The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1921-07-01
ORDER CREECETO
QUIT WAR ON TURK
Britain, France and Italy Demand
Evacuation of Asia Minor and
Surrender of Smyrna.
POWERS TO SETTLE DISPUTES
Constantine Expected to Yield, as Eng
land Will Not Back His Offensive.
Greek Terms Are to Be
Asked by Allies.

Paris-The French, British and
to the Greek government joint note
from the three allied powers demand
ing in effect that King Constantine
and his army evacuate Asia Minor and
turn Smyrna over to Turkey.
a note to this effect, dispatched from
Paris, was the result of two days
conference between Premier BRAND,
the Marquis of Curzon, British foreign
minister, and Count Bonin-Longare,
the Italian ambassador here, whose
government has accepted the Anglo
French view that joint efforts are nee
essary to restore peace in the Near
East.
The note, which will be forwarded
from Athens to King Constantine in
the field, is simply concentrated advice
that he renounce his planned offensive
and leave the GrecO-Turk territorial
quarrel in the hands of an interallied
commission. This puts Constantine in
the position of abiding by the decisions
of the recent London conference or OF
defying the allies i'll unison. AS the
allied leaders here now feel he will ac-
cept, he will necessarily be forced TO
evacuate Asia Minor.
One phase of the developments OF
the Paris conference Is the proof that
now goes to Constantine that there is
no ground for his belief q few days
ago that the British government was
supporting Greece. Premier LLOYD
Georges policy has been modified in
the negotiations, and belief is express
ed here that the Greek monarch, see
ing this only hope fail him, will accept
the advice of the allies and will save his
face with his own people by pointing
out that Greece is deserted and forced
to bow to the powerful influences
brought to bear on her.
Lord CurZon and Premier BRAND,
after further discussion of the Upper
Silesian controversy, may decide to
dispatch q note to the interallied COM
mission in Oppeln, advising it's chair
man that the commissioners must
reach some decision or the whole case
will be placed in the hands of Il COM
mission of experts who will report d.
rectly to the Supreme Allied Council
PariS.-If a favorable answer is re-
ceived from King Constantine it Is
probable that Greece will be asked to
state the terms upon which she is will
ing to make peace, and the Turkish
Nationalists will then be approached.
Lord Curzon pressed for settlement
Of the Turkish question, but Premier
BRAND would not commit France one
way or the other. He pointed out that
the consent of the Greeks and the
Turks to mediation was the first thing
necessary. A plan of procedure would
then follow.
The British plan involves the with
drawal of the Greek forces from all
Smyrna and the restoration of the
Turkish sovereignty over the territory,
international police forces to guaral-
tee protection of the minorities
The ministers failed to agree on
Thrace, Lord Curzon advocating main
tenance of the treaty of Sevres, while
NJ. BRAND favored substitution Of the
Enos- -Midah line for the original line.
1t was decided that no settlement could
be determined until the Turks and
Greeks agree to mediation.
Constantinople.-Th delay in the
predicted Greek offensive against the
Turkish Nationalists Is believed in
many neutral quarters here to be due
to the uncertain morale of the Greek
troops, coupled with what is reported
to be the fuirly good condition of the
Turkish forces. This also is one of the
reasons why the British are not def
nitely backing up the Greeks, these cir
cleS believe.
Reports reaching here indicate Con
stantine has failed to win over the
Venizelos troops in the Greek army,
notably the Cretans, who under the
NeniHelos regime were the backbone of
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