The Washington herald., 1922-09-27
KEMALIST TROOPS
ADVANCE, DESPITE
ALLIED WARNING

- Conftnucd from Poge One.
East situation may be summarized
as follows:
l. II Kemal should refuse to,
evacuate the neutral zone. the
British might indulge in a display
OF force. which would shatter peace
and revive the danger of war. How.
ever, for the present. 1t is indicated
that Great Britain will be patient.
possibly extending the time limit of
ne ultimatum.
Further Claims Expected.
2. An ultra-extremlst reply by
kemal to the peace invitation
might wholly upset all plans :or
erecting a settlement of the Near
East problem peacefully. 1t is ad-
mitted. however, that Kemal may
decline to accept some principles
iaid down in the Allied note and
make further claims. 1t Is hoped.
however. that these will be of
moderate character.
3. The Sultan may be over
thrown as a result of the volcano
like situation at Constantinople. II
Nationalist government should
then take control the Turkish
crown prince probably would be-
come the new sultan with Kema1
Pasha the grand vizier, thus re-
Viving and consolidating the old
Ottoman empire, a fact which might
In itself have untold consequences
4. Athens is reported on the edge
OF political shake-up. The stock
of former Premier Venizelos Is
booming. while King Constantine's
throne grows more shaky.
Soviet Attitude Threatening.
8. Greece Is strengthening her
army in Thrace. possibly foreshad-
owed an attempt to prevent the
Turks from re-entering. even II the
Allies hand the province to Turkey
s. Russia Is renewing her de-
mand for admittance to the Near
East peace conference, intimating
that unless Moscow Is recognized
in the settlement the soviets will
back up the Turks.
Oficials point out that the Tur-
kish advance probably was ordered
by a minor officer and that Kemal
himself was most likely ignorant
! OF the move. Then 1t is possible
that the advance was ordered be-
fore the receipt of the allied note
which forbade the Turks to move
into neutral ground wh'le the peace
terms were being discussed.
Guns Reinforce Turks.
The allies decided on the ultima
tum when it was reported that .Tur-
kish cavalry had re-entered the neu-
trail zone and occupied Erenkeui.
| at the entrance to the Dardane elles
on the A static side and Connected
by a road with Chank, ten miles
| north, where the British are con-
centrated. Unconfirmed reports said
the Turks were reinforcing their
detachment at Erenkeui with ma
| chine guns and heavier artillery.
| They were reported to have two
battalions- of cavalry there.
/ The French and British at Smyr-
ma took up the situation with Kemal
and the French authorities at Con-
stantinople meanwhile appealo' to
Hamid Bey. the Kemalist agent
there.
There was a general disposition
manifest here to give Kemal time
| W oAN MS hOON
Fear Slaughter I'm smyrna.
Faced with the threat of an or
| ganized slaughter of Christians in
Asia Minor beginning in four days.
British. French and American au-
thorities are eXerting every effort
to evacuate the 100000 refugees
by Saturday.
Meantime they are doing their
utmost to persuade Kemal to post
, pone enforcement of his edict that
| Christians must leave Smyrna by
Saturday. Twenty-Five ships. prin-
cipally British, American and
Greek. are employed in rescuing
the Christians. Reports indicate
that officials are hopeful that they
will have all but 10000 to 10000
out before Saturday.
officials are already anticipating
| a similar problem in eastern
Thrace in event the Turks are re-
stored to control there. They fear
it may be necessary to evacuate
10000 Christians from this terri
tory. They would have to be
taken into western Thrace or to
the nearby Greek islands.