The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
In
GREECE CAUSES
COMPLICATIONS
The Effort Of Allies to
Preserve Semblance
Of Peace Threaten
ed With Disaster

London, Sept. 81 (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-A Greek revolution
has been added to the ever deep
ching Near East difficulty and the
allies are now faced with a more
complex situation than ever. An
impromptu cabinet meeting tonight
found the ministers in very
bessimistic mood. the only COM
fortins aspect Of the critical posi-
ton being that no collision has as
vet occurred between the British
and Turks in the chanak zone.
In other respects the situation
contains every element Of danger.
The Kemalists, who. are on both
aanks of the British at chanak, ap-
parently refuse TO bulge and even
decline to recognize the existence
OF neutral zone.
After the cabinet council tonight,
the proposed peace conference was
as mot on the horizon
at present Yet until the confer
ence materializes. every one here
says that the danger is extremely
grave. Both British and Turks are
Fastening the concentration of their
forces and tn British public is ap-
prehensive that any moment might
bring about an unfortunate incl
dent, setting the opposing forces in
action.
The people are .anxiously asking
how the disa appearance OF King
Constantine and the new situation
in Greece will affect the question
of eastern Thraee. required by the
allies and insisted upon by Kemal
Pasha. as: a. preliminary to any
peace conference. From the con-
fused and conflicting accounts
reaching: here: from Athens: this
is matter Of extreme nncertaiaty.
The revolutions seems to have
taken two different lines. one tse-
the. defense. of. Thrace
and the other asking for, the for
1natfon Of pro-entente govern
ment. 1t is. also reported that
General Pa pouias..the new mill
tarN.,goxernorof OF Lbrate, has gene
10 the iEseyv5olutifosn:sfsF FHea dauarters in
the Lauriun, region to coasut-
with the leaders eEsthe coup.
Until more dsiipate news is re-
eeived and a s new Greek govern.
ment is formed, it is impossible to
estimate what the, situation Will de-
velop.
1t is stated that Greece has so,-
900 troops in Thrace ready to light
the Turks, and in the event Of a
government coming
into power, with q determination to
defend the provinces, the question
arises who will undertake to en-
force Greek evacuation to satisfy
Kemalist demands.
That the British government is
adhering to its policy OF. returning
eastern Thrace to the. Turks Is
demonstrated by the fact that
Greek transports have been for
hidden to use the straits from to-
day. It was supposed that the
Greeks themselves had Withdrawn
from the. cruiser Averoff in re-
sponse to the allied request. but
a late despatch reports that the
crew of the .Averoft mutinied and
sailed for, Censtantinopie without
their commander.
The Associated Press correspond
ent at Constantinople learns that
the Ken,alists are willing TO ac-
cept the princinle Of neutrality OF
the straits pending the .armistice
which General Haring-
ton proposed should be held at
Mudania or Ismid. Apparently
therefore Renal Pasha is ready
to participate in such a confer
ence. and this implies that the posi-
ton is much eased.
General Harrington continues to
act with the utmost prudence and
moderation. He prevented an in,-
minent collision OF the opposin.s
forces in the .Chanak area by a
wireless order to General Shuttle.
worth to suspend an attack and ac-
cording TO Information available
here the government has given
him complete freedom OF discre-
zion regarding Il time limit, he
clearly does not desire TO press
matters.
NJ. E'ranlsliH- Boullon. the French
envoy. is expected to reach Symrna
tomorrow morning and il is believ-
ed until he has seen Kelnal there
will be no military move of inn
por,ance. Unofficial reports as
sert that Eemal will declare the al
lied conditions for Il peace cor
ference unacceptable and insist up
on the use OF the straits for the
transport of his troops to Thraee
before consen,ing to. enter such 4
conference,
Both British and Turks are con-
centratlng large forces on the lSnln
and Chanak lines. The British
fleet on the spot now consists Of
six dreadndugh.s. seven battle
cruisers and 20 destroyers. while
land forces. which are continual
ly being increased. already
amount TO $4,000 men.