7 OCTOBER 1922, page 1

At The End Of Last Week It Looked As Though

war could hardly be averted. Sir Charles Harington had reported to the Govern- ment that the situation at Chinak was virtually impossible owing to "the advance of the Turks. The......

It Is Obvious To Us That Events In Eastern Thrace

cannot be allowed to drift. Whether the Turks are allowed to return gradually to the line of the Maritza, or to return in large numbers as soon as possible, or whether a......

Sir Frederick Maurice Has Reported That The Position At...

which in a military sense was considered " safe " early last week, has become "an impregnable front comparable with that of a division in France in the War." Owing to the......

If The Mudanis, Conference Should Break Down And The...

should be faced by the question whether the Straits are to be defended by force, everything will depend, or ought to depend, upon the question whether our Allies will help. The......

Sir Frederick Maurice, Who Has Watched All The Efforts Of

the British soldiers and sailors on the spot for peace, telegraphed to the Daily New3 of Monday that the "bombastic utterances" from Whitehall gave the impression that the......

As Regards The Greeks In Eastern Thrace, We Only Wish

it were possible for them, as Christians, to remain there. But obviously it is not possible, and they are as much to blame for the impossibility as anybody else. When one is......

Kemal, In Answer To General Harington's Message, Said...

would prevent his troops from "advancing further." The British Government, however, apparently even then took the view that this undertaking meant nothing, as the Turkish troops......

News Of The Week.

T HE news from the Near East when we write on Thursday is appreciably better. Sir Charles Harington has persuaded the Generals representing the Angora Turks and the Greeks to......