New Britain herald., 1922-09-23
Tentative Dates, October 10 or 12 are Favored For Proposed Farley Italy With Allies
Continue Prepara- tions for Protection of Dardanelles Strait.

Paris, Sept. 23.-(By the Associated Press)-It seemed virtually certain today that France and Great Britain would be unable to agree on the in. vitation to be sent Mustapha Kemal Pasha with reference to the proposed conference for a settlement in the Near East. Separate communications probabl will be forwarded as a re- suit of the final session of the allied meeting this afternoon.
 British Govt. Silent
 The British government has refused to commit itself on any of the nation alist claims before the peace confer ence has had an opportunity to discuss them. France, however favors the immediate acceptance of the Angora demands and thin attitude was ap- proved by the French cabinet at its meeting today.
 Italy will probably join with France in her note to Mustapha Kemal.
 Also the French
 The French foreign office was silent today regarding the numerous reports reaching Constantinople from usually reliable sources that the Turkish troops were preparing to attack the British.
 The French cabinet met at the pal- ace of the Elysee at ten o'clock this morning for an hour and a half It will assemble again at Rambouillet, the presidents summer residence, next Thursday. President Millerand re. turned to Rambouillet after this mornings meeting.
 Rush More ships. <
 London. Sept 23.-(By Aespciate6 Press )-Ugly reports continue to come from Constantinople and sev- eral more units of the Atlantic fleet, including the battleship Revenge, have been ordered to prepare for service in the Dardanelles.
 Among the latest dispatches from the Near East. many of which are more or less alarming. is a report to the Times to the effect that large forces of Kemalist cavalry. have reached Adramyti from Smyrna, moving toward the neutral zone. (Adramyti is 50 miles southeast of Chanak. near the Gulf of Adramyd)
 Moving Guns Ashore.
 British land and sea endorsements are rapidly arriving, the dispatch adds. and the hot, dry weather is greatly facilitating the movement of guns ashore.
 Another report states that the Turkish officers in Bigha communi- cated with the British commander in Constantinople and asking to be in- formed of the precise line bounding the neutral zone. This was done and the Turks. according to the report, assured the British they had no or ders nor intentions as yet to violate the neutrality of the zone.
 Turks Ready For Peace.
 A more favorable side of the pie ture is presented by the Paris cor of the Times, who reports that the French naval commander. Dumesnil sent his govern- ment a most reassuring dispatch re- garding his interview with Mustapha Renal Pasha.
 He said that he found the Turks entirely tractabe and ready to enter negotiations without delay"
 Encouraging Reports
 The same correspondent says the ,eport submitted by Gen. Pelle. French nigh commissioner. who also saw Nustapha Renal lis represented as oy no means alarming and adds hat the danger of Kemalist attack ,n the straits is regarded as small.
 The Morning Post also is hopeful t asserts that the allies have good ground to believe that Mustapha <emal does not intend to attack any ,llied troops, and that if he had such intentions he lacks the necessary ,eavy artillery with which to oppose he British
 Lloyd George Speaks.
 The policy of Great Britain in the Year East is to establish the freedom f the Dardanelles under the super- ision Of the league of nations, de- Jared Premier Lloyd George in tatement at a conference with the ewspa permen this afternoon
 Mir Lloyd George said that what yer steps the government had taken 0 strengthen the military and naval orces in the Dardsnelles and the }osporus had been dictated by two upreme considerations;
 First 'our anxiety as to the free- om of the seas between the Mediter- anean and the Black sea-, and sec nd "to prevent this exceptionally rodigal war from spreading into Europe"
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