The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-21
FRANCE
CLAIMS
ALL CREDIT
Policy and Effort Of
French Representa-
tiVes ia Near East
Prevented G r e a t
War

Prevented G r e a t
War
paris: Oct. Is fIy the Asso-
Gated Prsss1 1t vas the pacific
policy af France combined With
the sincere desire OF MustapIsa
Kenal Pasha TO avoid war. and
rot the British display of foree.
which prevented var in the Near
East. war which would have
soon assumed the pfoportin OF
the great world conflict. II. Frank
-Beu.llen. the special French
envoy at. the recent Muaania con-
ference told nearly a. : hundred
neNspaper men of Is nations. Who
gathered al the foreign Office to-
might to bear the. French dele
gate tell about his mission.
.sIt has been said in Ens1aad
/ that the British Feet and British
troops alone baEted the victorious
Kena lists said NJ Franklin
EeuilIon. .Tl,is,e truth is that every
time force WAS used and the f:ras-
ich troops were reinforced nesotia-
tiens With Mustap pha Ke,aal Pasiaa
became increasingly more d'f5e4'st.
ssThe peaceful efforts OF France
aIWass intervensd just in tine to
prerent open warfare. and had It
49, 4. go t-,., ,,S.., ,,a.,oe yS ord
not have been realized. IL lis a.;
cannection wish to pay tribute to
the consistent struggle the Turkish
camnlander waged TO maintain
neaeeful relations with the allies
He aceerapsn. led 4 his in the face OF
vigorous army, which was With
81 but 10 kilenaeters Of their cap
itai. Constant nopis- z
N Franklsn- Bouiiien charged the
British general staff at Gonstan-
tinopie had issued false con-
1 nr.;iI1rsique ;I telling OF the breakdown
Of the Mudania conference be-
cause Of the Turkish demand for
1nnediate occupation OF Tirace.
eth ,ss,liis was al t1e news that the
Eerld had Of The Mutaania cos.f.ar-
eaee for 4S hours and essentially, J,
var existed during that ps'ie Il
said the French eravos- ~ n il.e.
General IfarrifTig on z heard OF :ttils
colnnlunique he was astenisle ed
and said he had aatfierizeo 10
gnch communication. IT was ach
things as this we had To eo.ats:ld
q It'll IN trying ID raaiss peace.
.s.The breakdown ofsaal ior,ns
Of eem mnauaicatien. Including be
,r.ireiess. left the Mudsania t.anier-
eace in suspense fer nearly three
days Why tfS,s break occurred !
do not knox especially at ,irie
when the danger vas as great II
rot greater than in the TAT sfi,l
dass of 1914 During that period
$50, ,eG6 Turks. perfectly eqGio;,ed
and flushed with rietors. were ~,ttl-
il march Of day or two Of Con-
sfantinopie, while 10000 more.
eaually ready. were in the see
end line of defense. The arrivsd
cs the E;ridsh reinforcement only
served to make them more ress-
less.
esI,l the face Of this situation, I
sueceeded IN inducing Mustapiea
Eesnal Fasha to withhold thsse
troops until an armaistiee could bss
concluded. hold General Har-
ington in sreft esteem. lie Was a
courageous worker Tor peace, but
the ether officials would have acted
iItore wisely if they kueN. more Of
the situation and of Turkish
psycholcgy It is only by talking
peace, and rot war. that a definite
settlement viii be worked out IN
The Near East 1t the fortbcom-
Ing peace conference does not
saeet IN a spirit Of friendIiness and
cancellation all ctr goad work VIII
ecan be destroyed.
The conference must not be de-
tayed much longer il peace IS TO be
maintained because Kelnal pasta
can not withhold indefinitely lis
vsctoricus army and leaders. who
naturally desire theif. capital. III
regard TO Thrace fsle Turkish con-
aaanffes.s main pcint was that IN
iess tile aires gave rigid suaran-
Iaes that the Greeks would not
burn the towns in tiicir retreat.
the Turks wouId only find q she'll
wita nothing in, it when they ac-
IuaIJy occupied the country.
.sThe Turkish NattonaIists we're
right because I haze the actual
proof that th: Greeks. in retreat
ing from 4anatoiia. burned and
piiiaged worse than the Germans
ever conceived Of doing.
There wa.t nct Il city Or g town
n the line OF retreat in .Anatola
that The Greek army did not burn
rsere ssrvaseIy aud wantoniy than
Esc Germans ever did. The Greeks
made million Turkish men, wo-
Ieen and children homeless by
burning more than 10000 homes. :
Referring 10 the burning bf
sssu.rna. NJ Franklin Eouil!on be
came heated aid, standing up.
shouted ~ the newspaper 1nen:
The burning OF smyrna WAS or
e.aaized by the retreanns Greek