The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
ENGLAND
REFUSES TO
LEAVE CHANAk

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vances on Dardan-
elIes It Will Be Re
garded as Deelara-
ton OF War
Paris. Sept Il eBy the Associat;
ed press, Great Britain has re-
ased egorieaI,y to withdraw he1
troens from Chanak and has So
iafeTaa Ell he French goFernsment ~
! ! This definiteiy stated IN ON.
s.ssa, British circles tonight IN re-
psy TO a persistent report. IN t'reneh Q
quarters that the British forces
weuid probably be retired on the
other side of the straits.
ord Curzon, the British for
efsn secretary. Nas in conlnauGntca-
ton With Premier Lloyd George hs
telephene and teiegraph throusn- .a
: aft. the day, and the French pre-
paser received notification late TINS
afternoon of the decision to hoia
the troops at Chanak
TIE British government has been
Advised by military and naval eN-
aerts that the troops are II, no dam
ger of attack by the kemal alists. It
ffnrfh her stated that the British navy
cnoperati0n with the land
forces could withstand q strong
attack BY the Turks. but. if over
yaelmed by superior numbers
which IS regarded as highly uI,-
likely. the troops could be easily
withdrawn TO Gampoh under co.ef
of the naval guns
Meanwhile, according to DIS
matches frona Constantinople. the
French and Italian contingents
& have been Niithrawn rom the neu-
traIszenss By order of their govern
rnents. The British say they have
the assurance Of Premier Poincare
himself that the Turks will no. at
tack. the premier declaring that the
only danger. was from Turkish II
regulars.
M. Ppincare,. however. has made
strong plea for the retirement
Of the British forces on the ground
that such a move would hasten
rsaee and would calm the more
war1ike party in the AngoEa gov
esnnsent.
Al further decision of the British
sarerpnieutsMhich. wiH be formally
announced at tomorrows meeting
is that its representative will so to
the proposed conference with an
open mind and viii refuse to con-
cede the Turkish claims to Thrace
y Adrianople and CoRstantinople in
advance of the peace meeting. The
two decisions come as a great dis
appointment to France. which had
hoped for withdrawal of the Brit
:sh forces and tentative acceptance
the Turkish claims by Great
Britain as preliminary to the, con,
ference.
The British contend that if the
Yurkisi; demand We're accepted i'm,
nlediately there woald be need Of
conference. Complete accerd
between France and Great Britain
therefore. is remote. Tomorrow
session of the allied conference vii
cenane itself to fixing the date and
Mace for the conference and the
posssbIe drawing up of the aSenaa
Ferid Fey, the Nationalist req;
resentative ia Paris, informed the
Associated Press this evening tfa:
tie reply of the Angora govern
nent regarding the conference
would probably conc within twe
or three days.
Whether there Is trouble in Asia
Minor and an advance of onl
forces into or rightful territors
depends entirely on the good vii
Of Great Britain, /" said the Tarkist
envoy. IF Great Britain gives ar
indication that she vii, grant oul
inst demands for Thrace. Con
stantinople and Adrianople ou'
forces would remain where they
are. pending the conference. Il
we do not get This assurance Turk
ey viii be forced to make furtte'
sacrihces for her rights. We pre-
fer to obtain our rights by diplo-
macy and peaceful methods, bu-
we may have to insist on then
by other means.