The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
TURK ARMY
HALTS BY
REQUEST

W i t h Victorious
Moslen Horde With
Utmost Courtesy
Note From Allies on
the Way
constantinople. Sept. "a By the
/! Associated Pressl.-The British
announce that Turkish forces of
LOO cavalry, which crossed the
neutral zone at Chanak Saturday
night. retired today on Bairmajik
| following meeting at s o'clock
!. this morning between the com
manders 5f the Torkish and Brit
! isb forces. No shots were fired.
The Turks retired under :; white
sfag.
/ The Turks stopped their advance
| when the British notified the Turk
I isl1 commander that a. further for
ward movement would cause the
British TO open fire.
| The Turkish u1timatum allowed
until o'clock yesterday afternoon
/ for guarantees respecting the re-
turn of Thrace, and it was because
no guarantees We're forthcoming
that the Turkish cavalry crossed
| the border.
London. Sept "a (By the As
sociated .Press1.-The agreement
| OF the allies on the political side of
the Near Eastern problem leaves
the general situation much clearer
: and transfers the interest to the
| Dardanelles. where today's news
proves the conlbustible nature. of
the problem 10 be solved there.
The first actual incident" be-
I tween the British and Turks has
already occurred in the shape OF
Turkish violation of the Chanak
neutral zone. but has ended happi-
" after a conference between the
British and Turkish commanders.
This incident. while seemingly dis
playins the prudence Of the hemal-
lists in not prccipitatins conflict.
will undoubtedly be seized upon
bv those critics OF the govern
! mcns at home who call for British
evacuation of the Chanak zone, as
iist the Freflch and Italians have al
ready evacuated. arguing that the
presence Of Il British garrison there
lis likely TO provoke just such oc-
currences cndangerins the preser-
vation OF peace.
These critics are aprrehensive
that some similar incidents will
happen when the Turks may be dis
inclined to withdraw, as they did
today.
The joint note of the allies has
gone forward to Mustapha kemal
pasfa at Smyrna. but a reply IS
hardly expected until the French
Representative. NJ. Franklin Bouilon,
has had time to confer with the
Nationalist leader.
According TO a Paris dispatch re-
'ccived in London. Kemal Pasha.
notified of the coming Of ".
Franklin Bouilon. replied: Il shalt
expect you, but you must hasten
The message is also rendered III
another form. as follows: L
await your arrival. Your friend,
Kemal Pasha.'
This has given rise to comment
on the different significance Of the
two messages.
Two OF the greatest difficulties
presenting themselves at the pres
ent moment appear TO be, first. that
the kenalists, while disposed to
accept the allied invitation to =
conference, are likely to insist that
Russia also shall be invited to SIT
in this conference. and. second,
that they are not disposed to sus-
pend hostilit;es during the confer
ence, but on the contrary maintain
their right to pursue the defeated
Greeks into Thrace and proiacs
the Mosle,ns there from possible
Greek reprisals.
With regard to the former con-
aition it is pointed that the Keni-
alists are bound. by treaty with
ihe Soviet. TO insist upon the pres
ence of Russia in the conference.
1t is therefore evident that the
question and the question of get
ting the Greeks out of Thrace still
present difficult problems for al
lied diplomacy.
The British government and
military authorities are continu-
ing preparations for all eventuali-
ties. British troops in CONSTANT
nople have been ordered to Cha
nak. while there is an almost con-
slant movement Of naval units from
Gibraltar and Malta in the direc-
ton of Turkish waters.
According to a statement given
to the Glasgow Sunday Post by
aIaj. Gen. SIR Charles Townsherd.
who has just returned from
visit to Ke,naI Pasha ut Turkish
headquarters. Kemal has no desire
10 fight Great Britain. General
Tow-nshend says that kemal Pasha
has nearly 3o0.opo armed men rn-
der his orders nearly all Of them
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