The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-09-21
POWERS SEEK
TO PLACATE
TURK LEADER
French Envoy Holds Confer
ence with kemal Pasha
At Smyrna
WOULD HOLD THRACE
Position of British Troops at
Chanak Considered PerilOus
.MOhammedans we'll Armed
(By the Associated Press)

London, Sept. 21.-Whie the al
lied powers are feverishly endeavor-
ing to arrange peace conference
to clean the slate between Turkey
and Greece and prevent more fight
ing in tn Near East, rumbles of i'm
pending hostilities continue to come
from Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles.
A relatively small force of British
troops is holding Chanak, the key
position on the Southern shore of
the straights, while the Turkish Ma
tionalists, eager for further con-
quests after their overwhelming de-
feat of the Greeks, are concentrated
outside the neutral zone at Ismid
and Chanak, impatiently awaiting
for the word from Mustapha Kemal
Pasha to advance.
Well Armed
The Kemalists, official French dis
patches say, have available for use
in such a drive 1000 modern field
guns, 5000 machine guns and
enough ammunition which they cap
tured from the Greeks, for two
years campaign.
If their spokesman at Constantine
ople is to believed, the Turks are de-
termined that the Allies shall not
stand in the path of their desire to
reoccupy Thrace.
An Associated press despatch
quotes this spokesman, Hamid Bey,
to- the effect that the Kemalist army
will certainly declare war on the
British il they attempt to interfere
with o movement across the
Straights.
Confer With kemal
A ray Of hope is seen in the con-
ference at Smyrna between Musta-
pha Kemal Pasha and General Pelle,
French high commissioner, to which
Yussif Kemal Bey, the Nationalist
foreign minister, has been hastily
summoned from Angona. The call
ing in of Yessif Kemal points to
the discussion Of important and de-
licate questions, and the consequent
delay raises hopes the Turkish at
tack, if it takes place at all, will be
retarded until the British rein
forcements can arrive.
Troops In Danger
If fighting breaks out before that
time the question of the safely Of
the comparatively small British
forces at Chanak will become an
anxious one here. Marshal Foch is
quoted as saying the position is abb
solutely untenable, except if held by
a very considerable force.
Opinion here for the moment is
banking on the strength Of the
British Naval force in the Darda-
nelles, which is considered sufficient
alone to hold any possible attack by
the Turks.
No details are available Of the
burning Of Panderma, on the South
ern shore of the Sea of Marmora, as
included in official French circles
last night. It stated the Greeks
burned part Of the town before leav-
ing.
According to the TIMES the Rus
sian Soviet government sees in the
present Near Eastern situation an
opportunity to obtain recognition
from the powers. Russia proposes,
the newspaper says, to act the part
of mediator between the Turks ant
the Greeks, hoping thereby to es-
tablsh a popularity of the Soviet
republic among the people of Mo-
hammedan Asia and compel the en-
tente powers to revise their atti-
tude toward her.
British war vessels are continuing
to stream toward the straights of
the Dardanelles. The Mediterran-
can feet under command Of Admiral
Brock is being concentrated in the
neighborhood the Dardanelles. The
feet consists of six battleships an
six lighter vessels. Eight destroy
ers, and four light cruisers of the
Atlantic feet also are on the way to
the straights.
$4,000 Destitute.