The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-09-20
+ &Mustapha Kemal Would Pursue De-
!, feated Greeks Into Europe
/ ENGLISH MAKE MOVE
TO ATTAIN HARMONY
Lord Curzon Will Attempt to. Convert
&. French to British Policy--Eng-
land to Act Even Though
Other Nations Fail to
Lend Aid

FreSS ~ OF CHe ClIlle DelIlS CIle SceIle
shifts to Paris where Lord Curzon,
the British secretary for foreign af-
fairs, will seek to attain harmony of
views between his own and the French
government. The ministerial confer
ences in London have ended for the
moment, and Premier Lloyd George
has gone to the country for few
days. rest.
That the general situation is re-
garded as easier is shown by the fact
that Mustapha Kcmal Pasha, leader Of
the Turkish nationalists, is apparently
making no new move, although accord
ing to an Athens report which has
reached London, he left Smyrna for
Nicomedia, adjoining Ismid, south Of
Constantinople, while it is said to-
night that Admiral Earl Beatty may
find it unnecessary to proceed to
Paris.
On the other hand, perhaps, the
most important news fthe day comes
in the Associated Press dispatches
from Constantinople stating that
Kemal has sought permission Of the
allies to occupy part Of Thrace imme-
diately and discuss the question of
the status of the Dardanelles later in
connection with the general pea.e
problem and with the participation Of
the Black Sea countries.
This touches the crux Of the whole
question. There may possibly be an
agreement between Great Britain,
France and Italy on the question of
the neutrality oil the straits and
further agreement that Constantinople
shall eventually be returned to the
Turks under certain conditions. But
on the question of the future of
Thrace, outside the neutral zone, such
an agreement is lacking.
Kemal Pasha seemingly takes the
view that there is nothing in the
maintainance of the neutrality of the
straits and the neutral zone to pre-
vent his forces from pursuing the de-
feated Greeks into those portions of
Thrace outside the neutral zone. The
British contention is that under no
circulstances will 1.-The Turks be al
lowed to cross into Europe until peace
has been settled. But is not certain
that France sees eye to eye with
Great Britain in this matter.
The fact that France and Italy are
withdrawing, their detachments from
this region would indicate there is lack
of agreement and that Great Britain
may be called upon to act alone.
In that case it is understood parlia-
ment will forthwith be summoned so
that the nation may have voice in
the important question of peace or
war. The labor party is displaying
very determined OPPOSITION to any
wpar until the last resources of diplo-
macy and negotiation are exhausted
and a similar disposition appears to
prevail in the great dominons, de-
spite their readiness to stand beside
the mother country in defense of the
neutrality Of the Dardanclles.
In official circles in London it is
not anticipated that there will be any
peace conference. 1t is understood in
structions given to Lord Curzon by the
cabinet on the general line Of policy
are to intimate very frankly to M.
Poincare that if France refuses to
participate in necessary action in the
Near East, she may stand to lose, as
she did many years ago, when she re-
fused to join England in the lombard
ment of Alexandria and so started a
train Of events which brought Egypt
under British influence.
M. Poincare will be told that Eng
land Is absolutely set in her view that
the Turks shall not be permitted to
enter Europe and that Great Britain
is prepared to employ her own forces
in sufficient numbers and over any
length of time to bring tho Turks to
reason. She will be also informed
that assurances have been received
from Rumania and Jugo Slavia that
under certain conditions those coun-
tries will side with Great Britain.
1t is reported Premier Lloyd George
is prepared to make general appeal
to the civilized world to support the
British policy. He has been in con-
sultation with number Of experts on