New Britain herald., 1922-09-19

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 The situation in Smyrna is still one of the grayest character. The reign of terror continues among the Chris tian population and French troops are reported to have fired on Turkish sol diers whom they caught killing and pillaging,
 Deaths By Scores Armenians and Greeks are dying by scores. from exposure, fright and eX- | haustion. Ten thousand Italians and ! l2,00o French were evacuated from the city yesterday
 The food stocks have become ex- hausted, and the people are eating horse flesh. American relief workers distribute flour which the famished refugees devour raw.
 British Press Belligcrent.
 London. Sept. la.-(By Associated Press. )-The widely heralded new war in the Near East" which Premier Lloyd Georges political enemies charged him with deliberately invok- i ing has not begun, and, so far as ap- parent 10 the public is no nearer than it was yesterday.
 There is, however. no diminution the excitement which the govern- ments declaration of a policy or force awakened on Saturday and the matter continues to be subject of hot discussion.
 Aim is to Avoid War.
 The defense put forward by the governments advocates is that, far from seeking war, it is doing its ut most to prevent one and that to this end it is necessary to impress Musta- pha Renal Pasha with the fact that Great Britain will not allow him to march on Constantinople, enter Europe, over-run Thrace and prob ably set the Balkans ablaze.
 This view does not make the least impression upon the governments op- ponents whose newspapers today re- new their bitter attacks upon Satur- days pronouncement of policy and upon Lloyd George as the chief au- thor of it.
 Cabinet Mad, Labor Ayers. The labor leaders especially are up in arms against what they describe as the cabinets madness Their spokesmen tell the government that the workers will not have another war and are determined to prevent 1t. The matter is to be discussed at general council of the trades union congress tomorrow when it Is antici- pated some emphatic action will be decided upon.
 Between these extreme views is an- other which holds the governments intention good and its insistence up- on the preservation of the neutral zone praiseworthy but believes that by moving without the agreement of the allies it made clumsy, mis- chievous blunder. The advocates of this opinion particularly insist upon the earliest possible summoning of conference of European powers to settle the whole question of Turkeys boundaries.
 Watch Pasha's Move.
 Meanwhile the activities of Musta- pha Renal Pasha are shrouded in mystery. A Constantinople dispatch to the Times reports that one of his cavalry patrols reached, but did not cross. the boundary of the neutral zone yesterday and there is an uncon- firmed report that he is moving or preparing to move his army north- ward.
 The British preparations for this contingency foreshadowed by the governments declaration, continues and orders are said to have been is- sued to certain forces to prepare for active service their officers and men on leave being summoned back to quarters.
 This however does not necessarily mean that these forces will be sent to the Near East It is contended in