The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-22
ALLIES WARNED
AGAINST DELAY
IN GREEK ISSUE
France and Britain Urged
by Paris Paper to Hasten
Negotiations.
EVENTS MOVE RAPIDLY
Restoration Regarded as
Accomplished With Olga
as Regent.
VOTE RECALLS EX-RULER
Treaty Provision May Force
League Intervention if Turks
Cross Frontiers. .
VOTE RECALLS EX-RULER

PARIS, Nov. 21.-The Temps. in lead
ing editorial to-day warns France and
Great Britain that with the rapidity with
which the new Greek Government is act
ing the Allies will find themselves "in
the face OF a series of accomplished
facts"
ITO speak frankly" the newspaper
adds. 'the French public does not UNDER
stand how the Franco British negotia-
tons can be delayed by the regrettabe
indisposition of Earl Curzon of Kedle-
eton (the British Foreign Secretary.
and how, at the same time, British Ad-
miral can be tall1Af with former King
Constantine at Lucerne."
The Temps reminds the Allies that the
restoration has been accomplished by
the naming of Dowager Queen Olga as
Regent of Greece and her issuance of
proclamation and instructions to the
Government for the courts to act in the
name of Constantine 1t points out that
the plebiscite in Greece will recall the
former King and the new Chamber of
Deputies will ratify the Sevres treaty,
thereby binding the sgnatories under
Article X. of the League of Nations.
League Mny Force Action.
The Temps quotes Article X and re-
marks that if the Turks or the Bulga-
rians cross the treaty frontiers France,
Great Britain and Italy will be bound to
intervene as members of the League of
Nations" 1t adds:
viii 1t be said that in practice this
text does not apply? This would mean
-
use. To give n guarantee while reserv-
Ing the right to make 1t Elusive would
be to read into it with generalization
the theory of a scrap of paper. Either
one must not bind oneself, or one must
fulfil what is promised"
The Importance OF F'ranco-British ac-
ton on the Grecian question is height
ened. according to the Foreign Office,
by the news from Smyrna that shows
bad morale among the Greek troops in
certain districts and in the Smyrna gar
rison. The soldiers there are said to be
exercising Standardization and lde-
manding their return home. and ii is
feared this spirit finally will spread to
the actual fighting front.
Nj. Leygues. the Foreign Minister.
and David Lloyd George. the British
Premier, in their conference which has
been set for some time the latter part
of the week. will discuss the situation.
1t is recognized by the Foreign Office
that the developments in Greece and the
possible lowered fighting power of the
Creeks may make a revision of the
Sevres treaty necessary. as that treaty
was made upon the theory that ii would
be enforceable only through Greek CO.
operation.
France will not withdraw any Of her
troops in Syria or Cecilia for the present,
according to a decision reached yester-
day In conference between Foreign
Minister Leagues, Minister of War
Iefe- e. Gen. Gouraud and the commits
sions of Finance and Foreign Affairs of
the Chamber. Minister Barton. president
of the Foreign Affairs Commission, and
of Premier Leagues. as well Gen.
Castelnau, president of the Army Com
mission.
NJ. Leygues. replying TO a query by
NJ BRAND as to whether the new policy
in the Near East had been instituted
owing to the results of Greek elections
said:
The political changes In Greece
create a new situation which must be
met and solved to our best interests.
The situation will be discussed when we
meet David Lloyd George (the British
Prime Mnister), and in accord with
him examine into the various questions
created by recent events
Members of the commission said the
Greek elections had given France a
free hand, and that France must profit
by this and make new agreements to
repair certain mistakes which had been
made in the Near East In the last year