The New York herald., 1921-06-27
GREECE STAKES ALL
IN ATTACK ON TURKS
Hopes Success Will Inspire
Another and Better Of
fer From Allies.
QUICK BLOW PLANNED
Refusal of Constantine to
Accept Mediation Causes
Fresh Concern.
SEE PEACE HOPE IN U. s.
Settlement of Near East TrOu-
BILE Lies With Action by
Disinterested Power.
SEE PEACE HOPE IN U. s.
Special Gable to THE NEW YoHK HERALD
CopvrfQht. 1921. bn TIE New YORK HEnALD

Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, june 90.
The refusal of King Constantine to
accept allied mediation, at least until
after his intended offensive against the
Turkish Nationalists either succeeds
or fails, lettering or making worse
Greece's position in Asia Minor, Is re-
garded here as evidence that the tenn
porary support of the Greeks by Great
Britain was bad diplomacy" The at
tirude of the Greek King is causing
fresh concern here and, according to
some observers, peace in the Near East
can be had only If the United States
or some other disinterested Power re-
news the mediation offer.
Dispatches dealing with the Athens
note refusing Franco British media
ton with the Turks, merely confirm
the French idea that Constantine in
tends stalking his whole army on
new and perhaps temporary success,
hoping to inspire another allied offer
when the Greek line had been adj
vanced, and before the Turks can rally
their mountain tribes and possible
Soviet allies to force another Greek
retreat toward Smyrna.
Should the Turks in turn refuse me-
diation If they defeat the Greeks the
whole treaty system of the BalkaS
frontiers eventually will be affected
with the possibility of the Greeks
blaming the Allies, because the original
approval of the Greek Asia Minor Of
fensive was given to Eleutherius
venizelos. then Greek Premier, by Them
This action the French now repudiate,
and they have decided to leave Greece
to her own resources. expecting England
to do likewise.
Way Seen for U. 3. Mediation.
With an American representative on
the Allied Supreme Council. however. a
way is seen for obtaining American
mediation in the Greco-Turkish con-
flict IL the appeal Is made on the basis
of humanitarian interest 1t is not
likely that the council will meet until
after July 10. but IL is considered GER
tain here that British influence would
be exerted in Washington as well as in
London to have the United States sug-
gest new mediation measures.
The Temps tonight doubts whether
this will succeed. although it admits that
an American mediation offer, because of
the fact that there are no American
troops In Constantinople certainly would
be more disinterested than anything the
Allies could suggest.
"'Thara ig dOfIht tuhafhar Tr,it
States would permit itself to become in
volved In an Intervention favorable TO
King Constantine" says the Tennis
Faithful to Washingtons precept. the
present Administration in the United
States intends to avoid entanging alli-
ances. 1t will not engage with Greece to
do against Turkey what II does not want
England to do with Japan against
China"
New Plan Is Reported.
Rcpcrrs 4 = current here tonight that
tho HrtiaA have suggested sending to
pariA n dri lied plan as 10 an appro-
nrfafe medallion settlement which they
lid like 10 send TO Athens with
FRAMES spproval. this following closely
upon the plan which Premier BRAND
took to London several months ago and
which would restore the Enos-Media line
and autonomize Smyrna with Greek in
terests there protected by a gendarrnerie,
but which would leave Thrace to the
Greeks. with a special Turkish regime
for the Turkish elements there.
Inquiry at the French Foreign Office.
however, elected denial that any such
offer had been made officially, and 1t is
considered unlikely that France would
concede TO It, her political advisers still
believing that the crushing Of the Greeks
would be the best method OF destroying
the new Greek spirit Of domination and
would serve TO regain French influence
in the Near East. with British moral. IL
not actual. support.