New-York tribune., 1922-09-18
Allied Troops Held Inad-
equate to Defend the
Neutral Zone if Kemal
Tries to Force Passage
Envoy Confers
With MosIem Chief
Lloyd George Accused i'm
London of Campaign to
Retrieve His Prestige

CON . 1A4N A1ISOT LIZ, oept. ~
(By The Associated Press The
immediate withdrawal Of the Greek
forces from the Tchatalja region In
European. Turkey has been insisted
upon by Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the
Turkish Nationalist leader, In con-
versation with Sir Harry Lamb, the
British High Commissioner, during
visit Of Sir Harry to KemaI in
Smyrna.
The visit of Sir Harry to Kemsi
was to ascertain the attitude Of tbs
Nationalist government toward Great
Britain. Kenal informed Sir Harry
that Turkey was not fighting against
Great Britain, but that Great Brit
ain had interposed every obstacle to
the free development Of Turkey. HIS
assured the British High Comnais.
sioner that the Nationalist would
not attack the neutral zones in the
Straits of the Dardanelles if the
British would recognize the Angora
national pact and return Thrace to
Turkey.
Threatens TO Pursue Greeks
The Anrora government also has ir~
formed tb Allies that if the remaiffdes
OF the Greek army in Asia Minor az.
tempts to retreat across the neutral
zones of the Dardanelles the Kemalists
will disregard the neutrality of the
Straits and pursue the Greeks in inr
ternational territory.
The Greek military mission has last
Constantinopie
Turkish concentrations at Is,ni0 cor
tinue, and the British are bringing 40
troops, but it is hardly possible to de-
tend the neutral zone against the well
trained kemalist army. A Sussex reg
iment, just arrived from Malta, was
landed to-day in the Dardanelles, ana
the Gordon Highlanders are due about
the middle of the week at Chanak.
Allied military experts take the view
that a force of thirty-three battalions
will be required to defend Constan-
tinople and the Straits. The Allied
forces of occupation total about twenty
/ hattailons, mostly incomplete, but land
ing parties from more than fifty war
ships can make up the deficit.
Notification Of the Allied govern
ments' decision to convene a confer
ence for discussion of the Turkish
question has not yet been made but
1T is believed that the Angora govern
ment will decline to participate in such
conference unless the Allies adhere
to the viewpoint of that government.
LONDON, Sept. II (By The Assoc
ciated Press).-Near East developments
are causing the British government in
creased anxiety. Tho Cabinet has been
sitting informally over the week end at
Chequers Court, the country residence
Of the Prime Minister. Austen Chamber
lain, Lord Birkenhead. Sir Robert Ste
venson Horne and Winston Spencer
Churchill have been Mr. Lloyd Georges
guests there. and all through Sunday
the telephones between Chequers Court
and the foreign Office in London have
been humming with consultations with
the various government departments.
Another formal Cabinet council will
be held tomorrow AID the Foreign
Minister Of Jugo-Slavia, M. Ninchitoh
who has been In consultation with
Premier Poincare at Paris and who will
reach London tomorrow, will have an
interview with the Prime Minister and
Lord Curzon. the British Secretary fol
Foreign Affairs.
Return of Thrace Demanded
The principal news of the day is of
the conference between Sir Harrv
Lamb, the British High Commissioned
and Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna.
in which the Nationalist leader showed
little disposition to regard Allied
warnings unless the Allies were willing
to return Thrace to Turkey. Moreover
dispatches say that Kemal demands
complete withdrawal of Greek forcef
from the Tchatalja lines.
The latest advices from CONSTANT.
nople indicate serious Allied prepara<
tlons for possible attempt by this
kemalists against the neutral zone.
what sudden change in the attitude Of
the British government from Friday.
when it was explained that no con-
siderable endorsements would be sent
to the Near East unless the Turks gave
evidence of an intent to cross into
Europe, to Saturday, when the Brit
/ ish government issued an important
statement of policy, showing immedi-
/ ate steps to meet possible Kemalist ac-
tion.
This sudden change in attitude has
caused grave nisgivings in certain
quarters. "The Daily Mailp will pub-
1
tion This New War" an article
stigmatizing the policy set forth in the
statement as bordering upon in.
/ sanity"
Public Dismayed, Says Editorial
It declared that the British public
VIII learn with dismay and astonish-
tnent that Lloyd George and his eel.
leagues are organizing new war In
the Near East, are trying TO drag Jugo.
slayia and Rgmania into the fray ane
are sending British troops into battle
shoulder to shoulder with the de.
jected Greeks"
THE Mail'' contends that Mustaphe
Keraaps peace terms are not far re-,
moved from the terms propounded b,
Lord Curzon in behalf Of the Alliea ~
March 30, when Lord Curzon suggeste1
the Enos-- --Midia line should be the Turk
ish frontier in. Europe. 1t declares tha,
all hands agree that Constantinopl,
must be returned to the Turks ant
kenal Pasha and now Mr. IJnv,