Evening star., 1922-09-13
BY CONSTANTINE brown.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1922.
SMYRNA. Asia Minor. September
13.-TNe Christian population OF
Smyrna is still amazed. The long ex-
pected massacre. which should have
taken place as soon as the Turks en-
tered the city, have not occurred. The
fears of the Christians were not un-
founded because all remembered that
three years ago when the Greek
army occupied Smyrna more than
5000 Mussulmans. including the gov
ernor. who surrendered We're mas
sacred.
The highest tribute should be paid
he nationalists commanders who,
though still raging agains: the Geeks
for the wantoR~ destruction of all the
Turkish towns and villages within
reach duriS the retreat, still possess
sufficient self control to prevent their
! men from engaging in wholesale
nassacres. The town. apart from a
certain amount OF shooting. is rela-
| lively calm. The main streets are
still crowded with refugees who have
not eaten for three days. The Ameri-
can Red Cross. the Near East Re.
| lief and the American residents OIL
| smyrna nave taken CHdI &c VI 'hS
| refugee situation and have kept two
| bakeries going. A certain amount OF
! iour was purchased here and large
stocks are expected from constanti-
| lopie.
| Christians Still Excited.
This committee has undertaken TO
| iced all refugees regardless of creeo
| Jr nationality. and it is receiVinS
every assistance from the Turkish
authorities. The aim of the America II
| relief is to purchase sufficient food 10
keep the refugees alive until the
Kemalists make arrangements 10
1 send them back to the villages where
| the abundant fig crops must De gain
| cred.
The Christians in Smyrna are still
! wildly excited, and the American con-
sulate. where Capt. Arthur j. hep
| burn. chief of staff under Admiral
! Bristol, has made his headquarters. is
| besieged by stricken Christians
reporting all kinds of outrages which
happen mostly in the Imagination.
Streets Built for Murder.
Since the evacuation OF the town
| by the Greek army the writer mas
walked and driven through all quar-
ters of the town. and especially the
Greek and Armenian quarters The
streets are SO narrow that they seem
| to have been built to make murder
easy. Turkish, American, French
| and Italian flags are flying from nearly
| every house, the inhabitants hoping that
the little pieQe of cloth will SAFE
guard life and property.
The correspondent has counted
since the arrival of the Turks thirty
dead bodies in the streets. Two or
| the corpseS were those of women.
Taking into consideration all reliable
reports, like those of the American
patrol officers and relief workers.the
| total number of persons killed within
| the last few days does not exceed 300
This includes those who were shot
| by patrols who caught them in the
act of looting. The main bazaar.
! where all the Armenian and Greek
| shops are located has been completely
sacked with the exception Of few
| stores known to be French, British
or Italian. This was done apparently
with the tacit consent of the military
authorities.
Life and what property is left to
| the Christians will be protected
| henceforth. but 1t seems certain that
many Greeks and Armenians impli-