San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-13
strong Possibility Of War
Seen as Smyrna Con-
hict Continues.
DISTRUST THE ALLIES
ronciliatory Attitude Be-
lieved to Mask Their
True Spirit.
Nv CONSTANTINE BROWN

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
Constantinople, Feb. 13.-Heavy
BIAS and a snow storm in Roumania
re delaying the solution of the present
Emyrna conflict which until Ismet
fasha reaches AngOra from Bucharest,
Jill remain unsettled. Doubtless if
be Turks desire TO hasten hostilities
hey will use the Smyrna affair as a
retext for beginning war.
Just at present the situation is as
blows: The Turks have not with
rawn the order to the Allied war
hips to leave the harbor, but they
ave not bothered these craft which
emain anchored in front of the city !;
he port authorities who recently re-
eived large consignment of mines
'om Samsun by the Italian steamer
'rento, continue to plant them in the
arbor, yet are careful to comply with
ne Allied demand to leave free
hannel in which the Allied warships
an move TO and FRO.
The AngOra representatives i'll Con-
tantinOple have daily meetings with
he Allied high commission and give
he impression that the Nationalist
overnment is in cOnciliTtCry mood
nd is seeking a mOdus vivendi so as
drop the matter without suffer-
lg humiliation. Reports from Ango-
h, however. indicate that this is not
le true spirit of the government and
nat both the Nationalist assembly
nd the cabinet are on the warpath.
hey seem to have adopted I'VE
Dn't care what happens" attitude.
Distrust on Boil Sides.
Colonel Mougin. the French repre-
pntative at the Nationalist capital,
pports that all the Turks are hostile
the Allies. especially the French
nd that in his opinion it will be very
ifficult to avoid war. The great
rawback to the situation is that the
urks distrust the Allies at least as
Iuch as the Allies distrust the Turks.
his lack of confidence is illustrated
" the fact that Ismet Pasha, in spite
the diplomatic immunity granted TO
i'm as well as to all other members
the Turkish delegation to Lausanne
L. Pared that the British would try to
revent him from continuing his
burney from COnstantinople and
herefore preferred to return to An
ora by way of COnstarza on a
turkish steamer.
Ismet's fears are unfCunded and the
ne British hope that he will be able
} spend a few hours in CONSTANT
ople and have conversation with
eneral Harrington before continuing
lis trip TO AngOra to report per-
Dnally to the Nationalist assembly
pom the results of the conference.
Extremists Gain Strength.
Though there is no immediate cause
br resumption of hostilities the
tuatiOn remains grave ON account OF
he political rivalries of the Turkish
faders. The peace party headed by
Iustapha Renal Pasha is losing in.
1uence daily and Kemal's power is
tanning. The extremists, supported
the Russians, are gaining in
rength daily and have succeeded in
inning to their side Marshal Fevzi
iief of staff of the Nationalist army
he comes from very Influential
Kurdish family. He is bitter against
he British and strong advocate OF
Immediate war. 1t was he who urged
eouf Rcy to sign the order closing
re ports Of Smyrna and lsmid tc
llicd warships. honing that this would
asten the much desired conflict.
Accompanied ny NJ. Araloc. the
oviat ambassador to Anatolia. Few
asha reached Smyrna two days ago
order to prevent his chief of staff
rom taking some rash action, KemaI
basha has abandoned his tour of in
nection and left Pandarma fOr
myrna in the hone that his presence
here will soothe the warlike mood Of
is powerful subordinate.