Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-30
NATIONALISTS CALL
FOR RETIREMENT
| OF ENGLISH ARMY
ID IN an d H aringtor's
Forces Move Across
Straits to Europe.
JOHN BULLS BIC GUNS
READY TO ANSWER
Hostilitics May Begin at Any
Moment on Darda-
ncIlcs.
BY Associated Press

CcNSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 2a.-The
situation between the British and
the Turkish Nationalists was ex
sremely tense tonight.
note from Mustapha Kernal
Pasha to Brigadicr General uarlns-
ton, tho British commander. couchcd
In n hostile tcnor, was considered by
British military circles here as clos
ing the door TO pacific settlement
or the straits question. Tho pros
poets OF an armed conflict were con-
Sidcrod more evident than previous
~.
The note of kemal demands the re-
;ircment of all the pritish troop3
from tho Asiatic side of tho straits
as the French and Italians have done.
ana says In case OF acquicscence he
VIII withdraw the Nationali3ts forces
slightly" from the neutral zone.
Complains OF "Arbitrnr-y- Acts,
II also demands the cessation OF
what arc termed the arbitrary meas
urcs OF the British authorities in
Constantinople In dealing with ths
turkish population and n solemn ur
dertaking that no Creek vessel shall
oe permitted to pass tho Dardancllcs.
II concludes with n protest AGAINST
the destruction OF Turkish war ma
teiidl In the straits.
The note OF kemal was in reply to
.he iast written communication of
General Harrington, transmitted
through Hamid Bey. the Nationalist
representative In ConStantinoplc. TO
kemal in Smyrna.
1t Is felt In British circles tonj-ht
mat they would be forced TO modify
thelr conctltatory attitude at tn, uA
mcht tho turks bring UP hcavy. ar
tiilery with which they would ba
able to threaten seriously tho Eu-
ropean side of the Dardanclles and
also hamper passage of British ycS
scis through the straits.
Submarines ON Scene.
Six submarines OF the British At
iantlc Fleet have arrived ANA will
De used To prevent the transport OF
turkish troops across tho Sea ar
Msrmora In tho event of war b.
tween the British and the Turks
Inc British also have posted bat
,orles IN strategic positions on tn.
neish's OF ChaniiSa. eastward OF
Scutart and at Maltcpch. on ,he
,iI!uar Ia Pass Railway. facing Prinl;ir
isiahd' These positions are on the
Nsiatic side OF the Gosporus \ sbor,
distance from Consclntinoplc.
Some optimism was felt todav ovor
,he meeting between NJ. Franklin
bou'iion. the French envoy, ana Nus
tapha hemal PaSh;l al Smyrna. ,rb,r,
'here was conference on the gen
eTdi situation. Later. while on tho
way to Eski-Shehr. Renal received a
message calling him to AnEora To dis
cuss with the government the Ma
t,onalist reply to the allied demands
Therefore General Harrington has
postponed his departure for Mudani.
10 meet kemal. Meanwhile the Turk
ism leader has given assurance that
MS troops VIII not advance, further
than tho neutal zone
The belief prevails in British mill
."ry circles that Greece may be asked
10 eVacuate Thraco by October le.
lhis would permit the Kemalists to
enter Thrace by ports on the Sea or
Marmora, avoid a violation Of ths
straits and satisfy the Eemsl,st de-
mand Tor possession OF Thrace before
the proposed peace conference begins.
II Is held that tho Creek REVOLUTION
mas radically altered the Thracean
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