, 1922-09-28
Mustapha Renal Pasha Holds
the Key to the Situation in
the Near East.
ALLIES PLAN A CONFERENCE
viii MOI Permit Russia to Be Repre-
scented - British Public Protest
Against War-Bonus Bill Killed
by Presidents veto-TariH
Measure Now Law.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD

WHETHER or not there shall be
w another great war in the Near
East depends on Mustapha Kemal
Pasha. The masterful leader of the
Turkish nationalist. having expelled
the Greeks from Asia Minor, demands
that Constantinople be restored to Tur-
key. that he be allowed to send troops
across the straits to recover eastern
14raee from Greece, and a conference
to arrange for guarantees for the neu-
traifty Of the Dardanelles n the Bos-
phorus be held with every country bor-
deriag on the Black sea-, especially
Russia. represented.
Ts this England has formally replied
that constantinople will not be given
I'D and that she will fight. alone II
necessary, 70 keep the Turk from in
vadiBs the neutralized one that in
clades that city and the straits.
Kemafs forces in Anatolia are at
the very edge of the zone. massed at
Ismid and Chanak, and already encoun-
tiers between his patrols and British
outposts are reported. England Is
hurrying reinforcement for her and
iDfItN, Nnu tHt CHILLY bliNiru -Alidh
tio fleet has been ordered TO the Oar
daneiies. The dominlons have been
asked to be ready to send troops, and
New Zealand and Australia have prom
ised to do so If they are needed.
IL appears that in this conflict, II IL
IN Great Britain must stand prac-
ticaity alone against the Turks so
far as military operations are con
cerned. France and Italy have de
clared they will have no part in It,
and the former has Withdrawn to the
Europeas side her troops In The lei
trai zone. Greece Is quite democrat
lied and cannot be counted on to help
mucA. The little entente, which is de-
termined uhat neither Turkey nor Bull
garda shalt get eastern Thrace. would
l,e greatly hnmpered in war by mutual
ieaie1sies and threats OF revolt in va
rlous regions.
Keinai's demand concerning repre-
Sentntion In the peace conference met
with a brusque reply when Marquis
curzon. British foreign minister. and
Count SfOrza. Italian ambassador to
France, met Premier POlncnre to AR
range for the parley. They
that France, Great Britain. Italy,
Japan. Greece. Turkey. J~ugo-Slavia
u i,umanin would participate in the
conference to be held In Venice or
Rome, and Kemal's demand that
Russia be included was no less in
sistent han that of the soviet COVER
ment. but General DanilofT. chief Of
the Russian general stnff, denied the
current report that Russia would give
keiuai armed assistance. saylEs ;he
l,ig soviet army In the Caucasus was
there 10 defend the frontiers and the
liaku oil fields. Russia has no IN.
tcntion OF sending troops Ia Asia
Minor General Danilon said. moi Is
there amy truth In the rumor OF Rus.
sian endorsements on the Esthoniai..
Iatvian or Polish frontiers. Russia
does not want fighting on any front,
aud. besides. any military man knows
1t would be foolish TO begin anything
In September with winter imminent
I LLOYD GEORGES policy. stern and
- uncompromlsing. though support
ed so fur by most of his cabinet, may
have to be modified. There Is increus-
Ing protest by the press and people OF
England against Great Brltain's un.
~dertaking any new war. and the oppo-
sition OF the trades unions and In the
great manufacturing centers IL espc-
chilly violent. There is n widespread
feeling hat the Turks really ARE en-
Titled To ropooeaao Congfonftnanle So