The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-30
FRENCH TO MOVE
AGAINST turks

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London, Sept. 90 (By the Associated
Press).-The events Of the next few
days probably will be largely infiu.
enced by the outcome Of the meeting
which M. Franklin BouiIlon, the
French envoy sent by the Paris gov
ernment to Asiatic Turkey, has just
had with Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the
Turkish Nationalist leader.
The policy the British authorities
have pursued in the face of the en-.
tinued occupation by the Kemalists OF
the region in the vicinity OF Chanak Is
believed in London to have been due
to the absence Of definite Informs tion
as to how far Great Britain could de-
pend upon French and Italian sup
port in the event of hostilities with
the Turks. An agreement with the
Angora government, concluded some
time ago by. M: Franklin -Bouillon, in
cluded clause under which France
undertook not to engage In military
operations against the Turks in ASH
atic Minor.
Reports from Constantinople to the
effect that Murtapha Kemal is IN IA
vor Of peace; but, on the other hand,
: the Associated Press correspondent
asserts that the French and Italians
in COnstantinople express the opinion
that the British ought to withdraw
from Chanak and confine themselves
to the European side Of the Gallipolo
peninsula.
1t is expected that the meeting be-
tween Franklin -Bouillan and Kemal
Pasha will make the actual situation
clearer. The situation as revealed
here today following an important
cabinet meeting appeared to be that
the British government had arrived
nearly at the end of its patience.
What is said to have been virtually
an ultimatum demanding that the
Turkish troops quit the Chanak zonc
has been sent to Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, and after the cabinet meeting
it was said that Brigadier General
Harrington had been informed he
would have the full sopport Of the
government in taking Whatever steps
he thought advisable to bring the
Turkish occupation to an end and thus
z terminate the grave situation, which
WAS ! considered nothing less than
Turkish defiance to the British en-
pire and in direct foptrayention 70
~
,nent's view regarding this note Il
! that II one part Of it Is broken the
whole Of It becomes ineffective.
Il was added that the British would
no longer be setisfed with Kemal's
promise that the troops would ad.
vance no farther, but will require the
actual withdrawal Of the Nationalist
forces.
According to the official view here,
at the coming meeting between Gen
eral Harrington and Kemal nothing
will be discussed but actual military
matters and that it is intended to
clear up any Misunderstanding aris-
ing from the Kemalist charges Of ag-
gression. It will be contended that
the British operations are necessary
and justifiable but not hostile.
There have been reports today that
the Turks might be allowed to cross
into Tbrace in return for the evacua
ton by the Kemalists of the whole
Of the neutral zone. These reports
met with little credence in London
hut, according to the Associated Press
correspondent in Consrantinople
there is talk there of the Greeks be-
ing asked to evacuate eastern Thrace
by October 10, thus permitting the
Turks to enter the region by way of
ports on the Sea of Marmora. The
view in official circles here tonight
was that as the Sea Of Marmora has
been declared neutral, the Greek feet
can operate there and effectively pre-
vent the Turks from crossing.
Malta dispatches received in Lon
don report that the British feet in
the Dardaneiies and the British army
at Chanak are being constantly rein.
forced, while Mudros is being con-
verted into subsidiary base for the
feet operating in Turkish waters.