The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-21
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NEAR EAST IS
EXPECTED SOON
Italians and French Withdraw
From Neutral Zone.
British Army Plans Defense
supported by Fleet.
PEACE RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
Paris Hears Turks Won't At
tack Pending Farley.
Armistice in Prospect If AngOra
Authorities Agree.
British Army Plans Defense
supported by Fleet.
PEACE RUMORS ARE AFLOAT

tBy The Associated PressJ
Rome, Sept 21.-Italy officially in
formed Rumania today that she will
not permit any action by Bulgaria
which would change the present
status quo in the Balkans and is ready,
if necessary, to take recourse to mill
tary measures.
,By the Associated PressJ
COntantinople, Sep. 21.-The French
and Italian detachments and flags
were withdrawn today from the neu-
trail zones OF Ismid and the Derdanel-
les, on orders from the respective gov
ernments.
The lines dre now held exclusively
by British troops supported by the
combined Atlantic and Mediterran can
fleets. In the meantime the Kemalist
vanguard Is reported to have reached
the neural zone of the Dardanelles.
The next few hours will show whether
the kcmalists contemplate action.
GcNe' al Harrington of the British
arlrfy. as the general officer in chief
command of the allied forces has is
sued communique in which he de-
clarcs that responsibility for the con-
sequences of violations of the neutral
zone will fall-upon the authors of such
violations.
say British VIII Withdraw.
Paris. Sept 21.-There is no ques-
tion of the immediate withdrawal of
tie T;riiish troops from Chanak on the
Asiat.c side of the straits of>the Dar-
Canelles, It was authoritatively stated
I'm British Official circles here today.
Tho latest reports received in British
qucrters indicate the British are not
in danger of attack. Mustaph Kemal
I'5lsha is now faced with two distinct
p-rties in his government, the one de-
mending the immediate occupation of
ThracC and the other willing to re-
main in the present Turkish nation
al 8 positions in Asia Minor until the
conference settles peace terms.
In Brit.sh' quarters to which this
iIlformatiSh. comes believes Kemal is
supporting, tho pacific members of
the governmc
Await Peace Conference?
Premier Poincare,s assurances, it is
understood, have come from the peace
p5r,s, IN the Angora government,
v.dch led the premier 10 undertake to
OBTAIN a guarantee that the Turks
would not cross the straits until the
peace conference was needed, provided
tae British troops were withdrawn
from the other side.
While earnestly desiring peace, the
i t'sh hold that the freedom of the
s rats must be backed up with mill
tery and naval force in order to i'm
what they say
Wont Evacuatc. Says London.
CBy the Associated Press.l
London. Sept. 21.-With progress
reported from Paris, Briti"h official
circl2s expressed the opinion today
toat the key to the situation lies with
the Turkish Nationalists from whom
nothing has been heard with regard
TO their intentions toward the neutral
zone and crossing into Thrace.
If AngoTa authorities agree to a
peace conference, there will obviously
be armistice. In the meantime it
is auth Oritatively stated there is no
basis for the suggestion Great Britain
W Il evacuate the position her troops
are holding at Chanak on the Asiatic
side of the straits, in return for French
naval assistance.
America To Participate
Great Britains willingness to have
.-apan participate, il she desired was
expressed. altho it was commented
that Japan had no direct interest. 1t is
authoritatively stated England would
ask to have America present Whether
soviet Russia would be asked to at
tend the conference. is question
which it was declared would have to
be taken up with the French, who
are said still to be strongly opposed
to any political recognition of the
soviet regime.
LORD Peel. the secretary Tor India,
who attended today's cabinet meeting,
is said to have made strong repre-
sentat.ons regarding the prospect of
fomcnting among the. Moslems in In
dia over the Turkish question.
HOstiIities May BE Near.
(By The Associated Press)
London, Sept. 21.-While the allied
powers are feverishly endeaVoring to
arrange a peace conference to clean
the slate between Turkey and Greece
and prevent more fighting in the near
east rumbles of impending hostilities
continue to come from Constantinople
and the Dardanellos.
A relatively small force of British
troops is holding Chanak. the key DO
sition on the southern shore of the
straits, while the Turkish nationalists
eager for further conquests after their
overwhelming defeat of the Greeks
are concentrated outside the neutral
& zone at Ismid and Chanak.
The Kemalists, official French dis
patches say, have available for use in
such a drive 1,e00 modern field guns
5000 machine guns and enough am
-munition for a two years campaign
which they captured from the Greeks
If their spokesman at Constantinoplt
is to be believed. the Turks are deter
mined that the allies shall not stand
in the path of their desire to reoecupS
Thrace An Associated Press dispatch
quotes this spokesman, Hamid Bey, tC
the effect that the Kemalist army will
certainly declare war on the British
If they attempt to interfere with q
movement across the straits.
A Ray of Hope.
A ray of hope, however, is seen ir
the conference at Smyrna between
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