Evening star., 1922-11-09
TURKS FIRM STAND
AGCRAVATESC CRISIS
Despite Allied Protests, Kem-
aIists Continue to En-
force Orders.
HOSTILE MOVES FEARED
Danger Seen in Postponing Lau-
same Farley, Nationalists Insist
ing on Original Plans.
HOSTILE MOVES FEARED
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PARIS. November 9.-The troubled
state of affairs in Constantinople may
not be getting any worse. but there
certainly seems to be no improve
ment in good feeling between the
Kemalists and the allied commits
sioners.
Two British soldiers were assassi-
mated last night at kassimpasha, ac-
cording to the Constantinople corre-
spondent of Petit Parisienne. Col.
Sharpy, commander of the French
troops in the Constantinople area.
told the correspondent he considered
the situation one of the gravest ma
ture.
Allies Express Dissatisfaction.
The allied generals and commits
sioners have informed Rafet Pasha.
the governor of Constantinople, and
Hamid Bey. Turkish envoy there, Of
over the attitude the Kemalists have
taken since they formally took over
the civil government.
Despite allied protests, however,
Rafet has maintained all of the meas
ures recently taken by the national
lists except the higher customs duties
which he imposed on foodstuffs.
The attitude of the kemalists be-
comes sitter every day and the ex-
tremists seem to be in power at An
CORA. An indication of this was The
reiteration yesterday of the demand
that the allies evacuate both their
military and naval forces from Con-
stantinople and surrounding districts.
Hostile Moves Feared.
The attitude of the Angora govern
ment, which has been growing pro-
gressively sitter of late, is said here
to depend largely on whether the
Lausanne peace conference is to be
held as originally scheduled. or post
hostile moves by the Turks If a delay
Is finally determined upon.
Ismet Pasha, the Turkish national
list foreign minister. now is in Con-
stantinople awaiting word regarding
the holding Of the conference before
to be the principal nationalist dele
gate, and a delay in starting the con-
ference would result in his return to
Angora. This. 1t is the opinion of
French officials. will be almost GER
tain to cause trouble.
Disaster Seen I'm Delay.
Ismet Pasha, has informed the al
lied governments that any delay in
holding the Lausanne peace confer
ence would be a disaster, as it would
be interpreted by the Angora assem-
bly, and the Kemalist army as a sign
of hostility against the Turks and
an indication that the allies did not
intend to live up to the conditions
of the Mudania armistice.
The French government, therefore,
is exerting every influence to have the
Lausanne conference formally opened
on scheduled time, November l3, in
order to demonstrate to the Turks the
good intentions of the allies. The
British asked for postponement be-
cause of their approaching elections
but the French now have proposed
to the British that in view Of the mes
sage from Ismet Pasha, all parties &c
ahead and assemble next week al
Lausanne. The British reply to this
proposal has not yet been received.
AS the French view 1t, the confer
ence should be opened on time next
Monday as a demonstration of good
will. and then the more important
meetings, requiring the attendance OF
the plenipotentiaries, could be post
poned for a week or so, during which
the experts could occupy themselves
in sundry preparations.
KEMALISTS CUT CABLE.