The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-06
BRITISH SOLDIERS
PROTECT REFUGEES
Turks Fail to Allow Americans to Act
In Behalf of Christians
ALLIED LEADERS MEET
Effort Made to Frame Program for
S Dealing With the Dardanelles

+ Constantinople, Dec. 5.-Follow,
= ing the action of the Kemalist po-
lice in confiscating the passports
of 100 Armcnians as they were
about to board ship, British troops
today took possession of the Gus
toms house, and, armed with ma
chine guns, protected the embark
E ations of the refugees.
% The Turkish police today pre-
\ vented the embarkation Of refugees
\ OH French steamship at Samsun,
on the Black Sea coast of Asia
Minor, despite permission granted
by the Italian authorities there.
Rafel Pasha, the military gov
ernQr, had four hours conference
with the Allied high commission
ers and generals and provisional
agreement was reached permitting
the embarkation of all presenting
themselves until this evening, but
the question of principle was not
settled, and further meetings have
been arranged.
Refuses to Recognize Allies
Rafel Pasha takes the attitude
that the Allies are not in occupa-
tion Of Constantinople, and refused
to recognize the right Of the Allies
to interfere between him and ma
tive Christians.
The Turks refusal to permit
DIIreek vessels to embark additional
Christian refugees from Asia Minor
has created keen disappointment in
American relief circles here. All
preparations had been completed
for the use of American dcstroyers
in the transfer of refugees.
Four large Greek vessels, under
the direction Of A. X. Jennings, az
rived yesterday from Piraeus ready
to proceed to the Black sea. Mr..
Jennings is the Y. M. G. A. sccre-
tary, who earned the title "Admi-
raj of the refugee Fleet" at the
time Of the Smyrna disaster by mo-
bilizing a fleet of fifty ships and
rcscuing 100000 persons.
He had six additional ships ready
in Greek ports for his present task,
these, together with the four ar
irving here, giving a total carrying
capacity Of $4,000 persons.
Americans Surprised
Refusal of the Angora Govern
ment to permit further cmbarka-
tions was received at Samsm by
Commander Halsey Powell of the
American destroyer Edsall, who
forwarded the news to Constan-
tinople by wireless. The Turks de-
clare that not only would they
prohibit further departures on
Greek ships, but would deport to
the interior all Christians who re-
mained in the Black Sea coastal
towns after the next few days
Officials at the American en-
bassy declined to comment upon
this ruling, but made no attempt
to hide their surprise at the Kcm-
alists' attitude. They explained
they had asked nothing more Of the
Nationalists than their sanction for
the use of American naval officers
as Intermediates between the To-
cal officials in the Black Sea ports
and the officers of the Greek ref
ugce vessels.
The Turks failure to meet the
American proposals raises doubts
as to the safety of $4,000 persons,
who made their way to the sea
with the hope of leaving the coun-
try. 1t is believed they will un-
doubtedly be deportcd to the in
terror unless the Allies or the United
States make representations to An
CORA.
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