Sioux County pioneer., 1922-10-19

ss,l.,.., ~ ,i-.s!. t..e H.IenS out. This
plan seemed to give assurance OF
speedy settlement of the whole affair.
but on Thursday Ismet Pasha sud-
denly changed his attitude and vehe-
mently demanded that the Turkish
army be allowed to enter Thrace I'M
He would not listen to the
arguments of General Harrington, and
the result was temporary rupture of
the conference. The allied generals
asked their governments for further
instructions and meanwhile they re-
turned to Constantinople.
The fighting spirit Of the Greek army
in Thrace has been revived and both
the soldiers and their officers believe
they can successfully resist occupation
of that territory by the Turks. Prob
ably they must yield eventually, and
this is admitted by venizelos, who
Is acting as Greek ambassador at
large. His present concern is the
safety Of the Greek population In
Thrace, and he asked Ambassador
Harvey in London to tlAnsmit to
Washington a request that the United
States persuade the allies to take
steps to protect those Greeks and to
prevent Turkish troops from crossing
to Thrace until the Christians there
have been evacuated. Already there
are strong bodies Of Turkish irregu-
lars in Thrace and, to prevent atroci-
ties and protect property, three mill
tary missions composed of British,
French and Italian officers have gone
to Adrianople, Lulue Burgas and Ro-
dosto.
THE United States has sent 12 de-
L stroyers to the Near East to re-
inforce our naval fleet there and help
in protecting life and property, but
there is not the reriotest chance Of
Americas being drawn into war there.
Bishop James Cannon Of the Metho-
dist church, South, sent rather hysteri-
cal cables to the State department
from Constantinople urging militant
Intervention to save Christians in tile
East from Turkish massacres. In re.
ply Secretary Hughes said the govern
ment had done and was doing all 1t
could in this way through representa-
tions and by helping in the evacua-
tion Of the refugees from Smyrna.
He concluded:
/ "As you are probably aware, the
executive has no authority to go be.
yond this and there has been no &c,
tion by congress which would Justify
(. tiiss government in an attempt by
armed forces to pacify the Near East
or to engage in acts Of war in order
to accomplish the results you desire
with respect to the inhabitants of that
territory and to determine the prob,
lens which have vexed Europe fo1
generations"
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,sTSHOUGH the revolutlonistss sir
Greece are having considerable
trouble in getting together a cabinet
they are making progress in other ways
and the new government may be con
sidered as established Actual recog
milton Of King George II by the allied
powers and the United States Is ex
pected soon. Former King Constantine
! and his wife and younger son arr
In Palermo, Italy, and 1t is said the.
will come to America.
Jugo-Sldkia had been credited will
hostile designs on Greek territory II
western Thrace, but the Serbian min
lister to Athens has reassured the new
government on this point, at the sam,
time stating that his country woull
like to be assured free port rights q
saloniki. he said Greece could coun
on serbia,l help IN restraining Bul