New-York tribune., 1921-02-25
Allies Suggest.
Plan TO Revise
Sevres Treaty
Proposal for Board of. EN-
perts TO Allocate Area
i'm Dispute To BE Submit
ted TO Turks and Greeks
Claims of Both Heard
Moslem Delegates Demand
Virtual Return to 1913
Frontier; EvadeIndemniiy
From The Tribanc's Europcon Bureaa


LONDON, Feb "a Settlement by
international arbitration of the dispute
between Greece and Turkey over the
possession Of Thrace and Smyrna
which were awarded to Greece by the
Treaty of Sevres, was foreshadowed to-
day when the Turkish delegates here
advised Premier BRAND of France that
both the Sultanl and Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, leader of the Nationalists, stood
ready to accept the decision of an in
vestigating commission III the disputed
areas. The Turks deny the assertion
of Greek delegates that the populations
of the contested areas are Greek and
express their willingness to lcc an in
ternational commission determine the
facts.
First the Turks and then the Greeks
presented their detailed claims to the
disputed areas at to-day's sessions of
the Supreme Council. The Greeks stood
firm for the fulfllment of the terms of
the Sevres pact, butt the Turks raised
hundred objections - <. The two
Turkish factions had imposed their
differences and BeISir Samy Bey. of the
Nationalist delegation, acted as spokes-
men for both groups.
At to-morrow's > session the Turks
and Greeks will BIZ asked formally
whether they are prepared to accept the
decision of an inter-Alied commission
which would allocate the disputed ter
ritories on a basis of population. This
procedure was decided npon in private
conversations by the delegates after
to-day'S conferences.
Experts to Visit Territory
If both nations accept this proposal,
rs now seems likely, final settlement of
the borders of the two districts would
he deferred until a commission OF cX-
perts could proceed TO Asia Minor,
make their investigation and report to
the Supreme Council. This procedure
was forecast in these, dispatches two
days ago. AS result of it no real
settlement Of the problems which have
been under discussion here since Mon
day can be reached at present.
The Turks, outlining to the Council
their objections to the Sevres terms,
demanded that the Allies agree to
what amounts to a status quo arte
bellum. However, the Turks conceded
the opening and mlitarizaton of the
Dardanelies, accepted minor reCtifca-
tions of their frontier in Asia MINOR
and agreed to receive advice from the
Allies IN matters of government finance
and military organization
Tie Turkish spokesman intimated
that his country had in mind a oeal
with the French in Cilicia and Syria
which could be settled outside of the
supreme Council. Other territorial de
mauds, outside of the resistance to
Greek incursions, included definite
claim to virtually all the territory
Turkey possessed in 1918. Moreover
Turkey wants naval and police forces
capable Of maintaining order, and she
expects to pay the Allies little by way
of indemnity for war damages. The
kemaiist leader asserted that the Ma
tionalists intend TO revolutionixe the
judicial system Of the country.
Regarded as Bargaining Terms
If the Supreme Council should ac-
eede to these terms demanded by the
Turks the Sultan's realm would emerge
from the war practically unscathed.
However, in Council circles these are
regarded only as Turkeys bargaining
offers, and are subject to considerable
modification. Similarly, the Greeks un-
questionably would be satisfied with
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forcement of the Sevres terms. The
Greeks are in an embarrassing posi-
ton, chiefly because the terms they
now want enforced are those that were
won for them by Venizelos, the reject
ed Premier.
LONDON, Feb "a By The Associat-
cd Press) The Central News says that
the Greek delegates conferred tonight,
after which one Of them declared Pre-
mier Kalogeropoulos was utterly OPP
posed to an inter-Allied investigation
regarding Smyrna and Thrace, and
would refuse to assent to revision of
the treaty.
'It looks like an insurmouutable bar
rier," he added. "Much as we detest
war, it appears inevitable, for We will
not evacuate Smyrna
Pending a report of the inter-Allied
investigating committee on the Greek
Turkish territorial dispute, cessa-
tion of hostilities between the armies
in Asia Minor will be declared.
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