New-York tribune., 1922-09-30

and Briton are almost face to face,
with the British under orders to de-
fend the point
Harrington Has Wire to London
General Harrington has direct wire
to London from Constantinople, be-
sides the naval wireless, and he is in
hourly communication with LLOYD
George. Strict injunction has been is
sued to the British forces to do moth
ing which might be interpreted as an
act of war, and it there should be an
untoward incident resulting in con-
f'ict. the responsibility would be with
the Kernalists.
The government has fallen back on
the Paris note in defense of the policy
of keeping the Turkish NationaIists
out of Thrace. 1t holds that the ad-
mission of Turkish army into Europe
would almost certainly start what
Lloyd George has called prairie fre
in the Balkans.
The political changes in Greece
have improved Anglo French relations,
but apparently there is no change in
Paris from the decision to keep out of
o conflict with the Turks. The British
War Office continues to send troops to
Gallipoli, and within another week
there will be fairly large army in the
Near East---certainly of sufficient size,
when supplemented by naval units, to
hold the Kemalists in check.
British Willing to Quit Capital
Although the British are fearful of
the effect if they should abandon
Chanak, there is every reason to be-
lieve that they would agree to quit
Constantinople. There is some impa-
tience over the hardness of Kemal in
ra ,1ty,p to 1e H,%
those who arc acquainted with the bar
gaining spirit of the Turk hold that
events are taking their natural and
expected course .and that the Angora
assembly will ultimately come to
terms
In some sections Of the British press
al: agitation for reassembling Parlia-
ment has been started, but Lloyd
George sees no reason for calling the
Houses together at present. Speeches
critical in tone would be made if Com
mons were in session, and they might
easily increase the danger of war
Several newspapers also are urging
that in the event of peace conference
being held, Russia be invited to at
tend. The British say they are will
ing, but that France, which is friendly
to the Turkish nationalists, opposes
the presence of the Bolsheviki.
Cltimatum Sent to kemal
LONDON, Sept. 20 (By The Associated
Press).-The British government has
| sent practical ultimatum to Musta-
pha Kemal Pasha stating that his
troops must leave the Chanak zone.
After the Cabinet meeting this after
noon a British spokesman said the
position was very grave, that the Brit
ish military authorities in the Chanak
zone have shown the greatest discretion
so far in preventing collision, but
| with the Turks continuing to send
| troops to the zone this situation could
not continue, and the government had
therefore informed it's military repre-
| sentative that the Kemalist troops
! must be withdrawn. There is no time
limit fixed to the demand.
The events of the next few days
probably will be largely influenced by
Bouillon, the French envoy to Asiatic
Turkey, has just had with Mustapha
Kemal
To Discuss Military Affairs Only
According to the official view here
at the coming meeting between General
Haring and Kemal nothing will be dis
that it is intended to clear up any
misunderstanding arising from the Ke-
malist charges OF aggression 1t will
be contended that the British opera
tions are necessary and iustifiable, but
not hostile.
There have been reports to-day that
the Turks might be allowed to cross
into Thrace in return for the evacua-
tion by the Kemelists of the whole of
the neutral zone. These reports met
with little credence in London, but ac-
fn ho Acc tot
respondent in Constantinople, there is
talk there of the Greeks being asked
to evacuate eastern Thrace by Oc-
tober 10, thus permitting the Turks to
enter the region by way of ports on the
Sea OF Marmora.
The view in official circles here to-
night was that as the Sea of Marmora
has been declared neutral the Greek
fleet can operate there and effectively
prevent the Turks from crossing.
Malta dispatches received from Lon
don report that the British feet in the
Dardanelles and the British army at
Chanak are being constantly rein
forced, while Mudros is being con-
verted into subsidiary base for the
fleet operating in Turkish waters.
"The London Times" in an editorial
commenting on what it terms the am
biguous conduct of Mustapha Kemal.
Pasha and the gravity of the Turkish
situation expresses the hope that the
British Cabinet Ministers will not al
low their impatience to get the bettcS
of their judgment. Tho newspaper
asserts that q war with the Tulks
would not be in the national interest
and would be waged with the greatest
of reluctance, and only in the hope Of
averting a greater evil.
The editorial adds that the question
might even arise whether the. govern
ment (which has so sorely misman-
aged the business of making peace in
the Near East and, indeed, in Europe"
could be intrusted with the conduct of
national affairs in the event of war