The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30
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consiantinople. Sept. 81 (By the
Associated Press} Possible var
between Great Britain and Turkey
was at least temporarily ayertea
this afternoon by an 11th hour dec
.laratien Of. the Kemalists that
they would respect the. neutrality
OF the straits. pendips. an arrnis:.-
tice conference.
The declaration relieves the sit
uation. which even the British haa
admitted was critical. -.
In a message to Kenal Pasa. at
Smyrna, General Harrington urged
an early meeting Of the British
and Kemalist generals at Mudani:.
or Isnid as the most effective way
of reaching an arnicable under
standing in the present difficult sit
uatien created by the Kernaliss ad-
vance in the Dardanelles.
Thc message, which was most
conciliatory in tone, declared il
would be a pity at the present
suncture to allow local occupations
on the straits to jeopardize peace.
Prior to announcement that: the
Kemalists would respect the neu-
tralitv of the straits. Hanid Bey
the Angera representative, said to
the correspondent: The Kemalists
naturally Will come across the So
called neutral zones, but they
have, not the slightest intention CT
firing upon the British occupyine
those zones. If however the Brit
ish move against. US, We viii be
forced to reply
General Harrington replied to
Kemal Pasha. thanking him for
the declaration that he would re-
speet the neutrality Of the straits
and that he wished to avoid q
conflict. The British commander
added that the destruction Of which
Kenlal complained was prompted
by military necessity and dec!ar-
ed that no shot had been fired
against the Turks in anger ROT
would be except under his orders
He concluded by expressing readL-
ness TO meet Kema1 at any con-
venient place to discuss an nnder,
standing.
Smyrna, Sept 81 (By the Asso-
ciatedt Press) .-Yussuf Kemai BeY
the Nationalist foreign minister.
left for Angora today with the
draft of the Sationalists' reply te
the allied peace proposals. It j:
understood to embrace the follow
ing conditions:
1. Prior to the opening of the
peace conference the Nationalist
shalt occupy all strategical points
in order TO achieve the provisions
Of the Nationalist pact regarding
Thrace.
2. All British forces now ef
route shall be recalled and the
British shall abstain from fcrtify-
ing the neutral zones.
8. The NaGonalists shall occu.
py Thrace before the peace con-
ference.
4. The Nationalists reserve the
right to contest certain other points
in the allied proposals.
5. The Nationalists object 10 the
demilitarization Of Thraee and Mar
mora. but no objection is raised te
fortifcation OF the Dardanelles.
6. Soviet Russia. Ukraine. and
all countries bordering on the Black
sea shall be represented in the
conference.
&. In the event Of acceptance
of the foregoing conditions the
Nationalists agree to an arnristice
conference at Mudania with the al
lied generals.
s. Three days after the Ma-
dania conference the proposed
peace negotiations shall begin at
Smyrna.
Isma Pasha, COMMANDMENTS
chief on the western front. vii;
represent the Narionalists at The
armistice conference. while Mus
tapha Kenal Pasha Will be spo.les-
man at the Symrna conference.
Constantinople, Sept. p (11 p,
NJ. BY the Associated Press -