman at this distance has no right
to pass Judgment yet. Britain's course
may have been Influenced greatly by
the ever existent and now increasing
fear of a general Mohammedan upris-
ing against Christian domination
A LII the country shared with Presi-
dent Harding his anxiety over the