The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
TURKS ACT
BRITISH
WORRY
Crisis IN Near East
IN No Wise Relieved
Turks Continue to
Invade n e u t r a ]
Zone

Invade n Ell t r a !
Zone
.endsn, Sept. % tBy the As
soelafed Press The British CABS
met held three successive meetings
raday and another meeting will be
{ held tomorrow morning. This
fact alone is sufficient comment
: UPON the gravity OF the situation in
1he Near East, revealed by yester-
days bad news. which has been
amply confirmed and aecensuated
; by todayts dispatches.
The Greek revolution. which vas
military and naval coup. seems
10 have been carried out with sur
prising swifsness and nplete-;
ness. Information regarding Con-
stanffne is meager. but one report
I had it that he was prisoner OF the
reyolutionists.
The crown prince succeeds 70
Ihe throne, while the victorious
troops with their leaders at their
head marched 1riuraphantiy into
Athens. which pending the forrna-
Iion. of a new government IS IN
the hands OF military dictator
ship in the shape Of a triunavirate
council Of generals One Of the
generals is said TO be the famous
General Nsder, who for a long time
was chief of STAFF and war minis
ter under the yenizelos administra-
ton end commanded the Greek
expeaitionary corps operating in
south Russia in 1918.
Apparently the revolution was
bloodless. although an unconfirna-
ed report mentions the killing OF
one minister. IT is assumed here
ape of the main objects of the rev.
elHtion is to maintain Greek rule
sneastern Thraee.
Latest adyices are to the effect
that there has been no collision
between the Turkish and British
forces in the chanak zonesand that
seems to besthe only satisfying as
peet OF very threatening situa-
ton. Friend ~ messages have
beer exchanged between General
Harrington. the British Commander
st Constantinople, and Kennai
pasha. DISCUSSING the respective
viewpoints ins an annicabie man
ner. hut the Ken1al lists show not. the
slightest disposition to recede from
their position and refuse to with
draw their troops from the Ghanak
sector.
On the, other hand according to
government dispatches and core
rpondents on, the spot. an addition
al Turkish force entered the neu-.
trail zone today and there is con-
slant Increase in the Turkish troops
in. both the Ghanak and Ismid sec
tors. Not only do the Kemalists
refuse 10 retire from the neutral
zone ignoring all British warnings,
Int they are reported to have de-
csared they will not permit the
british 10 build fortifcations at
certain points within the zone.
In Constantinepie IT is believed.
the situation has been relieved by
the Kemalis. agreement to recog-
nize the neutrality OF the straits.
pending The armisice conference.
Another point on the peace side is
4 that General Harrington still pro-
fesses confidence in Kemars mod
Grafton. He sent a wireless mes
sage to the Nationalist leader at
smyrna this evening asking him
for an immediate personal meet
ing and leaving the choice of
place TO Kemal.
A report has reached here.
though not officially. that the SUI
tan of Turkey. Afohammed VI, has
abdicated in favor OF the heir ap-
parent. Prince Abdul Medjid
The British government is de-
laying its, reply TO the Russian
note. pending further developments.
With regard 10 Kemal Pasha's 5
protest against British demoli-
fionss on the south side OF the straits
and the sea of Marnaora. the Brit
ish government states these We're
executed in 1920 and that any
thing done since then was quite
rninaportant.
Regarding the Turkish COM
plants that the sea of Marmora
is closed to Turkish troops. the
british contention is that il has
thoroughly maintained absolute
neutrality as between the Greeks
and the Turks and ,ha. the whole
of the sea Of Marin mora is free to
both the Turks and Greeks equal
~
No authoritative information IS
Forthcoming on the cabinets views
on the new situation created by the
Greek revolution. The govern
ment's present attitude is that of
waiting for further developments
and the result of the armistice con
ference.
A Smyrna dispatch through Par
is tonight says that Kemal Pasta
is disposed 70 accept the invitation
TO peace conference, with GER
ian reservations. but that the An.
CORA assembly has voted large:
war credit.
All ii is possible to say With con-
fdence is that while peace has MOI
Iaen broken. some unforeseen in