The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-03

(By United Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 8. A
powerful British fleet, decks stripped
for war, maneuvered at the Darda-
nelles today, as allies and Turks talk
ed peace at Mudania
Representatives of Mustapha Kemal
and of the European powers met at IL
a. m, it was understood, in a prelfm-
mary Near East peace conference.
They discussed an armistice to pre-
vent the threatened clash between
British and Turks over the occupation
Of the neutral zone of the Dardanelles
The Mudania conference will deal
only with military questions The po-
Gtical phases of the Near Eastern
problem are to be worked out at a
permanent peace conference which
will be held about the middle of the
month If an agreement is reached at
Mudania
Men Around Peace Table
These are the representatives who
met to formulate the basis of peace in
the Near East: Sir Charles Harrington.
| British commander in chief; General
| Charpy, France; Ismet Pasha. Turkey:
| General Mombelli, Italy, and General
MaZarakis and Col Harigianni, Greece
All but the Greek Representatives
have arrived at Mudania It was
feared that the conference might be
delayed because of the failure of the
| Greeks TO reach there at the appointed
time
Turkish troops have been with.
drawn from the neutral zone pending
/ today's conference.
Ships Ride at Anchor
! Nine first-line battleships, big guns
/ pointed to the north, crews ready for
/ action, rode lazily at anchor, steam
up, near the Hellespont.
Ten light cruisers, five flotiIla lead
| ers, As desroyers, six submarines,
/ three aircraft carriers and three depot
/ ships, with numerous auxiliary yes
/ sells, swarmed about the big grey men
/ of war
/ The British were not the only war
/ ships steaming at the gates of the Sea
of Marmora, however Rumania's IN
terest in the straits was manifested
with appearance early today of three
Rumanian destroyers at the Bosphor-
us. Others of the allies had destroy
ers nearby
kemaI May Attend.
| The military leaders of the powers
arrived at Mudania on battleships.
Mustapha Kemal, who issued the call
for the parley after conference with
Franklin Boullon, French envoy is not
to be present when the sessions start,
but may be there on the final day ac-
cording to reports.
1t was anticipated that the prelimin-
ary parley would last at least two days
The world is to be informed of the ac-
complishments Of the parley by com
muniques which are to be issued at
Mudania and sent TO Constantinople.
According to last reports, the allied
commission will be at Mudania for the
conference
The terms laid down by Mustapha
Kemal for the conference are not ac-
ceptable to the allies it is believed but
will form the basis for discussion.
Two Big Questions.
These are the two most important
questions to be discussed at the con
ference:
L. The evacuation of the neutral
zone in the area near Chanak on the
iDardanelles and Isnid, near the straits
of Bosphorus.
2. The evacuation of Thrace.
1t was believed that General Haring.
ton will attempt to induce the Turks
10 move back IN the Chanak area to /,
greater distance than they have done
since kemal called the conferences
i Thrace is the most difficult iss,le 10
be discussed at the parley. In his
demands, Kemal stated that It was
: necessary for the Turks to occapy that
territory as far as the Martha river
TO prevent massacres by the Greeks.
: The British, however, are expected
to oppose this on the grtands that In
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