ALLIES TO STAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1922, Page 5

ALLIES TO STAY.

BRITISH CABINET’S REPLY. CONFERENCE POSTPONED. TREATIES OVER-RIDDEN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 8, 10.5 p.m. London, Nov. 8. Un Tuesday, at midnight, owing to the gravity of the Near Eastern situation, Mr. Bonar Law called a hurried Cabinet meeting for this evening, including Lord Derby (Secretary for War), who was recalled to London. The opening of the Lausanne conference has been adjourned to the twentyseventh owing to the new demands ot the Angora Government, which are tantamount to an attempt to drive tne Allies out of Turkey without waiting for the decisions of the Lausanne conference. Every treaty obligation has been over-ridden by the Kemalist demand, including the abolition of capitulation, Customs agreements, and public debt administration. The Angora officials are pocketing 3 per cent, of the Customs, which is earmarked for the Ottoman debt, Angora having dismissed the debt officials.

Cabinet decided to reject the Turks’ demands for the Allied evacuation, and British troops are to remain in Constantinople. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at South London, referring 1o the recrudescence of the crisis in the Near East, emphasised that the High Commissioners and generals were now absolutely united, which was not previously the case. VIEWS OF FRANCE. DANGER OF POSTPONEMENT. SITUATION WORSE DAILY. FRENCH TROOPS TO REMAIN. Received Nov. 8, 8.50 p.m. Paris, Nov. 7. Viscount Hardinge (British Ambassador) handed M. Poincare a request to postpone the Lausanne conference till the twenty-seventh. It is understood the French Government regards postponement for more than two or three days as extremely dangerous. Speaking in the Chamber, M. Poincare declared that the Allied* occupation of Constantinople must continue the treaty is signed. M. Pelle has been instructed fully to co-operate in the maintenance of law and order with the British and Italian commanders.

M. Poincare, in reply to the British proposals to postpone the Lausanne conference, stressed that the situation is daily becoming worse, and delay in the conference is fraught with disaster. He approved of postponement until the eighteenth, but delay further was most dangerous. Twenty thousand French troops on the Gallipoli coast have been ordered to stand fast.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA’S POLICY. CO-OPERATION WITH ALLIES. TO PROTECT DARDANELLES. BUT WILL NOT FIGHT. Received Nov. 8, 7.40 p.m. New York. Nov. 7. The New York Times’ Washington correspondent states, on the basis of information received, that White House outlines the following United States policy towards the most recent development in the Turkish situation:— All sources of American diplomacy will be utilised to prevent the Turks gaining the permanent control of the Dardanelles. The Administration, however, while co-operating with the Allies in every feasible way to checkmate any Turkish attempt to'alter the international character of the Dardanelles, is not prepared to employ a military or naval force, and the fighting will have to be done by the Allies qlone. The Administration feels that public, sentiment in the United States would not support such a war, and since Mr. Hughes is opposed to empty threats, he will not make a gesture which he cannot back up. PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE. COLLAPSE OF FINANCE. Received Nov. 8. 10.5 p.m. Constantinople, Nov. 8. There is a panic on the Bourse, and the Turkish pound has fallen to a thousand per pound sterling. The British Embassy is crowded with anti- Kemalist Turks pleading for passports to enable them to leave before they are taken to Ismid for court-mar- | tial.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ARREST OF KEMAL BEY. Received Nov. 8. 5.5 p.m. Constantinople, Nov. 7. The High Commissioners are taking steps to °effect the release of Kemal Bey, ex-Minister of the Interior. The Allies regard his arrest as political persecution. . . It is reported that a Turkish Liberal journalist, Ali Kemal, was hanged at Ismid after a crowd had half lynched Shim. A TICKLISH QUESTION. LLOYD GEORGE’S WARNING. London, November 7. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at Newcastle, said the Eastern question was again showing signs of inflammation. It has to be handled carefully. A great conflagation had been prevented by the admiraWe conduct of British troops under General Harington There would have been no troops but for the late Government's prompt action. «e stood without France or Italy and we accepted responsibility. Now the Turk said "We have got nd of that fellow, let ua look at the new Ministry, and he came to the conclusion that the time was opportune for another try on. r the Government stand by the flag we shall be whole-heartedly behind them. The only way to deal with the Oriental is to stand up to him. If the Government is not firm war will break out in the Balkans and spread, as it did in 1014. The new Gbvenunent must, wake up now. Sleepers are all right on the railways, but not in foreign politics.