New-York tribune., 1922-08-01
poiucare Directs Strong
Message to Allies, In
sisting on Compulsory
Check on Constantine
Clash of Troops
Believed Possible
Forces Held Likely to
Defy Leaders and March
Upon Constantinople
By Wilbur Forrest
py Gable 10 The Trfbvne

..-.,,s,- 1874, New York Tribune INC.
piRIs. July si.-Greeee's threat to
,,.v,v constsntinople and her proc
,,,,.ion Of autonomy for Smyrna are
s.lI,v.d here to be really threatening
, n.v tangls in the Near East between
cr,,. Britain and France. Premier
polnsrs, who was IN eastern France,
,,,lv today instructed the DUAL
s'or,.y By telephone to dispatch a
,,rsrr note to the Allies proposing
ssupuisosy action TO force Greeee's
su,.l.ss" forces concentrated in
Thnss, and failing in this to notify
A,h.ns OF the Allied intention to cut
eonmunieatiOns betfeen Greece and
ksls Minor.
IA the mean .lme II Is feared here
,hs. painful incidents may happen In
rhues. where the Greek commander is
r,por.ed not TO be complete master Of
M, troops in their fervor 70 march
on Constantinopie in spite Of the Al
liei lire established by order Of Cen
sral Charles Harrington. the British
commander Of the forces assigned to
maintain neutral territory around Con-
,tsntintple. That a serious situation
would result from the killing or wound
!ag Of even 9 single French soldier
seems certain.
British Inactivity Criticized
The Greek action has reused the
ls.ert differences between the out
yrrdly harmonious policies OF Franco
ard Great Britain. IL is pointed out
hsie that the British feet is in sbso-
lute control Of the Dosporus as we'll
Is The heccan See and the Sea Of Mar
nora. and French official circles are
asking what the British Varships were
doing 10 prevent the shifting Of $4,000
Creek troops from Asia Minor, as has
been reported.
The Athens government, il Is point
e. out. may promise much, but the
peates; danger the Greek generals in
Thrsee are now facing is a sudden
bsfst Of enthusiasm on the part Of
their troops, who, now that Trey are
within easy reach Of the capital Of
their ancient enemy. may attempt TO
emulate DAnnunzio and defy the Allied
Authorities.
The French are looking askance also
o. the Greek proclamation Of autonomy
IN smyrna, which, they declare, II Is
hard 10 believe was made without en-
enlargement from Great Britain.
Hostility Seen in Attitude
The French say that Greece, c vsssal
state Of Great Britain, is resuming an
attitude almos. hostile to the French
policy in the Near East. This policy
demands 2 peace between Greece and
Turkey which will be acceptable to
tie latter. Il is based upon Frances
surt information from colonial ad-
illustrators Of Morocco and Algeria
that the lslamie tribes there, as we'll
ss those IN British India, Arabia and
Palestine, are in intimate relations
with the Turks, and since the war the
ISsmle peoples have formed a sort Of
great Mahometan commonwealth, which
never will submit TRANQUILITY TO q
Chrstian Greek seizure OF Smyrna.
, LONDON. July 81 (By The Associated
fifs").--Premier Lloyd George in Par
lament to-day wa9 able TO give re-
assuring information concerning the
erisss-to the effect that Greece had
teanlrmed rs previous undertaking not
70 invade the neutral zone, including
Sons.aniinople. without the consent Of
tne Sliies. The Premier expressed the
opinion that the motive for the Greek
.St0n was to expedite a settlement of
'ne Near Eastern question. he added
tcontinuec on pass tsurl