South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-02
sITTATION EAsIER

! LONDON. oct. with the viz
tual acceptance by Mustapha Renal
Pasha Of a conference ar AIudanfa
/ Tuesday. or as soon as possible
thereafter the whole near eastarn
situation is considered temporarily
easier. However. the fact that Turk
ish troops are stiu concentrating IN
. the Ismid zone Notwithstanding that
/ they have retired slightly I'm the
Chanak zone. would indicate. ac-
I cord.ng TO remarks made after the
/ British cabinets second meeting to-
/ day that Renal is stiu playing
game"
While the cabinet members ap-
. pear 70 be much Eratifed az tho
( happy conclusion for the moment OF
a difficulty which might have ne
I cessltated the use OF force in the
Chanak zone. there are other bridg-
es 10 cross. Up TO the present there
is no Information from Gen. Har-
ington. the British commander Al
| Constantlnople. that Renal will at
tend the Mudania conference. al
though Gen. HarnEon's dispatches
indicate that he might
Cabinet To Meet Again
After several cabinet meetings
Saturday. one OF them running into
one o'clock Sunday morning iufor-
nation from the near east was con
sidered not altogether satisfactory
and two additional meetings were
held today. T. Is POSSIBLE that others
viii be held Monday. though Pre-
mier Lloyd George went 10 Che
Lon.
late this afternoon.
/ The Mudania meeting viii be =
/ purely military affair. 20 arrange.
according 90 the original allied note
/ 20 Kemal Pasha that the neutral
zone shall be respected and also 20
/ agree upon lines behind which the
I Greeks are TO withdraw In Thrace.
/ both points pending the general
I peace conference There VIII be
! present military representatives OF
the three allied powers as well as OF
/ ca eece and Turkey.
II IS pointed out that the very
/ basis OF this conference IS respect
/ for the neutral zone and before .
/ begins the Turks viii be expected 20
/ evacuate the Chanak area entirely.
/ On this point there has been quibbI-
/ ing until the British cabinet permit
/ ted Gen. Harrington % send a virtual
ultimatum 20 the Turks 20 clear out.
/ Although the Turks have not yet
withdrawn comTlete'y they have
/ evacuated the heights OF Eren Keui
and have des!sted also from parad-
ling before the British wire entangIe-
ments.
Make Efforts for Peace
II the Turks around Ismld com
I mence such actions or attempted 20
enter the neutral zone az that point
there IS likelihood that the British
VIII raise the question before enter
. ing the conference. Il is known that
while Gen. Harrington is making
every effort 20 maintain peace. ne IS
+ a most eIacrng and determined per
son when given cause
Another question which may ariza
within The conference rs the form OF
government or control 90 be ssta5-
Eshed ~ Thrace pending the terms
+ o. peace. Il IS certain that the Turks
w!u demand that they be permitted
. 10 take over and occupy Thracs I'm
uedtate,y 20 protect their nationals
. keep order and prevent coIfuslon
I and crime with the withdra walls %
Ithe Creeks Il Is suggested thai
allied officials and troops might be
fused for THIS uurI ose.
TnLer these leads the conference
prom see many disputes. In some
| diplomatic circles there is a certain
optimism over The situation. % be-
I ing .5l1red out mat the Turks are
200 usse 20 fight when they know
they risk all by such a course.
whereas they are assured % many
I "a do ntaR=s before the reace confer
I c0ce opens
SITUATIONS IMPROVED
PARIS. OCT. 1-fBy A PD-The
/ general feeling n Paris tonight y
that the danger point ir the near
east situation Is past. The withdraw
al OF the Turks from Eren Keui. and
~ semt-oIic ally reported also rom
their positions az Clanak is accept
co as proof Of the AuEora govern
r.a-t's yea f-ress 90 comply ntth the
allied desires.
u IS explained that there VIII be
two conferences az Eudar.a the fret
between Ger. Harrington the Bri-
tish commando and Musrapha Ee-
nal, OF his representative. alone.
This Is 20 settle the question regard
ing the neutral zone on the Asia
Minor side OF the straits TIE second