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FOR SETTLEMENT OF
NEAR-EAST PROBLEM
Conference at London Next Week
Ranks in Importance With
Greatest.
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By Associated Press to Every Evening.
London, Feb. 3.-Ihe conference oi
the British Prime Minister, MT, i+ioyu
George, Premier BRAND OF rrarce ana
Forc;gn Minister Sforza of Italy with rep
,osentat,ves of Greece and Turkey. which
: .o onen here Monday, February 2l,
has for its object the settlement of inn
portant Near Eastern questions growing
on, Of The Treaty Of Sevres. In point Of
world interest and perplexltv 1t is expect
.d 20 rank with the now historic confer
ances of Hvhe, Brussels and San Reno.
One of the most interesting features
Of the gathering will be the meeting face
20 face of the delegates representing the
tew Greek government uudcr kiTg ton-
staptine with the former Greek Premier
Nenizelos for the first time since Nenl-
gelos withdrew from Greece after the
defeat Of his ministry IN the elections
and the recall Of the kirg.
This overturn in Greek affairs was an
important factor in influencing the Allies
10 call the conference.
One of the most difficult ISSUES confront
ing the delegates Will be the disposition
nf the port Of Smyrna and the senll-clrcle
nf adjacent territory on the Aegean Sea,
100 kilometers lorg and 100 kllomcters
broad which under the terms Of the
treaty, were placed under the sovereignty
Of Greece.
Since the signing Of the treaty Of
Sevres. however, Turkey has demanded
the abrogation of Crock rights ia SrnNlra
us we'll as autonomy for Thracc hrace
was gwen outright TO Greece. The de-
mand for autonomy in Ihrace Is mace ny
che Turks despite the remuneration by the
Ottoman government Of its sovereignty
over Turkey in Europe outside oi oil
stqntinople SIS we'll rs ITS control over
eight or more islands in the Aegean Sea
Maintenance Of Turkish sovereignty
oyer the territory awarded to Armenia
is another demand Of the Ottoman GOV
mcnt which is 70 come UP tor settle
mcnt in the treaty, it was provided that
Armenia was recognized as n free ara
indeDpndent state Turkey accepted the
proposal that the President Of the lnltcd
States should he the arbitrator as 70 the
frontier in the provinces Of FzeruIn,
Trebizond. Van and Bitlis and rs 70 the
access Of Armenia to the sea
Modification OF "thc economic clauses
Of the treaty which infringe upon Turkish
sovereignty and independence WILL also
ic sought The treaty of Sevrcs provides
that the Turkish government can con
tract no loan, internal or external, with
fllff the consent tH = lt'l AliltSltt
Frcnch-Italian commission, whose duties
i,clude the SUPERVISION of all Ottoman
financial laws and the reformation q
The countrvs monetary system. This
commission is also to determine the amount
of the annul sums To be paid by Turkey
Tor the cost OF occupation OF her territory
hv Allied troops
Turkeys desire 70 maintain q 'defen-
,Iye army will also be considered hv the
dclegates The military clauses ot the
treaty forbade Turkey 70 have q fleet
or military airplanes and provided that
all the Notifications along the Dardcnelie~
wene TO be destroyed The work Of dem
clifton is reported nearly complete
France, England and Italy were Obligated
to maintain an army Of occupation
Turkey was allowed for police purposes 2
force of 35. 900 men, with $4,000 special
gendarmes 70 reinforce them II case Of
trouble. and q bodyguard OF 700 for the
Sultan.
Premier Llovd George is expected 70
preside at the conference and 4. J. Bal
four, who was to have attended the League
III Nations Council meeting In Geneva.
Switzerland, which opens on the same
,lay. will participate In addition to
representatives of England, France ard
Italv, Belgium also NAV send an official
delegation.
Plans for holding the conference
we're complicated BY disputes which arose
botbin Turkey and Greece IS T. the dele
cations 60 represent those countries.
The Rhallis ministry in Greece fell ami
a new Premier NJ Kalogeropoulous. was
chosen. He is expected D. head the Greek
commission.
Fleutherios Venizelos. former Premie
7 --I1-, s- -
= be an unofficial envoy - the conference
1t was while he was premier that Thracc
sd SMYRNA were given Il the Greeks
lie Is on friendly rel tions with The Allies
hile the attitude Of the Allies toward
,e new Greek Premier mas not been de-
ncd
VeaizeIos has declared that the pos
4hilitv o. restoring in any degree whatever
ne blasting rule Of the Turk by revision
i the treaty Is Incredible
TURKEYS representation az the cor
-ererce was complicated by the fact that
the Ottoman government headed by thc
!lteu controls only small territory N
: 3 vic,ritv Of Constantinople the Bos
rloruS and the Sea u Narmnra while
\nat1lia the greater part nf Turkey III
ASia l. controlled b. Nu~tapha Ke,nal
Paqha the leader of the Nationalist ro-
,-olt which followed tie Treaty of Sevrc1
TcwfiE Pasha the Turkish Grand
}izie- heads the Delegation that viii
-rD-o-e-t thc ott9ma1 government of
or,tant4ople Kemal Paeha VITO
FIRST declared be would not do 50 unlss tftc
Allies wit hdrew from Turkey and waiva
their indemnity claims also consented
later :, send representatives, 70 tie meet
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