The New York herald., 1922-10-20
Greeks, Armenians and
Jews Don Fezzes and
Join in Cheering.
ALLIES NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
Show Some Alarm at Return
of Turk to Europe Stronger
Than Ever.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. bp THE New YORK HERALD.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. ia Grand
Vizier making triumphal entry into
his capital while it was still occupied
and controlled by the enemy-such was
the paradoXical situation to-day when
Refet Pasha, Extraordinary Commits
sar for Thrace," rode through wildly
cheering multitude from the landing
place at Galata, across the great
bridge to Stamboul, accompanied by
Cherir Bey. the new Governor of
Adrianople; Galib Bey. Deputy of the
Angora National Assembly for Adrian
Nationalist army.
Through triumphal arches of green
cry, decorated with scenes from Mus
tapha Kemaps victorious battles, the
ing with countless flags-red flags
with the star and crescent and the
green war flags of the Prophet
toward the huge dome of the Mosque
of Suleiman the Magnificent, shining
in the fair autumnal sunshine. Turk
ish naval and military bands played
the independence March, while the
soldiers of the Su1tan's guard in their
parade uniforms fraternized with the
khaki clad veterans Of Asia Minor In
their high peaked, Russian looking
"kslpaks."
sheep Killed In Celebration.
Blood was flowing along the route OF
the victor. but il was only the blood OF
sheep sacrificed in his honor BY religious
and patriotic organizations according tn
Moslem practice. No city ever gave a
more fantastic or enthusiastic welcome
to a conquering hero than Constanti-
nople. In spite of it's mixed population.
OF the cheering crowds that thronged
the streets. of the inhabitants of the
houses decked with Turkish flags, prob
ably at least half had hatred in their
hearts for the man whose arrival they
were celebrating and dread Of the days
his coming foreshadows but so great
was the martial prestige of the Turk
that not the faintest rumor OF dissent
arose on his way. Constantinople to-day
is really what the Turks claim 1t Is
purely Turkish city.
Greeks. Armenians and Jews have
been miracuiously metamorphosed into
true believers. For hundreds of years
there have not been so many fez wearing
men and black cowied women to be seen
here. There is something contemplate
in this slave psychology of the Christian
inhabitants of Constantinople. They are
not fighting races. and the Turks are
ighting race. But in the present crisis
it Is fortunate. because it affords some
guaranty against bloodshed and dis
order.
Allies Passive Spectators.
The allied authorities naturally took
no part in all this grand reception ac-
corded to Refet and his companions.
Their only action was 10 forbid passage
to Kennels detachment OF 1000 gen
darmes' for Thrace through the city.
Otherwise they were but passive though
scarcely disinterested spectators. Their
position was not enviable. but 1t may be
said that the French felt its anomaly as
keenly as the British.
Fear of the Angora fanatics and what
they may do in the future is growing in
French circles That is why France is
now exerting every effort TO induce the
Turk 10 hold peace conference in west
ern Europe. where he will not be under
the influence of extremists In his Ma
tional Assembly.
Refet's entry was only rehearsal for
NTustapha Kemal's triumphal impression.
Already triumphal arches span the
Grande rue OF Pera, in the heart of the
Christian quarter. which Refet was not
permitted to penetrate to-day. When
Kemal lands il will not be as a tolerated
visitor but as dictator and absolute mas
ter of this great city and its 1000, 600
Moslems Christians and Jewish inhab-
itants There will be no allied troops
then to bar his passage into Pera' or TO
thwart his will. Thus October ls is his
toric day. It marks the beginning and
the end Of allied rule in Constantinople.
when Refet set his boot heel upon the
pier the profane Turk returned once
more from Asia to Europe, stronger
than he had been in centuries by virtue
OF his Russian alliances and the i'm
potence of the disunited and. war ex-
hausted west.