K>L. 5. NO. 75.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER-.10, 1022.
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Turkish Pasha Wins Place in the Sun
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staplut Kemal. the Turkish whose Moslem forces now ii>'i ilie peace of the world.
STANTINE WILL NOT ABDICATE HUT BLAMES
VEMZELO8 POLICY
:m:va, Sept. i~8�"Klpg Con-u<- will not abdicate as the re-ol Hi.' Greek debacle," said i,r \'nii Streit; former foreign ster ni Greece, who was u con-t ..r King Constantino during \:!.- in Lucerne, und now Greek ;iii- tn the League (if Nations. Creek people do not blame ' unstantlne lor the loss of nu,'because they realize that 'ullzelos committed the govorn-tn enforce on the Turks "the if Sa'ii Renio in 1920, when mstantlne was in exlie. Since rn to Athens, the King only nut Vvnizelos" policy of keep-iiiuy in Asia Minor." i.��! Is confident that the Al-stippurt Greece now in pre-the Turks from seizing Con-ple and Thrace.
in and Her Colonies May Stand Atone
Britain witrPfay Lone Hand (Venezelos may be Canada Waits on King for
to Power in Greece
if France and Italy Quit
LONDON', Kepi. 11��The British Koveinrnent ha.* Issued n statement tlmi It will undertake military net ion alone If luvesmiry for the protection of the Daiihiiii'lliN, This statement is authoritative and was Issued nii.T it became known that Prance and Italy uitt averse to military action at tin- present time,
� Ait official c(inmiii!il(|ii(N issued from Downing street, declare* In .HiiliHiiiiu-e that the government stands by its pronouncement, of policy Issued to the press on Saturday, notwithstanding newspaper reports to tlm contrary.
mist check mu8tapha kemal to preserve peace of the world
Constantinople. On January of last year at the conference in London, representatives of the Constanlnople! Turkish und Angora governments j The British government holds that | wero Informed of the intention of! if tho allies were driven from Con-' lhe ullieB to restore Constantinople j Rtantlnopje by the forces of Mus-1 to the Turk*� subject to other matters tapha Kemal Pasha It would he an beIn& �atisfactorily adjusted, event of the most disastrous charac- II la lhL' wlHh ot the British gov-ter. producing fnr-reaching reac-! ornment that a conference should be tlons. and not only throughout the Moslem countries, but throughout all the states defeated in tho late war, who would be profoundly encouraged l\y the spectacle of tho undreamedof successes which have attended the ,
j efforts of the comparatively weak I Great Brll*'n holds, however, that ! Turkish forces.
The government has' instructed ,
the British high commissioner at ! """ough with the slightest prospect Constaninoplv to notify Mustapha I of ���ess. while there is any ques-
held as speedily as possible'In place generally acceptable to other powers Involved. At Ihi� con-
any the
Venezelos, the former premier of Greece, who may be recalled to pow-
Lead in the Present Crisis
OTTAW.I,-Sept. 18�'Iliin city I* flooded with men who nr�� desirous of securing military service, tmi so fav no steps have been taken by the) government to organize a Dominion contingent. The government Is said to be without any authentic infornintion upon the situation, ami cables have b�M'ii s�nt to London asking for definite news. It Is felt here there will not ho the same attitude toward' participation hi the war an obtained einht years nfjo. Advices received from London arc to tin* effect that \e\v Zealand has already replied to the invitation of (he Imperial authorities to be represented by n contingent In the British force taking ,i�rt in th�< defence of the neutral zone.
Harrington Goes on
ess Mission
th� Nationalist forces, threatens to seize from the nllles. Two regl-ments and an aeroplane squadron of five machines comprised the � reinforcements.
ference a resolute and sustained ef-j er as the result of the collapse of the fort should be made to secure a [present foreign policy, stable peace with Turkey.
GREEK TROOPS REVOLTED AND TURNED BOLSHEVIKI
WHEN TURKS ATTACKED
! ,
1 HU'"h � conference cannot embark up-j
;011 itH lal)Ors- 8li" Ie!iS Clirr>- them
of success, while there Is any ques-1 LONDON. Sept. 18�The Dally
Kernaland' the "Angora' government tlon of the Ke'"a"�t forces attacking! Mall correspondent at Famaughsta, that the neutral zones established | lhe neutrul zones by which Constant-j Island of Cyprus, quotes Smyrna re-under the 'flags of the three great powers must lie respected.
