Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-05
Current EDents
For the Schools
Outlook In East Il Bette,

This is not a sharply defined re-
gion. 1t means, generally, south
eastern Europe, that is, the Balkans;
and southwestern Asia, particularly
Asia Minor.
It 10 here that fighting between
Turkey and Greece developed a sit
uation threatening a big war, with
countries much more important that
these two involved.
During most of last week, an out
are very important to world trade,
from day to day. But at the last
moment, the sky again cleared. Now
it may fairly be hoped that a peace
full settlement will be reached.
You will remember that, a week
ago, we left Mustapha Renal Pasha,
the Turkish leader, In possession of
the Asia Minor coast. He was ask
ing the allies to give him Thrace, as
far as the Martha river, together
with the cities of Con4tantinople and
Adrianople.
And you will remember that
Farnce and Italy seemed to be in
favor Of giving the Turks what they
wanted, but that England was not
SO.
The British said to the Turks:
"We shall not allow you to pass
through our neutral zone.
The neutral zone means a strip of
land along the straits leading to and
past Constantinople. These straits
break in hostilities seemed likely
and because Of this, they were placed
under the government of all the
allied nations together, when the
war ended.
In order to get into Thrace. the
country he claims, Mustapha Renal
Pasha must cross the straits, and
hence move through the neutral
zone.
Great Britain at once began send
ing large numbers Of soldiers and
battleships to the straits. The SOL
diers began digging trenches and
building Notifications at Chanak and
on the peninsula of Ismid. The bat
tleships pointed their cannon toward
the land where the Turks were. An
swering this move, Kemal Pasha be-
gan to move his soldiers toward the
neutral zone.
Presently the two forces were face
to face and it was greatly feared a
battle would start between them.
But toward the end of the week, a
representative from France who had
been comforting with Kemal, ap-
peared to have prevailed on the
Turkish general to be patient.
Kemal agreed to a meeting with
the representatives of all the allies
and began some Withdrawals Of his
troops from the places where the
danger of trouble was greatest. The
meeting probably will take place
will be reached. The risk of war is
not over but the outlook for peace is
much improved.
Two Kings Forced to Abdicate
The trouble in Asia Minor. has led
to trouble elsewhere.
A revolution has taken place in
Greece. King Constantine, ruler of
that country, has been forced to abb
dictate (resign). Prince George, his
son.. has taken his place.
The revolution started after the
Greeks had Suffered their crushing
defeat at the hands of the Turks in
Asia Minor. Officers and soldiers
were angry because the Greek army
had been beaten. They blamed King
Constantine. So they decided to set
up a new government. The king
needed their demands.
The new Greek government says
it will make every effort to keep
trace us pIOfluCcy ouI VI IHO
hands of the Truks who are trying
to take it away from them. I
It is said Mohammed vi, the sui
tan of Turkey, has a~bdicated, too.
This report does not come from the
Turkish government but it almost
certainly is trueA
Renal, it appears, thought that
Mohammed was too much under the
influence of the allies for Turkeys
good, and his victory over the Greeks
made Renal a bigger man than the
sultan himself.
Abdul Medjid, Mohammed's cous-
in, is understood to have become
sultan.
Bandit Ends His Career
You have read with delight the
store of the adventures OF ROBIN
Hood, the outlaw. Now you will be
interested in reading that a mod
ern and real Robin Hood has just
ended his areer.
His name is Raisuli. He is q Ia
nous bandit who for years mas oper-
ated in Morocco, a country in North
lar to those Of Robin Hood.
Raisuli has Just surrendered to the
Spanish government in Morocco and
says that he will be a law-abid-S
citizen from now on.
The Moroccan bandit became IA
nous when he kidnapped Sir Harry
Mclean, a British officer. and de-
manded a ransom of 100000. The
British government threatened and
tried in vain to effect his release.
Even Great Britain could not reach
RaisuIi in his desert and mountain
haunts. Finally 100000 was paid
and Mclean was freed.
Later Raisuli kidnapped Ian H. Per-
dicaris, an American citizen, break
ing in at a fashionable banquet ana
carrying him away. Raisui asked
$4,000 ransom.
Theodore Roosevelt, then Presi-
dent, sent gunboats to Morocco. The
sultan, as the ruler of Morocco Is
called, feared an invasion OF his
country by the Americans. So he
payed the ransom out Of his own
pocket and Perdicaris was allowed
to go home.
Now Raisuli, after a whole life
time as a bandit, has decided II Is
better to be an honest man.
MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN
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