Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-28
GREEK ItEvOLITION ADDS
TO DIFFICULTIES oF ALLIES

DE- .e.iug Near East difficulty. and
he allies are now faced with :, more
complex situation lltn ever. An i'm
pr"mptu Cabinet meeting tonight
Found tkc ministers In a very pes
SiiTist!c mood. tho only comforting
aspect Of the critical position being
that no collision has as yet occurred
between the British and Turks in
tho Chnnak zone.
In other respects tho situation con.
tnins every element OF danger The
k"iHnllsS who are on both TANKS 81
IN" British line at Chanak. apparent
~ rcfus" TO bulge. ami even decline
70 iec"S M!zc the existence Of ncu-
trail zuic.
Conference Not on Horizon.
After tn" cabinet council tonight
the proposed peace conference was
described as mot on the horizon at
present" Yet until tho cuuf"r.uc"
matcrialiHca every ono mere realizes
thai the danger IL extremely grave.
Both british and Turks ar. hastcnlng
tho concentration OF their forces nul
the British public is apprchcuslyc
that any moment might bring about
an uuiurtuuHt" Incident. setting th,
opposing forces IN action
IN" p""pl" m" auNIously asking
how the disappearance Of King Con
stant!nc and the new situation In
Greece Viii affect tho question OF
Greek evacuation Of Eastern Thrac.
required by the allies and insisted
upon by k"nlal rasha as II pr,lim-
mary To any ponce Conference. From
the confused aud conflicting accounts
reaching her. from Athens. this is
i matter OF eStrcn" uncertainty.
Adds Another rr"birn,.
Until NOR, definite, ,,,,g b.. -,.,,. nod
ana u ncw Greek Government Is
formed. II is Impossible" to estimate
"AAt tn" situation wIl devotion II,
~ stated ihat Greece has SUuor
troops I'm Thraco ready To- apht the
turks. am! IN the event Of u revolu-
tonary government coming into
power. Win "a Diet, rmiuatIun - de
f.nd the PROVINCES tho question
arises WHO Viii undertake 10 en-.
iorc" Greek evacuation 10 satisfy
k"malis; demands.
That the British government is al
herring to IL, policy of returning
Eastern Thrdcs 70 the TURKS Is dem
onstrh'ed by tho fact that Greek
transports have hccu forbidden to
use tho straits from today. IT was
supposed that the Greeks themselves
had withdrawn the cruiser Av.roir In
response to III. allied request. but q
late dispatch reports that the crew
or The Avcrom mut!nicd and sailed
Tor ConstAntinpplc without their com
munG.r.
The Associated Press CORE spoudcut
AZ Cous;ant!uoplc lcarns that the
N"rnalists are willing 10 accept the
priucipIc OF neutrality az tn. straits
pending the arm!St!Cc confidence.
which General Harrington proposed
should be held at MUdlnlI or ISmld
Apparently. therefore. Renal pashu is
ready 10 participate IN such Il con
ference. and This IMPLIES THAT The po-
s!t!un is much caacI
General Harrington l., Prudent.
GENERA! Harrington continues 10 act
with the utmost prudence and mod
GRAFTON. lie prevented an imminent
collision OF the opposing forces in
the Chanak area by "A wireless order
10 General Snuttlewur,h TO suspend
an attack ana according 20 incor,np-
t!"n ava!labl" here tho government
has given him complete freedom OF
discretion regarding "A time limit.
and clearly does not desire to press
matters.
VI. Franklin rounlon. the French
envoy. !s EXPECTED 20 reach Smyrna
tomorrow m"rn!nE. and IL is he
!-oved that uutN hc has seen kc!nal.
There vii! be no military move OF
Importance. Unofficial reports assert
that kemal will declare the allied
conditions for peace conference I'M
acceptable" and insist upon tho use Of
u" straits for the transpor, OF his
troops TO Thracc before conscatiuG -
enter such a conference.
Both British and Turks are con-
ccntrating large forces on tho Ismd
and Chanak lines. The british feet
on the spot now consists OF SIX
drcadnoughts. seven battle cruisers
and twenty dcstroycrs. while land
forces. which are continually heinz;
increased, already amount TO 10000
men.