The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
WAR NEAR AT HAND
Army of 100000 Needed
To Stop March Upon
Dardanelles.
TURKISH TROOPS
EAGER TO ADVANCE
Other Forces Are Menace
To British Control of
Mesopotamia.
By JOHN CLAYTON.

coSSTANTINoPLE. Sept. is. =
Military experts estimate that be-
tween fifteen and twenty allied divl-
sions must be stationed along the
Dardanelles. Ismid front and at
Constantinople. 10 Mustapha KemzI
Pasha's thrust is to be psrried. No
one knows from whence the troops
are to come.
1t is no exaEgeration OF the grav-
ity Of the situation 20 say that Tur-
key is close to war at least with
Great Britain and perhaps France.
kcmars terms 70 the allies, as n.
outlined them in an interview. in
dicate clearly he will not be satis-
fed, unless there Is abolition OF e,-
cry safeguard making il possible
for foreign interests to do business
in Turkey.
oners Paper Guarantee.
He offered to guarantee The
Straits viii remain open. but u t. =
paper guarantee only. He declares
he Will not brook occupation Of an
portion Of the neutral zone by allied
troops. 1t is only a step further
to insist Upon fortincation Of IN.
strategic points.
Today British officers told ne tas;
kemal has given the allies six DAYS
in which to leave ConstautJnrpls.
While the tale is not confirmed. n
is in line With KemaTs declara::crs
that the British must leave the city.
1t is significant that KemaTs first
troop movements after the fan OF
Smyrna were in the direction Of
ismid and the Dardanenes.
Army Eager 60 Advance.
The spirit Of Kemars army is that
Of every victorious army. II seem,
TO need no rest 1t is eager 20 press
forward. Discipline is excellent.
Gone is the old stiffness-the prod
uct OF German instruction. Il pos
sesses suppleness and couaraderie
similar to that found in the French
army. The attitude Of the officers
toward their men f. hat OF fathers
toward their children 4; is a happy-
army. capable o: big things.
Its equipment is FIRST class Mo-,
Of the artillery regiments possess
tho latest model French pieces Ar
tillery accompanies every cavalry
unit. with Hotchkiss guns OF a late
model, and the troopers carry auto
matte rifles. until recently only
found in the infantry. T. the allies
are forced TO fight they will be fac
ing a highly specialized. weH
drilled. compact. body Of troops.
stu cherishing the legends OF Gal
lipoli and with a high Oriental elias
I t.eity.
Second Army Mo~tIy Kurds.
( On the far southern borders
Kemal has another army. Il con-
/ sists mostly Of recruits from the
Kurdish hill tribes with a sprinkIinE
Of the veterans Of the old Hamadich
regiments. SO UNANIMOUSLY known
during the worst days of Abdul
Hamid's regime. At it's head is
Jowat Pasha. picked for his known
hatred Of everything British. With
these forces Turkey is a continual
menace to British Mesopotamia. one
which will keep several regiments
OF regulars busy while the main
kemalist forces are operating Else
where.
Kemal. IN conversation. refers
TO the allied forces Of occupation as
British forces. for he knows actual
control of the city is in British
hands.
Almost overnight he has changed
the entire political situation Of the
Near Ess.. From an outlaw and
rebel" he has become a military
dictator. II war comes an army
OF 100000 would be required TO
liouidate the situation
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