The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-10-05
ex gpWARo W. PlckARo

WnETnER or not there shall be
w another great war In the Near
East depends on Mustapha Renal
Pasha. The masterful leader OF the
Turkish nationallsts. having expelled
the Greeks from Asia Minor. demands
that Constantlnoplc be restored TO Tur-
key. that he be allowed 10 send troops
across the straits 10 recover eastern
Thrace from Greece. and a conference
10 arrange for guarantees for the neu-
trailty OF the Dardanelles and the Bos-
phorus be held with every country bor-
derlng on the Black sea. especially
Russia. represented.
TO this England has formally replied
that Constantlnople will not be given
up and that she will fight. alone II
necessary. TO keep the Turk from In
yadlng the neutrallzed zone that In
eludes that city aud the straits.
kemats forces In Anatolla are at
the very edge OF the xons. massed at
ismid and Chanak. and already encoun-
tiers between his patrols and British
outposts are reported. England Is
hurrylng achievements for her land
forces. and the entire British Allan
tic fleet has been ordered 10 rhe Oar |
dnnelles. The domlnions have been !
asked to be ready TO send troops. and /
New Zealand and Australia have PROM
ised 20 do so II they are needed
II appears that In this conflict. N Il
comes. Great Britain must stand prac-
ticaliy alone against tho Turks 80
far as military operations are con
cerned. France and Italy have de-
clared they viii have no part In II.
md the former has withdrawn to the
European side her troops In the neu.
trail rone Greece IL quite democrat,
zed and cannot be counted on 10 help
much. The little entente. which Is de-
ermlned that neither Turkey nor Bull
aria shall get eastern Thrace. would
% greatly hampered IN war by mutual
ealousles and threats OF revolt In va
ious regions
kemai's demand concerning repre-
cntRtlon 10 the peace conference met ,
nth hrusgue reply when Marquis ,
'urxon. Hrlttsh foreign minister. and 1
'ount Sierra. italian ambassador to !
rance, met rre,Ssr rolncare 20 ar I
'nge for the pa,U They announce r
sat France. Great Britain. Italy. q
npan. Greece. Turkey. Jugo Slavia d
nd Rumanla would participate In the 1
pnferenee 20 be held Ia Venice or y
ome. and kemal's demand that q
uszia be included was no less In. a
stsnt than that ~ the soviet govern. a
ent. but General panlior. chief Of h
70 Russian general stat. denied the II
lrrcnt report that Russia would give h
eaal arfsed assistance. saying the a
& soviet army IN the Caucasus was RI
ere 20 defeud the frontiers and the
sku OH fields Russia has no In. :.
ntion 81 Seeding troops 10 Asia c,
NOR General Danllon said. nor l. hi
erv any truth IN the rumor % Rus n
m achievements on the Esthcnian. 4.
ltvian or Polish frontiers Russia g,
- not want fighting "a any front. m
a besides. any military man knows
woal' be foolish 70 begin ANYTHING m
September with winser imminent
LLOYD GEORGES policy. stern and ~
uneompromlsinx. though support WI
80 FAR by most Of his cabinet. may m.
We 10 be modified There 4 increaS. IS
protest by the press ahd people % ~,
gland against Great Rritains un. vi
rtaking any new war. an. Re oppo- pa
Ion Of the trades unions and IN the sol
at manufacturing csntsrs - esps n.
NY violent. There Is q widespread
Hing that the Turks really are en- ser
ed 10 ieposscss constantinople So SIC