Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-21
GENERAL MARCH
GOES TO NEAR EAST
Former Chief of Staff u. S.
Observer at Constan-
tinoplc.
r EPORTS ON GERMANY
High American Officer Ac-
quaints President With Eu.
ropcan Situation.
Dy Itnlph LII. Thinner

United News STAR Corresporden,
LOS DON. ScI: - The rnit.t
state probably viii have a special.
th"nHh uno!fcla! military observer
At conhtantinople shortly. In the per
son OF General Pcyton G March.
i"rmer chile! Of stan OF tho L. S
Army.
General March Is now in Lonaon
and Is expected To go TO ConstantI-
nople room. III. United News learns.
Ills mission would be- to act as AN
unofficial m'icary-and to some *
tent. poIlt tl--obscrver FOR u.
american government duriag TN.
Near East crisis
Makes E.trnsi.c Survc,.
since ms retirement from the army
'e" months. ago. General March has
feen touring Europe submitting ex-
tensiNe reports 10 both President
harding and Secretary OF war Weeks
regarding the postwar military and
political situations IN the various
countries He had expected 10 proc.el
!eisurely TO Constantinoplc within the
next month. but slucc the threat of
var developed In the Near East he
mas been In cable communication with
the war Department at WASHINGTON
ana as result he may be orGcrrl
directly 10 Constantinopie AT once.
IN" United States Is already repre-
Sented in the Near East by Admiral
Mark Bristol who has been pnrtici
bhting in relief measures at Smyrna.
ana In Consul-GencraI Horton and
vice. Consul Barnes at CONSTANT
h"ple' Dispatches from tn. Near
:asi give the highest praise TO IN.
efforts OF these American ofuci,rs In
relieving distress among IN. r,tu
gees.
General Marchs reports TO Wash
!nSton thus far have included com
preheEslVe surveys OF conditions in
central Europe. especially As re-
CARDS the military. political and eco.
h"Hi!c aspects In Germany, wher. bc
made u complete tour Interviewing
leaders In all lines of activity, in.
Spectins the big Krupp works and
other industrial enterprises.
General March also sought views
OF those with whom he consulted re-
gardinH land armaments on ,he CON
tihcnt and the prospect OF their he
ing reduced. THIS prospect is slight
IN Vie" OF the general political un-
certainly. General March thinks.
VIII Act Merely As Obnrryer,
me Near Eastern situation is now
practically stationary here, pending
the outcome OF the conferences al
Paris between Premier Poincare and
ForaiEn Minister curzon Lloyd
George has called a meeting OF the
ministerial council for Wednesday
night TO consider preliminary reports
received from Lord Curzon regarding
tho French attitude. New devclop
ments in the Hritish Near Eastern
policy are expected to be based on
these reports
The American position OF non-in-
terference in the Near Eas; crisis
outlined In dispatches from Washing
ton. makes IL extremely unlikely that
General March. In event he is sent to
tConsta will have any duty
other than that OF observing condi-
tions and reporting fully on them to
Washington.
Little activity was reported from
the trouble zone in the Near East
Wednesday. From Athens. It was re-
ported that the Greek government
had decided to call the class oc 1929
TO tho colors at once. Apparcn;iy a
reorganization Of the army is going
on in preparation for defense against
any attempt by the Turks TO invade
Thrace. King Constantine is schcd-
uiod to send message to The troops
as soon as the reorganization is COM
pletcd.