New-York tribune., 1922-09-26
London Expects
Peace, but Gets
Ready for W ar
Movement of Troops and
Ships to the Dardanelles
Still Pressed Despite Be-
lief kemal Will Accept
Cost Already 100 Millions
Premier. al Cabinet Meet
ing, Praises Curzon for
His Triumph in Paris
By Arthur S. Draper

From The TribnRo's European Bureau
Copyright 1879, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Sept a5.The British
government continued military prep
arations for any emergency i'll the Near
East to-day while awaiting Mustepha
kemaI's reply to the Allied note,
which is expected Tomorrow.
The movement of troops and ships
TO the Dardanelles has not slackened.
1t is estimated here in some quarters
that Great Britain's plans to defend
the Straits already have cost nearly
100000, 600, and advocates Of economy
in government are ready to use this
expenditure as the basis of y new
assault on Lloyd George when Parlia-
ment reassembles.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day Lord
Curzon was present, ana received the
thanks of the Premier for his part in
the Paris negotiations that resulted in
the three power proposal now before
the Angora government. The Turkish
Nationalist reply to the note is expect
ed TO be favorable. In the event that
Mustapha KemaI insists on the peace
conference being held in Asia Minor,
however, further correspondence will
be necessary, inasmuch as the Allied
powers would prefer q meeting place
more centrally located and removed
from the zone of hostiiities.
Relief Pervades Capital
LONDON, Sept. 25 (By The Associ-
ated Press s).-Smiles, which wreathed
Lord Curzon's face as he departed
from the Prime Minister'S official resi-
denee, in Downing Street, this after
noon after making detailed report
to the Cabinet of his Paris mission,
typified the general easing up of the
tenseness in the Near East situation
as viewed from the British capital.
Everywhere in official circles there
are expressions of relief that the war
cries of last week have been replaced
BY old school diplomacy, with such an
old hand as Curzon directing British
policy, and although there is no word
that the Allied note has yet been de-
livered to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the
Nationalist leader, it is intimated that
his refusal to come to terms is ex-
tremely unlikely,
The view is held in authorita-
tive circles that immediate accept
ancc would be against trading pro
pensities." 1t is said that the Turk
in bargaining automatically or other
wise always wants first offer made
to him. He then holds the other
te it and angles for further conces-
sons. The Allies have made Kemal
Pasha definite offer of Constantine
pie, Thrace to the Martha River and
membership in the League of Nations.
but it is believed that Kema will prob
ably reply with a demand for all Of
eastern Thrace and complete retire
ment Of the British from the neutral
zones before the Turks enter into a
peace conference.
1t is taken for granted, however, both
in Paris and London that no reply will
he forthcoming from the Nationalist
leader until he sees NJ. Franklin Bouil-
lon the French Envoy, who is expected
to reach Smyrna Thursday.
That all danger is not past is evident
from to-day's dispatches reporting a
new Kemalst incursion in the Chanak
zone, neeessitating a further warning
from the British commander there.
Details of the affair are meager, and
1t may not be serious, as, according to
"The London Times's" Chanak CORE
spondent small Turkish cavalry patrols
we're still in che zone yesterday, but
he anticipated no difficulties, as the
! Turks were showing genuine desire
TO be reasonable.