The New York herald., 1922-09-18
TO PURSUE ENEMY
Chanak Cut Off and
Kemalists Reported
Already in Barred
Areas.
ENGLISH TROOPS LAND
Defense Against Trained
Turkish Army Will Be
Difficult.
LONDON PROGRAM STANDS
DAILY Mall Calls Lloyd
Georges New War Policy
Insanity.
LONDON PROGRAM STANDS


ment has informed the Allies that il
the remainder of the Greek army in
Asia Minor attempts to retreat across
the neutral zones of the Dardanelles
the Kemalists will disregard the
neutrality of the Straits and pursue
the Greeks in international territory.
The Greek military mission has left
Constantinople.
The immediate withdrawal of the
Greek forces from the Tchatalja re-
gion in European Turkey also has
been insisted upon by Mustapha
Kemal Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist
leader, in conversation with Sir
Harry Lamb, the British High Com
missioner, during visit of Sir Harry
to Kemal in Smyrna.
The visit of Sir Harry to Kemal
was to ascertain the attitude of the
Nationalist Government toward Great
Britain. Kemal informed Sir Harry
that Turkey was not fightina against
Great Britain, but that Great Britain
had interposed every obstacle to the
free development of Turkey. He as-A
sured the British High Commissioner
that the Nationalists would not at
tack the neutral zones in the Straits
of the Dardanelles if the British
would recognize the Angora national
pact and return Thrace TO Turkey.
British Troops Arrive.
Turkish concentrations at Isnid
continue. and the British are bringing
up troops, but it is hardly possible to
defend the neutral zone against the
we'll trained Kemalist army. A Sussex
regiment, just arrived from Malta, was
landed to-day in the Dardanelles. and
the Gordon Highlarders are due about
the middle of the week AT Chanak
Allied military experts take the view
that force Of thirty-three battalions
will be required to defend Constanti-
nope and the Straits. The allied
forces Of occupation total about twenty
battalions. mostly incomplete. but
landing parties from more than fifty
warships now concentrated here can
make up the deficit.
Notification OF the allied Govern
merits decision TO convoke a confer
ence FOR discussion Of the Turkish
question has not vet been made. but
ii is believed that the Angora Govern
ment will decline to participate in such
G. conference unless the allies adont
the point of view OF that Government.
Turks Reported In Neutral Zone.
LONDON. Sept. is (Monday) A Times
dispatch from the Dardanelles dated
Sunday says that telegraphlc commu-
nication with all the towns immedi-
ately outside the neutral zone has been
interrupted since Friday The com
mander of the Chanak area has taken
precautions and brought in all the
British residing outside OF Chanak
The Kemalists are reported to have
reached Walk Friday and small
Kemalist force entered Ezine Sat1Ir-
day. Both these places are within the
neutral zone. according to British
maps, about forty and twenty-five
miles. respectively. south Of Chanak.
at War with Britain"
The Constantinople correspondent
OF the IhWCS says lNdL MuSItHNA
Kcmal informed Sir Harry Lamb al
the Smyrna conference that he con-
sidered the Angora Government IN .
state of war with Great Britain. But
he afterward modified this statement
in his official capacity. defining the
relations as mot hostile, but 'sus-
pended" "a
According TO the Paris correspond
ent of the Times. the tone Of the Brit
ish official statement has filled Francs
with alarm at the prospect of being
dragged into war with Turkey. Tho
British statement he says. Is corsd.
cred TO amount almost TO an ultima
tum TO Angora and calculated u pro
woke course of action which. IN the
French view. the kemalists had hith-
erto no intention Of pursuing.
Near Eastern Developments are caus-
ing the British Government increased
anxiety. and the Cabinet has been sit.
ting informally over the week end. Aus
ten Chamberlain, Lord Blrkenhead. Sir
Robert Stevenson Horns and Winston
Spencer Churchill have been Mr.. Lloyd
Georges guests IN the country. and all
through Sunday tho telephones between
Chequers Court and the Foreign Office
IN London have been hummlny with
consultations.
Another formal Cabinet council will
be held tomorrow, and the Foreign
Minister Of Jugo-Slavia. NJ. Ninchitch
who has been IN consultation with