UNWILLING SOLDIERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16847, 25 September 1922, Page 5

UNWILLING SOLDIERS.

CREEKS DESIRE DEMOBIM- I SATION. DEMONSTRATIONS IN STREETS. By “ The Times ” Service. LONDON. September 23. The Greek commander-in-chief* has arrived at from Smyrna. The remains of the Lhird army corps from Bnissa still is disembarking. A fourth army of fifty thousand may l>o ordered to co-operate with the British in .'lefence of the neutral zone at the Dae dandles, but the troops are demonstrating ’r. flip street, clamouring for mobilisa-i >?i. The ei r y i-» parked with refugees. \ number of local Turkish notables hare been arrested as hostages. AMERICA’S FEELING. A DAY OF PRAYER, UNITED STATES URGED TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY. ; Auatra-liao and X.Z. Cable Association. NKW YORK. September 2.3. j The Fed »ral Council of Churches, 1 embracing numerous denominations, has j telegraphed to President Harding and ; Senators Hughes and Lodge asking j them to use all the means at their I command to secure the immediate esI tablishment of peace in Asia Minor and I to prevent Turkish, atrocities. ! Sunday will be observed throughout i the country as a day of prayer, both ; for the peoples of the Near Fast and ! also that iho I'nited States should as--1 fcume a share of responsibility there.

CANADA’S DELAY. ANSWERING THE GALL. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED. Australian and IS'.Z. Oabl* Asauciatio~. OTTAAVA, Septemher 23. Mr Meigban, ex-Premier, in a speech at Toronto assailed the Government’s delay in replying to Britain’s request for a statement of policy regarding the Near East and contrasting with it the prompt response of New Zealand and Australia. Mr NJeighen declared that a policy of delay might drag Canada into war. Ho pointed out that Canada was a party to the Treaty of Sevres and asserted that what Britain wanted was the Dominions’ declaration of Empire, solidarity to meet the crisis. He would back the Government in rushing a message of loyal co-operation, as Australia and New Zealand had done.