The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-25
BRITISH HALT
TURK CAVALRY

Constantinople, Sept. "a (By the
Associated Press).-The British an
nounce that Turkish forces of 1,1O0
cavalry, which crossel the neutral
zone at Chanak Saturday night, re-
tired today on Bairamjik following
a meeting 1T o'clock this morning
between the commanders of the Turk
ish end British forces. No shots were
fired. The Turks retired under n
white flag.
The Turks stopped their advance
when the British notified the Turkish
commander that further forward
movement would cause the British to
open fire.
The Turkish ultimatum allowed un-
til 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
guarantees respecting the return of
Thrace, and it was because no guar
antees were Forthcoming that the
Turkish cavalry crossed the border.
London, Sept. "a (By the Associat-
ed Press) The agreement of the al
lies on the political side of the Near
Eastern problem leaves the general
situation much clearer and transfers
the interest to the Dardanelles, where
today's news proves the combustible
nature of the problem to be solved
there
The first actual 'sincident" be-
tween the British and Turks has al
ready occurred in the shape of Turk
ish violation of the Chanak neutral
zone, but has ended happily after a
conference between the British and
Turkish commanders. This incident,
whiE Npingly displaying the pru-
dence' Che Kemalists in not pre-
cipitat a conflict, will undoubtedly
be sei3.0 upon by those critics of the
government at home who call for
British evacuation of the Chanak
zone, as the French and Italians have
already evacuated, arguing that the
presence Of British garrison there
! is likely to provoke Just such occur
rences enlangering the preservation
Of peace.
These critics are apprehensive that
some similar incidents will happen
when the Turks may be disinclined to
Withdraw, as they did today.
| 4 The joint note of the allies has
gone forward to Mustapha Kemal
shaf y ss,sErns !. but n replx is hard
tslexpected until the French repre-.
sentative, M. Franklin Bouilon, has
had time to confer with the National
ist leader.
According to Paris dispatch re-
ceived in London, Kemal Pasha, no.
titled of the coming of M. Franklin.
Boui!on, replied: 81 shall expect you
but you must hasten"
The message is also rendered in an.
other form, as follows: 81 await you,
arrival. Your friend, Kemal Pasha.
This has given rise to comment or
he different significance of the two
messages.
Two of the greatest difficulties pre-
aenting themselves at the present mo
moment appear to be, first, that the
! Kemalists, while disposed to accep
the allied invitation to a conference
!, are likely to insist that Russia ais;
shall be invited to sit in this confer
! cnce, and. second, that they are no
| disposed to suspe I'D hostilities dur
/ ing the conference, but on the con
trary maintain their right to pursu,
he defeated Greeks into Thrace an;
protect the Moslems there from pos
sible Greek reprisals.
With regard to the former condi
zion it is pointed that the Kemalist>
are bound, by treaty with the Soviet
90 insist upon the presence of Russi;
! in the conference. 1t is therefore evi
dent that the question and the CUES
tions of getting the Greeks out o
Thrace still present difficult problem
for allied diplomacy.
The British government and mill
tary authorities are continuing prep
arations for all eventualities. Brit
ish troops in Constantinople have beer
ordered to Chanak, while there is II
an almost constant movement OF naya
units from Gibraltar and Malta in tn
direction of Turkish waters.
According to a statement given t,
the Glasgow Sunday Post by Ma
Gen. Sir Charles Townshend, who ha
just returned from a visit to Kema
Pasha at Turkish headquarters
Kemal has no desire to fight Grea
Britain. General Townshend says tha
Kemal Pasha has nearly 100000 arm
ed men under his orders, nearly all o