New Britain herald., 1922-09-21
Rumbings of Impending Clashes Heard as Plans For Peace Farley Progress
Belief Is Expressed, Follow. ing Meetings Today That British Navy Can Re- pulse Turks.

London, Sept. 21.-(By Associated feverishly endeavoring to arrange a peace conference to clean the slate be- tween Turkey and Greece and pre- vent more fighting in the New East rumbles of impending hostilities con tinue to come from Constantinople and the Dardanelles.
 British Hold Chanak.
 A relatively small force of British troops is holding 'Chsnak, the key position on the southern shore of the straits, while the Turkish nationalists, eager for further conquests after their overwhelming defeat of the Creeks are concentrated outside the neutral zone at 1smid and Chanak, impatiently awaiting the word from Mustapha Renal Pasha to advance.
 Kemalists Have Strength.
 The Kemalists, official French dis patches say, have available for use in such a drive 1000 modern field guns, 5000 machine guns and enough ammunition for two years cam paign, which they captured from the Greeks.
 If their spokesman in Constant nople is to be believed the Turks are determined that the allies shall not re-occupy Thrace. An Associated Press dispatch quotes this spokes- man, Hamid Bey. to the effect that the Kemalist army will certainly de- clare war on the British if they at- tempt to interfere with a movement across the straits.
 Call Bey To Conference.
 4 ray of hope, however Is seen in the conference at Smyrna between Mustapha Kemal Pasha and Gen Pe.le, French high commissioner to which Yussuf Kemal Bey. the na- tionalist foreign minister. has been hastily summoned from Angora. The calling in of Yussuf Kemal points to the discussion of important diplo- matic questions and the consequent delay raises hopes that the Turkish attack if 1t takes place at all will be retarded until the British reinforce ments can arrive.
 Fear of Attack.
 In case of an attack the question of the safety of the comparatively small British force at Chanak will be- come an anxious one here. Marshal Foch is quoted as saying that the po- sition is absolutely untenable except if held by a very considerable force. while Field Farshal Plumer, who has been inspecting the British defenses, is said to have sent message which Premier Lloyd George communicated 10 the cabinet yesterday to the effect that he has great confidence in the results of the collaboration between Brig. Gen. Harrington and Rear Ad- miral Brock
 Navy Could Hold Turks.
 Opinion here for the moment is banking on the strength of the Brit ish naval force In the Dardanelles, which is considered sufficient alone to hold any possible attack by the Turks.
 No details are available Of the burning of Panderma on the south ern shores of the Sea of Marmora, as announced in official French circles last night. It is stated, however. that the Greeks burned part of the town before leaving.
 Russian Soviets Pleased.
 According to the Times, the Rus sian soviet government sees in the present Near Eastern situation an op- portunity to obtain recognition from | the powers. Russia proposes, the | newspapers say, to act the part of mediator between the Turks and | Greeks, hoping thereby to establish the popularity of the soviet republic among the people of the Mediterran- can Asia and compel the Entente powers to revise their attitude to- wards her.
 Would Make Concessions.
 Foreseeing opposition to this course she has instructed her representatives abroad to placate hostility by tenn porary concessions The newspaper ascrihes it's information to a secret r. document which 1t says the soviet addressed to its represen- tative in Berlin, M, Karakhan, and the text of which 1t prints
 French at Mudania. Athens. Sept 21.-(By Associated . Press. )-According to information { received in official circles, French t