Evening star., 1922-10-02
Troop Movements in Straits
Will Probably Be Suspend
ed by Conference.
EXPECT GREEKS TO QUIT
ALL OF EASTERN THRACE
British Generals Note Requesting
Talk With Kemal Averts
Hostilities.
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated PreSS.
CONsTANTINOPLE. October E
A band of 500 Turkish irreEulars
crossed the border of Thrace at
sinekli, to the northwest Of Silfvri
<forty miles west of COnstnnt1-
nopIe), and attacked the Greek out
posts. These were being forced to
withdraw when reinfOrcements ar.
rived, md the Turks were thrown
back across the boundary.
LONDON, October 2-The Turk
1sk nationalist assembly Mt An.
CORA has unanimously approved
tie action OF Mustapha Renal
Pashu- and has authorised the dis
patch of delegates to Mudanta and
lnter to the peace conferences, ac-
eordins to a. Central News disc
patch sfron ConstanInople.
b. the Associated Press
rDSSTA October Am
Immediate agreement to suspend all
movements Of troops was expected
here today to be the first outcome OF
the Mudania armistice conference
which is to meet tomorrow
The conference will discuss the oc-
cupation of eastern Thrace by de-
tachments Of interallied troops dur
ing the Greek army's withdrawal.
The expectation here Is that the
Greek evacuation will begin imme-
diately after the conference. per-
nlitting the establishment of Turkish
administrative control.
The allied policy at the Mudania
conference, 1t was learned this fore
noon. will be decided upon at meet
ing in Constantinople this afternoon
of the allied generals, admiralA. high
commissioners and military attaches
in extraordinary council. ~-~ns---~
War Seems Unlikely.
Gen. Harrington. the British COM
mander-in-c chief, will leave for Muda-
MIA on the dreadnaught Iron Duke
early tomorrow. The italian and
French generals who are to attend
also will make the trip on battleships
of their respective navies.
With the armistice conference def
nitely fixed for tomorrow at Mudania
the threat of war between Great
Britain and Turkey appeared less
menacing today.
Great Britain's recession from the
little surprise and disappointment
here, but it was generally admitted
that this step was the only thing
which could have stayed Mustapha
Kemal Pasha's hand. 1t is pointed to
as another evidence of England's ex-
traordinary patience and earnest de-
sire to avoid war.
Up to the time of the issuance of
Brig. Gen. Harington's temporizing
note Saturday night the situation looked
critical. 1t is now conceded that his
tact and tolerance, coupled with the
timely arrival of reinforcements from
England, prevented the Turks from
striking at Chanak.
The situation Saturday afternoon was
so strained that break seemed in
evitable. The British had orders to de-
fend Chanak at all costs as the Turks
were slowly enveloping the Dardanelles
citadel.
New Dimculties.
Saturday morning the Turkish forces
were increased by 1,500 cavalrymen, and
everything indicated the beginning Of
q hostile move.
New difficulties await the British at
the armistice conference. 1t is known
that the Kemalists will insist upon the
British withdrawal from the Asiatic
shores Of the Dardanelles and the imme-
diate evacuation Of Thrace by the
Greeks.
They will probably also demand the
right to cross the straits and pursue the
Greeks as well as guarantees of the
use of Turkish waters by Greek war
ships and transports. The presence of
Greek warcraft at Rodosto furnished
the Kemalists with a pretext for accus-
ing the British of ignoring their pledges
regarding the non-use of neutral waters
by the Greeks.
Long Pnrley Expected.
It is expected the conference may
lists doubtless will bargain and haggle
over every point. 1t is felt that the
moderating influence of the Italian
generals will be an important factor
in bringing the meeting to a success
full conclusion.
The British declare they will insist
upon occupying the Asiatic banks of
the straits even at the peril of failure
of the conference. They may also con-
Greeks from Thrace. making this con-
peace proposals. The inviolabi,ity Of
the straits will be stoutly defended.
NJ, Franklin-Bouillon, peace envoy
from the allies to Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, returned yesterday to Constan-
tinople from Smyrna on the French
cruiser Metz, successful in his mission
of arranging an armistice conference.
He conferred with Gen. Pelle. French
high commissioner in Constantinople,
and is understood to have told him
that only the most extraordinary eff
forts on his part prevented Kemal from
acting rashly.
He made it clear to the nationalist
leader that If war were renewed in
the near east 1t might spread to the
whole of Europe and that the re-
sponsibility would rest entirely on
Kemal.
D. 8. Ships to Straits.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2.-Spick
and span and ready for any service
ship of her type might be called
upon to perform, the cruiser Pitts
burgh sailed from the Philadelphia
navy yard today for the Mediterra-
mean to relieve the battleship Utah.
According to officers. her sailing for
the near east at this time has no es-
pecfal significance, as she was order
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