The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-04
ENVOY
INTERCEDES
With KEMAL
Result Of This Inter
view Will Determine
Peace or War Be-
tween Allies and the
Turks

Turks
London, Sept. 80 (By the Asso-
ciated Press ).-The events of the
next few days probably will be
largely Influenced by the outcome
OF the meeting which NJ. Frank
lin -Bouillon, the French envoy sent
by the Paris government to Asiatic
Turkey, has just had with Musta-
pha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish
Nationalist leader.
The policy the British authorities
have pursued in the face of the
continued occupation by the; Kem-
alist OF the region in the vicinity
of Chanak is believed in London
to have been due to the absence
of definite information IS to how.
far Great Britain could depend
upon Frencl,sand Italian support in
the event of hostilities with the
Turks. An agreement with the
.Angora government. conclude some
time. ago by Nc sFranklin-Bouillon.
included a e].ase under which
France undertook not to engage
in military, operations against the
Turks in Asiatic Minor
Reports from Constantinople to
the effect that Mustapha Kemal is
in favor of peace: but, on the 9TH
er hand, the Associated Press cor
respondent asserts that the French
and Italians in constantinople ex-
press the opinion that the British
ought to withdraw from Chanak
and confne themselves to the Eu-
ropean side. OF the Gallipoli PENN
sula.
1t is expected taas the meeting
between FRANKLIN Bouillon and
Kemal Pasha Will make the actual
situation clearer. The situation as
revealed, here today following an
important cabinet meeting ap-
peared to heathats the British gov
ernfnent had arrived nearly at the
end of its patience.
What is said to have been virtual
ly am snltlmatua> demanding that
the Turkish troops Quit the chanak
zone has been sent to .aIustapha
Kenna1 Paslla, and af..c the eabi-
net meeting it. was sad that
Erigadier General Harrington. had
heen informed he would have. the
full SUPPORT Of. the, government in
taking, whatever steps he. thought
advisable TO bring the Turkish oe-
cupation to- IN, end and: thus ter
inmate the, grave situation, which
was considered nothing less than
Turkish defiance to the, British en-
pire and in direct eontrayention to
the allied no:e. The British govern
ment's view regarding this note is
that if one part of it is broken the
whole of it becomes ineffective.
1t was added that the British
would no longer be satisfied with
kenal's premise that the troops
would advance no farther. but will
require the actual withdrawal of
the Nationalist forces
According to the official view
here. at the coming meeting be-
tween General Harrington and
Kemal nothing will be discussed
but actual military matters and
that it is intended to clear up any
misunderstanding arising from the
Kemahst charges of aggression. Ii
will he contended that the British
operations are necessary and justi-
fable but not hostile.
There have been reports today
that the Turks might be allowed
to cross into Thrace in return for
the evacuation by the Kemalists of
the whole of the neutral zone.
These reports met with little ere
dence in London. but. according
to the Associated Press correspond
ent in constantinople. there is talk
OF the Greeks being asked to evac-
uate eastern Thrace by October 10,
thus permitting the Turks to en-
ter the region by way Of ports on
the Sea of Marmora. The view in
official circles here tonight was
that as the Sea of Marmcra has
been declared neutral, the Greek
fleet can operate there and effec-
lively prevent the Turks from cross
ing.
Malta dispatches received in
London report that the British fleet
in the DardaneIles and the British
army at Chanak are being con-
stantly reinforced. while Mudros is
being converted into subsidiary
base for the fleet operating in
Turkish waters.
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