The New York herald., 1922-11-09


Copyright, 1929. oy THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Nov. s.
The terrible Turk, having overturned
the Lloyd George Government, threatens
to play the DONNA ting part in the Brit
ish elections. The Bonar Law Govern
ment is face to face with the issue of
''war mongering" and all England is
alert tonight for the first barking OF
the machine guns that Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Charles Harrington is reported to have
placed along the Galata Bridge across
the Golden Horn, an arm of the Bos-
phorus.
Political big guns were silent to-day.
but Lord Curzon, Foreign Secretary, de-
clared to city Conservatives that tho
Turkish pretensions would be met forth
right with a strong hand, explaining that
Great Britain would not seek peace with
the Turk at the expense of humiliation
and disgrace. The Nationalists would
court disaster, he said. IL they opposed
the Strength of Great Britain and the
might of Europe
Prime Minister Bonar Law Is ex-
pected to discuss the issue fully at a
Guildhall banquet tomorrow night.
While the Conservative organs are
charging Lloyd George with RESPONSE
bility for the present situation, his fol-
lowers are taking sinister pleasure
in declaring that the present outburst
by the Turk is due solely to his belief
that he can bluff Bonar Law where
he could not bluff Lloyd George.
Lord Curzon incidentally revealed
that the entire Statement Of policy"
of September 16 as to the Near East
and including the call to the Dominions
was not a Cabinet document, butGssued
on the responsibility of two or three
Ministers. Although the Lloyd Georgians
cannot say so publicly in view OF the
possible weakening of the British hand.
they have held all along that the mani
festo was not meant seriously as call
to war, but purely for Turkish ears.
Army would Retire.
Strategically and automatically the
problem is easier for Bonar Law. The
one difficulty that remains is Chanak.
But while Lloyd George had to hold
Chanak for the sake of British prestige,
it is expected that IL hostilities break
out the British forces will be withdrawn
across the Bosphorus and the Darda-
nelles with those of other nations in
accordance with the policy outlined by
Lord Curzon to-day of acting in con-
cert with France and Italy. and the
European shore held behind the protec-
ton of the fleets.
The result of such action would /be
indefinite postponement OF the Lausanne
conference and consequent delay in
admitting the Turks to Thrace. Allied
concentration on the western shore
would, OF course. give the Turks power
to close the straits to peaceful COM
merce. but the British Government be-
leves the blockade would not last long.
The problem of such a concentration
and the menace to Constantinople itself
line up the Bonar Law government
with the French, who seemed almost
deliberately anxious to avoid support
OF Lloyd Georges Government In any
way. Assurances of strong cooperation
already have been exchanged. and a
number of the Cabinet are meeting to-
night with General the Earl OF Cavan,
chief of staff. to decide what steps may
be necessary.
It is believed that orders already have
been issued canceling the withdrawal
of British ships and troops from the
danger zone, though the War Office and
Admiralty refuse to discuss the matter,
insisting that the entire affair is in the
hands of Gen. Harrington as allied COM
mander In chief on the spot.
The politicians of the Government,
however. recognize that 1t is hardly