Great Britain maintains that It would be futile and dangerous In
Dar-
view of the excited mood and extravagant claims^of lhe Kemalists, to truBt simply to diplomatic action.
BRITISH CABINET ISSUEM
STATEMENT OF POLICY RESPECTING CONSTANTINOPLE
The question of Constantinople stands somewhat differently, the British government maintains. It Is
fugees arriving there today as declaring that Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish nationalist leader, Owen hlB victory pver tfee Greeks In Asia Minor to tho fact thnl half the
Inople, the Bosphorus and th danelles are protected.
The re-appearance of the victorious Turk on the European shore would, It is held, provoku a situation of the gravest character throughout j Crevk army turned Jiolsheviki and the Balkans and very likely load to rebelled immediately the Turkish bloodshed on a largo scale In regions' attack against Aflnn Karishissar
was begun. The rebels, according to the refugees, stole army funds and looted wherever possible;, shouting, "Long Live Leniue and Trotsky.'1
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 14 -An uprising of Moslems here, simultaneously with an attack by th� Turkish Nationalist force of Mus-tapha Kemal, is understood to have been decided on by leaders of the Mohammedans. Allied officials are making preparations to suppress such an attack. Massacres of the whites in Constantinople would probably ensue If th*> European troops .were overpowered.
MiiKtapha Kenial's cavalry has been reported only a few mllea from the city, evidently reconnoiterlng. The main Kemallst army has extended Its right wing to a point thirty-five milOB southeast of this city.
erhme.nt'8 notification on the eastern situation was marked "confidential" and could not be published without the permission of the imperial government. He Bald he could not even go so far as to tell the newspaper representatives whether their interpretations of the communication were correct or not.
Ho said the govenment was In touch with Ministers Fielding and La Point, who were now in Geneva, and with London, and would seek to discover If the crisis irf sufficiently Rrave to warrant the calling of a special session of parliament to decide (Canada's participation.
KIX(J CABINET MEETS BIT PREMIER REFUSES TO
MAKE ANY STATEMENT
already cruelly devastated.
PRANCE WILL WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS FROM FIGHTING
ARIA IN ASIA MINOR
PARIS, Sept. 19�The French ca-
pointed out that for more than two:1*11"'1 lmlu>' unanimously, approved years, it has been decided that the | whlU l(1 characterized as the "Paci-Turks should not be deprived of fl(<> P�lic>' of. Premier Poincaire in
Britsh Policy in Near East is Given Openly to the Press
HUM K AND ITALY DO NOT APPEAR TO HE WILLING TO SUPPORT BRITAIN IN MILITARY OPERATIONS TO ENSURE THE NEUTRALITY UF THE DARDANELLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS oh rREATY,
London, Sept.'18�The cabinet was In continuous session today to consider the crisis Which has developed In the vast. It would appear now that France is not in favor of participating In any movement against the Turkish Nationalists further than by way of warning againat any invasion "' the neutral /one along tho Dardanelles. French opinion 1m said to he clear!) against lhe present British policy. Foreign Minister (.Hirzon has '��rt foi I'm!-, ii� net Into direct toucb_wlth__tlu^ French government. l.oii.lmi has us yet received no reply from the representatives of Mu.stapha Kemal uh u, whether lie intends to respect the neutrality of the straits Iw ncconhin<(\ witli the terms of the late treaty. as notified Great Britain;
Pra thai s Britai Darda
is In accord with Qreat riling the freedom of the .tiul the Bosphorus, und *as ready to iIImcusb uuythlng tending to .. aeitUment, provided the legitimate aspirations of the Turks ftern Hiifeguarded
TltADi: siH.v\(ilLATION AT Till: HTRAITH MEANS RUIN TO LITTLE CENTRAL POWERS
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the Liu- u., danger and
11..I1 government maintains the duly or the allies of as to prevent this great urtler and peace-
'"I cpndiuotis In and around thv "raits, thus allowing u conference to l"�nd British ar* aald , H,�n the astern situation The op|nloi; l'B ubso�utBly. divergent. "Uo" here appears to be that
Downing street desires to form a Balkan bloc against any eventual Invasion of Thrace by -tho victorious Turks. Prance Is for a -more pacific policy*. Italy, il Is said. Is Inclined to support the French policy "rather than that of the British",
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
DIGGING IN ALONG
THE NEUTRAL ZONE
LONDON, Sept. IS- Thv British Atlantic fleet is at the Dardanelles, and British troops are digging trenches In the neutral zone and making mosl of the natural defences.
