New-York tribune., 1921-02-18
France Reaches
Complete Unity
ith Greece
Differences Reported Set
tied at Conference i'm
Paris Between BRAND
and the Athens Premier
Meet for London Farley
Britain Seeks Delay on
Turkish Decision Until
Harding Is Heard From
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Gable to The Tribune


Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Greek and
Turkish delegates to the conference
with Allied leaders, which opens at St.
James's Palace Monday, arrived in
London tonight. They are the van
guard of an army of more than two
hundred premiers, cabinet ministers
and confidential experts who will take
part in the Allied -Greek-Turk con-
ference next week and the Entente
German sessions the week after. Manv
of the problems that will come before
the two gatherings are interdependent
and in their scope they lend to the
meetings an Importance approaching
that of the peace conference itself.
The meeting with the Greeks and
Turks, growing, as it did, largely out of
the overthrow of Venizelos and the res
toratlon of King Constantine, will be
concerned chiefly with the proposed
revision of the treaty of Sevres, which
Italy alone has ratified. Tremendous
pressure is being brought to bear to
change completely the settlement made
by the Allies with the Sultan's gov
ernment.
France and Greece Agree
The new Greek Premier has been in
conference with Premier BRAND. and
it is announced that they have reached
complete understanding, despite the
TACT that France a few weeks ago was
most determined to have no dealings
with the Constantine regime. Venizelos
mas been in London for several days
and has been discussing the outstand-
ing problems of the situation with the
leaders of the British government.
Emlr Felsal, of Hedjaz, has been cam
palgnlng actively here for British sup
port. The Armenians, Montenegrins,
Bulgarians and Rumanians are all
either here or on their way to press
their claims for some change in the
Sevres document.
There will be a vigorous fight over
the changes proposed, but there is no
expectation\ that any decision will be
reached Immediately. In fact, the Brit
ish delegates are confidently expecting
the deliberations to be protracted be-
yond March 4. The British. perhaps
more than any other people, appreciate
Americas interest in the Turkish
settlement, even if it is only on hu-
manltarian grounds, and the British
delegates at the parley will make an
effort to postpone final action until
word can be received from President
Harding regarding his attitude.
Vital to Europes Finance
On the Allied-German conference de-
pends the whole structure of Euronean
finance. Bankers here report a tense
ness in the atmosphere that cannot dis
appear until some decis on is reached
on the German war bill. The Same
meeting will bring out how much truth
there Is IN the report that the British
government has pledged itself to sup
port France in affairs of the European
Continent in return for free hand in
the Near East.
Allied military action in case the
Germans, in dramatic moment, re-
fuse to accept the Entente demands
has been provided for, but the British
frankly admit their hope that such
! action won't be necessary. They argue
that it would disrupt and disorganize
the process of stabilizing Europe, They
/ point out that all sorts of international
complications would arise, and even
domestic political contests are bound to
develop, for in this country there is a
considerable body of opinion opposed
to the terms that Germany has been
asked to accept. 1t is ridiculous to
say that this opposition is pro-German,
for some of Great Britain's largest
bankers and manufacturers oppose the
terms earnestly because they consider
them excessive and not good business.
May Discuss Allied Debt
Out of the conference with the Ger
mans may come some light on the ne
gotiations by Great Britain and France
for the cancellation of their debt to
| the United States. Although the re-
port that President Wilson agreed to
seek such cancellation is ridiculed here
while it is accepted in Paris, the Brit
ish are going into the conference with
the Germans determined that if they
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