The New York herald., 1922-11-06
American and Allied Sail
Ors Forbidden to Land
Without Permission.
FEAR GENERAL MASSACRE
Return of Turkish Railways in
Europe and Asia Is De-
manded.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Nov. (Associated
Press) The Nationalist Government
is IN control of Constantinople. Rafet
Pasha is the new Governor. and
Hamid Bey the representative OF the
Angora Government, has ordered the
allied troops out In a note to the
Elntente he demands evacuation Of the
allied forces. An allied council to-
night categorically refused to evacu-
ate the city.
In additional notes handed by Hamid
Bey to the allied Commissioners to-
night the landing of allied or Ameri-
can sailors from the warships will not
be permitted unless by special permis-
sion Of the Angora Government.
The first note deals with the visit to
Kemalist ports of eight allied and
American warships and declares that
the port authorities have been in
structed not to permit a landing. In
accordance with maritime laws the
Turks require that these vessels sa-
iute the turkish nag.
The other note sets up a claim for
the immediate handing over to the
Angora Government of the Turkish
railways in Europe and Asia which
are under temporary allied control.
The Turks have torn up the Mu-
dania armistice convention and their
troops are advancing into the Chanak
area occupied by the British and other
neutral. zones. The Kemalists have
set up an administration at Berjaz.
A note presented by Hamid Bey to
the allied Commissioners says:
after the abolition of the old regime
the Turkish population of CONSTANT
nople spontaneously and enthusiasts
tically proclaimed its union with the
great national Assembly of Turkey.
Orders have been transmitted to
take all necessary dispositions for the
establishment of the civil administra-
tion of the great national Assembly
patton OF Constantiuople, therefore,
not only is useless but impossible.
Guards Coming From Angora.
The great national Assembly OF
Turkey has no intentions TO overstep
the military bounds fixed by the Mu-
dania convention. 1t deems IL neces
sary 10 point out that certain num-
her of gehdarmes must be sent from
Angora for the maintenance of order
IS already arranged for in Thrace.
I'VE hope the allied Powers will ac-
scpt favorably this demand.
According TO the terms of the Mu-
danla armlstice agreement the .Angora
Government was to withdraw all Turkish
troops from the zone OF allied occupa-
ton and new neutral zones in the
Cahnak and Ismd ereas were to be ie-
fined The Turks agreed to respect the
neutral zones until the Allies withdrew.
The Angora Government bound itself
not to transport troops into Thrace or
20 raise an srmy there until peace had
been ratified.l
Rafet Pasha sprang the news OF tho
change in Government in a dramatic
manner on the allied Generals. The
Generals had summoned Rafet to dis
cuss the question of the admission of
JSemalist gendarmes to the Gallipoli
and ChanalS zones At the termina-
ton of the discussion, Rafet, as by
way OF an afterthought. broke the
startling news thus:
II must inform your Excellency that
since noon tho Constantinople Gov
ernment no longer exists. and / have
assumed the Governorship."
Fear Massacre.
In the fear of possible untoward
events the Allied High Commissioners
have telegrapted their respective Gov
ornments for instructions. The con-
sternation OF the Christian population Is
beyond description. Frequently there is
10 be heard the statement: "The Turks
viii massacre the Christians"
The Sultan's Ministry resigned Satur-
day evening and Rafet Pasha assumed
power. He issued manifesto to-day
which declared that from noon on No
vember 4 the administration OF the Great
National Assembly of Turkey is estab-
lished In Constantinop1e.
The manifesto announced that the Sal
tan's position has been clearly defined
by the decision OF the National Assem-
bly, and that the rights Of citizens are
absolutely safeguarded by the laws OF
the great National Assembly OF Turkey
In celebration Of the change in Gov
ernmcnt masses of excited Turks have
been engaged in disorders. Students
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