CUHZON TRYING TO KEEP FRANCE IN LINK WITH
THE BRITISH POLICY
PARIS. Sept. )!� ��--Tin" center of the Allied deliberation on the near eastern problem shifted to this capital today with the Journey of Lord Curzon; British foreign secretary, and'the Jugo-Slav premier. M. Nln-chitcb. Curzon's, task, it is believed, is to convince. >Poincaire that the Ilrlilsh do not intend to make, another Glbralter out of the strnlts of the Dardanelles; that bigger issues than Turkey are ut stake and that the whole future of tho Balkans and relations of soviet Russia with the near east depend upon safeguarding Constantinople from Turkish occupation.
EXPKIMS THINK BRITAIN
HAS l'RKVKXTKI) KEMAL ENTERING CON.STANT1NOPLK
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1 'J -The British military exports here be� lleve that whatever opportunity Mustaphu Kemal Pasha hud for a coup againBt Constantinople has been lost ln view of the quick strengthening of tho Allies' defensive forces In the neutral zones. Assurances that lhe liriiisii dominions are ready to despatch troops to the Dardanelles if necessary, has helped' to allay th-e anxiety of the situation and Constantinople Is breathing easier.
LONDON'. Sopt. 19 � Premier Lloyd George has received the promise of full support of Newfoundland to his near, east policy.
the near oast, and tho withdrawal of all French troops from Asia Minor | to the French side of the straits of! the Dardanelles. The cabinet went I on record as opposed to any form of: military action as a means of settlement in the Turkey-Greek situation.
ATI1EN9, Sept. 1G-�The British have landed reinterments at Constantinople. Four British cruisers and eight destroyers conveyed the troops to the ancient Turkish capital which' Mustapha Kemul. leader of
OTTAWA. Sept. 19�The cabinet was in session for the greater part of the day, considering the'situation which has developed in the Dardanelles area, but It adjourned without coming to any decision w.i to when Canadian troops would .be dispatched. The cabinet will reconvene this afternoon.
Premier King said the British gov-
Map of Latest Turkish Offensive.
ITALY APPEARS TO BE OS THE FENCE IN THE MATTER OF ARMED INTERVENTION
ROME, Sept. lit�Foreign Minis-1 ter Schanzer's attitude regarding! near east problems has been approved by the'cabinet. Italy, It Is stated is In agreement w^h the Allies j In. insisting upon tha freedom of the! straits of Dardanelles, and hopes that all questions outside the (ireece-Turklsh conflict, and having a larger scope, will be solved at a confer-once. �
SETTLEMEXT OF U. S.
STRIKE WILL AFFECT
CANADIAN SITUATION
HEAD OF LETTER
CARRIERS IN CALGARY
IS UNDER ARREST
CALGARY, Sept. 20�As the re-| suit ot evidence secured by officers� of the Mounted Police, John J. \ llayeti,, superintendent of the letter, carriers at this point, has been placed under arrest and will stand his trial! on a charge of stealing from the malls. Marked money is said to have been found in his possession which the police placed in thr mail.! There- have been four convictions of! Calgary postal officials within re-; cent dates for like offences.
GENEVA, Sept. 19�Urgent appeals for assistance by two hundred!
thousand Greek refugees in. Con-' stantinople who have reached hero, i
Gen. Harrington, British commander at Constantinople, who is reported to have, gone with high French and Italian officers, to the Turkish lines to try to stop the fighting.
MACKENZIE KI\(i IS SILENT AS TO WHAT CANADA
SHOULD IK) IX CRISIS
SHARON. Out., Sept. 10�When advised of the announcement that Great Britain had invited Canada and the other British dominions to be represented by contingents n the British force participating In th� defence of tho neutrality 7.01,0 In the Near East today. Right Hon. \V. L. Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada, refused to make a statement bearing on the situation
�It is entirely a matter for the cabinet council of Canada," he said, "and for them to decide whatever action they deem necessary.-"
The cabinet council will meet on Monday und it is very likely that the matter will be taken Into Immediate consideration.
