Evening star., 1922-09-29
Hemmed in on Straits,'
English Face War or
Peace Crisis.
RUSH PREPARATIONS
TODEFEND FRONT
London Shows Alarm as
Troops and Warships
Move On.


LONDON. September 29.-The
British government has sent n vfr-
tual ultimatum to Mustnpha kema1
Pasha, stating that his troops must
leave the Channk zone.
By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, September 20.
-Mustapha kenlal Pasha, replying to
Gen. Haringtons telegram of We'd
nesday, has sent a message declaring
his troops would not advance further.
He saws he desires that no incident
. should occur and that he will see
Brig. Gen. Harrington, commander-ln-
chief of the British forces, as soon as
possible.
Gen. Harrington plans to leave this
afternoon for conference with Mus
tapha kemal Pasha. probably at
AIudania: on the sea of Marmora:
The British are confident that if the
next twety-four hours pass without
the firing of shots at Chanak or other
mediate danger of hostilities will have
been avoided. This is the period OF
time estimated to be required for Gen.
Harington's journey and interVie"
with Mustapha kemal
Allies to Send Commission.
The allied high commissioners have
decided to dispatch commission
composed of British. French and
Italian officers to Rodosto, Lulu
Bourgas and Adrianople, in Thrace.
in order to exercise pacifying in
fuence there.
According to. the EXchanse. leie-
graph, part of the French troops
which were withdrawn from Chat-
aldja, and which have since been in
Constantinople. will be used for the
defense OF the European shore of the
IeSRfbufi With their backs tosthe straits, the
British forces in Chanak now look
out on three tides upon the forces OF
Mustapha Kemal Pasha- BY their
recent fncursions the Turks have
completed their ocupation of the
neutral zone. In defianeas-af-SSEeat
Rritain's ultimatums, and a -climax
is swiftly approaching.
Gen. PeIle, French, high commits
.sioner, has dispatched an energetic
inote to Smyrna telling Mustapha
kemaI that the British sincerely de.
sire to avoid a conflict, but that
France will not be able to restrain
them if they are attacked.
The British are confident they can
hold their lines against any kemalist
attack, as their f1anks at Chanak are
protected by powerful feet of war
ships. the long range guns Of which
can sweep the area around the town
for a distance of twenty miles, while
the Turks at present are equipped
only with machine guns in this sector.
Among the British naval units are the
superdreadnaughs Revenge and Eeso-
luton, the most powerful men-of-war
afi6at.
Searching for War Material.
The British naval authorities are
holding up all Greek and Turkish
craft in the Bosporus and the Dar-
danelles. making minute searches for
materials of war.
The Greek battleship Averoff. which
was taken from Constantinople by her
mutinous crew, is proceeding through
the straits unmolested by the Turkish
land batteries.
crowds continue to storm all the
Consulates and passport offices in the
capital and some have been forced to
close their doors or appeal to the
police for protection. There Is an un-
ending stream of Greeks and Ar
menians outside the American con-
fsulate, the line forming each day
before dawn. In the last twenty-four
hours the Greek consulate has issued
5000 visas.
Every outgoing train and boat is
filled to capacity. Small fishing and
merchandise boats are taking the
overflow and their owners reaping
large profits.
! The prospect of war has brought
Ito Constantinople newspaper corre-
SpondentS of every nationality. The
United States leads with thirteen
writer's, Great Britain has eleven;
France seven. Italy four and the rest
are scattered among the smaller
countries.
The journalistic assaults upon Brit
ish headquarters have been so nu-
merous of late that Gen. Harrington
has established daily half-hour coun-
nj. hn
are presided over by Maj. M. A. john
ston, who gained fame in the Meso-
potamian campaign and subsequently
made sensational escape afoot for
several hundred miles from a Turk
ish prison camp.
Censorship Is Threatened.
With the aid of a map Maj john
various movements of the Turkish
and British troops and sets forth the
current naval situation.
General headquarters has occasion
of late to complain Of the exaggerat-
ed and Inaccurate character of some
st the reports which have gone out
arom Constantinople, and officials say
1f this persists they may be forced to
establish a.censorship.
Gen. Harrington and his STAN get
little time for sleep or leisure these
stirring days. The chiefs usual office
hours are from 2 in the morning until
long after midnight.
X When recently London friend
Nelegraphed him expressing solicitude
for his health, Gen. Harrington replied:
I'm fit as a fiddle. I swan the
Bosporus this morning, at daybreak
in twenty-five minutes"
War Preparations Rushed.
Several British armored cars Of the
most modern type rolled through the
streets yesterday afternoon, giving
the capital a vivid touch of war
realism. The Bosporus also took on
4 martial aspect when a giant air.
ship carrier and several additional
nnits Of the Atlantic fleet. together
with three troop transports, passed in
to tho golden horn.
Thus far, although penetrating the
neutral area, the Turks have carried
white flags and slung their rifles up
side down when near the British
lines, their commanders assuring the
British officers they have no inte1i-
tion Of aggression.
The British in Chanak are frankly
embarrassed in the face of the con-
tinued encroachments on their posi-
1ions and are puzzled lto<know what
TO do, as they have orders not to
fra These unoppesed invasions
, give the Turks excellent opportunity
for accommodating
Observers say the British have
shown singular patience and toler-
knce and that perhaps reyer IN tho
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