KEMAL'S BOAST

Northern Advocate, 27 February 1924, Page 5

KEMAL'S BOAST

TURKEY'S NEW ARMY. CAN MEET ALL COMERS. WONDERFUL REORGANISATION. (Received 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, February 26. The Constantinople correspondent of the ''Tiiiics" says that the claim that tlio Turkish army is now able successfully to meet all comers was made by j President Kemal Pasha in a recent I speech at Smyrna, in the course of which, however, he was careful to emphasise that Turkey had no idea of attacking anybody. He declared that the army was capable of facing every enemy. Each of its units was so strong that it was certain of overcoming the corresponding unit of whatever army it might happen to be opposed to. "Moreover," he said, "if one of our units opposed two enemy units it should, if not actually defeat them, at least pin them so tightly to their ground that they would be completely immobilised. That is the great mili- . tary principle which guided us in the reorganisation of our forces. It is I essential that we cling to it, and so long as we do our country will be safe from any insult. It is only by the offensive that one obtains the final decision. We must never lose sight of that."—Times. RELATIONS WITH TURKEY. INTERESTS OF DOMINIONS. QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE. (Received 9.-5 a.m.) LONDON, February 25. Sir Edward Grigg asked in the House of Commons whether the Imperial Conference discussed the obligations contained in the Straits Convention. He also asked a question with regard to the attitude of the Dominions towards the absolute assurance given under the Convention to Turkey, according to Lord Curzon, in regard to her future security. Mr Mac Donald recalled that the \ Conference had decided that no particulars of its proceedings should be published without its consent. He was therefore unable to give information beyond what was published. All the instruments which together formed the peace settlement with Turkey had been submitted to the Dominion Governments. If Sir Edward Grigg would ! repeat the question after the Government received the Dominion's reply he would be able to, inform him on the point. The Government intended to give the House all possible information.—Reuter. /— ) •