It s also probably that an extraordinary session of the Canadian parliament will bn called to deal with tht? crisis.
Another Big Paper Mill is Promised for Seaton Lake
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18�Advices to the labor department today from Its representatives in Chicago said that railroads representing approximately 35 per eent. of the mileage In the United State* have signified Iheir intention of ending the shopmen's strike on the basis of the agreement accepted yesterday by the Shop cKiris' general committee and thai roads representing an additional :Ul per Ceiil were ready to end the strike
Effect In Canada
MONTREAL.! Sept. 18 � Asked what effect the settlement of tho shop erafts' strike on one-fourth of the United States railways would j have on the Canadian situation, R. .1. Tallon. president of Division No. 4. railway employes' department, who returned in.lay from Chicago, said:
"The settlements arrived at are j-ood from tin) point of view of tho men. The agreement can be expected to spread to other roads. What has transpired h�re, taken in. conjunction "with the position In the United States, will be taken into consideration by the men's committee from now on and will determine the line of policy to be taken here."
WILL ORGANIZED LABOR GIOT IlEHlNp LA FOLLETTE lrt. FOR THE PRESIDENCY
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ATLANTIC CITY. N.J., Sept. 18� Organized labor is considering boom � I ing Senator l>a Folletto of Wlscon- j sin for president at the next general election, it was learned heir>.
Matthew Woll. vice-president of lhe American Federation of Labor and member of the executive council, said he thought La Follettr-would make a winning race.
"If La Follette were nominated he would, sweep the\ country," Woll said.
"Talk of La Follette for president Is premature," said Samuel Gomp-ors, adding, "La Follette 1b one of the great moo of the country."
Tho Turkish Offensive In Asia Minor.�The Turks are destroying Smyrna, having captured Bergama (ancient Pei'ganius), 50 mili-s to the north, us woll i�b Akhlssar and MmiiInu. These places are all marked on the aliOVO map. The i.rlginal line was ailing the Hugda.i railway anil the arrows show wliere the Turks started their drive. The dott,et passed through the books of the finance department. Taking, however, the whole period of the present financial year, sinco March Ulst last, there has been a reduction in net debt.
In his budget speech, \V. S. Field-i Dig. minister of finance, estimated I the net debt on March 31 last at $2,427,296,798. The accounts for the year ure now being reviewed by
LOCA'IK 1\ CANADA|'i* f'rm of chartored accountants, but _ . . � 1 it is expected that they will show the
OTTAWA. Sept. 18�An influx of j actual figure on March 31 to have experienced agriculturists from Hoi- -been about $2.42-',000,000. This land to Canada i; likely, according -contrasts with $2,387,000,000, the to Baron J. C. C. Sandbern, ^ho hasl |Otai of the net debt aa it now stands, left Ottawa for Toronto, after inter-1 subject to Incurred expenditures viewing Hon. Chas. Stewart, minis- j which have not yet passed through ter of the Interior, and other mem j uie books.
hers of the government. Baron; Estimating this at twenty mill-In Ottawa re.uresent-
sigued to protect "American, industry, as its bonds allege, actually was formed by a group. Of interests, headed by the Allied Chemical and Dye corporation aid the R. I. Du Pont De Noniours Ai Co. to further and protect a dye and chemical mon-1 opoly sot up during tha w.ir
HOLLAND MAY ASSIST"
INTENDING HUTTLKRH TO
APER-SELLING" COSCKSty IN THE UNITED BTATK9 OFES9 NEGOTIATIONS WITH" GOVEKVMKNT FOR MILL WHICH, NEAR SEATON LAKE, WOULD FCHNItfH GREAT VOLUME OF BUSINESS FOR THE P. G. E.
VICTORIA, Sept. 18�Negotiations for the establishment of another large Brlll.sh Columbia paper mills have been started between Premier Oliver and representatives of the Seaman Paper company of Chicago, and John KV?ad, of Vancouver, head of the Bridge River Power company which controls water power rights.
Mr. Seaman Is here conducting thei negotiations personally. His com-1 pany is described as the largest pa- j per aelling company In the United Stales. V. D. Simons, another financier of Chicago, Is also here on the negotiations.
It Is proposed to erect the pulp.
A Vancouver dispatch indicates that Vuucouver is to get the big pulp and paper mill which the Seaman Paper Company, of Chicago, contemplates building In British Columbia. There'Is to be something In the nature of an alliance between the Seaman company and the Bridge River
and paper mill at Seaton lake, which! Power company, and the power la is 100 miles up the P. G. E. railway to be taken from the Bridge river, from Squatnish. Besides water pow- near Senton lake, but the plant will or facilities, the, Chicago men ure 1 be erected Iji whole or In part at looking Into the pulpwooJ resources; Vancouver. The Bridge River pow-of the surrounding district, which er scheme ,la sakl to be One of the they will draw on for raw material', best power propositions In the pro-The Seaman Interests are now j vlnce, but up to the present the pro-looking to British Columbia for their 1 moters have failed to find a market raw materials, following the decision; for the power they could develop, of the syndicate formed by the Chi-; If the power company hooks up'with cago Dally News and the Chicago i-the* Chicago papvr people, the prov-Trlbiino to establish their $13,500,-1 luce will be In for another big de-000 paper plant in Elko. B.C. | velopment.
REALTY SALES IN PRINCE GEORGE AND VICINITY
^REALIZES $l8,�8!i:
PRESIDENT BE.VTTY OF THE C. P. It. PREDICTS THERE
WILL BE NO STlPiKlO
J. W. Smith, the land department PORT ARTHUR, Sept IS�"Can-lfflelal who conducted the sale ofjaila will commence a new year In a in this city, I hotter position financially than
government properties South Fort George and Central, suo-ceeded In disposing of $10\000 worth of realty in the city, $2,883 ln the South For,t George subdivision and $800 In Central.
In addition to,-the sales already reported In the subdivision of Lot 343, the sum of $091.50 was realized from further sales on Friday afternoon.
ln South Fort George 5 6 parcels warn sold for upsets ranging from $25 to $100. the total amount rea-
Handberg was Ing the government of Holland, which proposes a scheme of assisted emigration of farmers and agri,eul turttl laborers and their families:
ions, the ordinary expenditure round figures for a month, the
lized being fH.88:i. and on top of this the government recovered JCG^.29 for tax arrears.
In Central ,23 parcel* wore posed of at upsets ranging 1rom-$25 | to $45. the total amount realized be- i ing $800.
( Mr. Smith bus l"ft for McBrlde'l where he will louk over the government holdings in the townsito
hotter position financially than before the war," E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific railway, said on urrlval hure from Mon-Ireal. He was acconipanied_by 'A. D. McTIer, vice-preBldent, Sir Augustus N'anton. director, and Brlga-dler-General Nauton, of London. KiiKland.
Referring to.: the crop now being harvested. Mr. Boatty expressed the opinion that It should bo turned Into cash at once.
Asked If there was a possibility of the Canadian railway shopmen striking, he said the Canadian Pacific ! railway had hopes that the dispute dis-! would be amicably settled und added that he did not think there would be a strike.
Ho said tin' Canadian Pacific railway is willing and unxloua to co-rineratfl with the Canadian govern-
WAR WIDOWS IN
ENGLAND MARRYING OFF
LONDON, Sept. 13�Of tho. 236.-000 wonwn in. England who received pensions from the government because their husbands fell In the war, 74,000 have remarried. They have found new niatea at the average rate of a thousand a month,, according to the pensions ministry. Pensions cease on remarriage, but a gratuity of one-year's pension Is allowed.
iluction in net debt this year has so'"'"....."......�~ " . , ,, ,,, ,,,� �. 1""" "' "T" ,~Jnn
r-_ i.ii-� �k�... (unnnnM I also tho 40-acre holdings In tilt? vi-;must reonlve them
(I
citltenB and
far been
$15,000,000.
LLOYD GEORGE DENIES
CALLING FOR TROOPS
FROM DOMINIONS
Clnity of the town holding a sale li^th
to
win council u>.'oi:k.vs
I (llttCKK TttCKlVH S/l'TI.VV
AND KT.4KT FOR HOME
be regarded as Ing.
with a vlev , near future
9__a Belgrade dla-
troope In Thrace KSw"�" aelied trains n>-
Cleorgo 11urll/,lK homeward.__
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INTERVENTION �The League consider inter-immedlate peace In the near east.