Evening star., 1921-02-24
TURKS TO ACCEPT
| ENTENTE DECISION
Both Factions Agree TO
Stand by Proposals Of Near
East Conference.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS
LONDON. February "a. Rechad
Pasha, delegate of the Constantinopie
government TO the near east confer
ence here. speaking in the name OF
both his group and that of the ma
tionalists. told the allied conferees at
today's session that both factions OF
the Turks would accept the decisions
of the allies.
The attitude of the Turks made an
excellent impression upon the con-
ferees. and Premier Briand OF France
declared after the sitting that the
conference had gone long way 10
ward a settlement.
Bekir Samy Bey, head of the ma
tionalist delegation. told the conferees
the Turks rested their case on the
principle of the treaty OF Sevres,
namely. the rights of nationalit lities-
The Turks he said. were asking for
Smyrna and Thrace because in the pop
ulationS of those provinces the Turks
were in the majority
Mr.. Lloyd George. the British prime
minister. asked the nationalist spokes-
man if he could support this by sta
tistics. and Bekir replied that he could
do SO by both Turkish and foreign sta
tistics. He then presented various
documents to the council.
Greeks Given Copies.
Premier Kalogeropouiis OF Greece
was furnished copies of the documents.
and the Greeks. it was announced,
would be given an opportunity to reply
this afternoon.
The solution of the near east prob
lem relating to Turkey which will be
reached by the allied supreme council
will be to send an allied commission
of inquiry to the near east to examine
on the spot the population claims of
nd ntSnnf0d
provinces of Smyrna and Thrace, it was
forecast in well informed circles here
today. Meantime 4 cessation of hos
tiiities between the Turks and Greeks
will be declared.
Tewfik Pasha. the head of the Con-
stahtinople delegation. was not pres
ent when the conference opened at
IL o'clock this morning. His illness
again confined him to his bed. He
was represented by Osman Miami
Pasha and Rechad Pasha.
what Turkey Claims.
Examination of the detailed Turk
ish claims showed them substantial
" as follows:
In Europe, the frontiers of 1913;
in Asia Minor, a frontier on the south
to be fixed by a line traced through
agreement by the interested parties.
separating the territories inhabited
by an Arab majority.
On the east, the frontier to be the
line between Turkey and Persia be-
fofe the war, and the frontier be-
hxed by the latest treaty between
the authorities at Angora, the ma
fAfmenian).
Greek evacuation of the Smyrna
territory, which should return under
the full and complete sovereignty of
Turkey; freedom of navigation of the
straits, without compromising the Sc
curity of C0nstantinople and respect
ing the full sovereignty of Turkey,
straits: an international commission
for the straits on which Turkey
would be represented.
Military and Naval Deuanas.
The protection of minorities in the
various territories respect for the SOW
ereiEnty OF Turkey in judiciai matters
and the formation Of a commi ission
jurists TO draw up scheme Of judi
cfal reform on modern principles;
Provision for military and naval
forces sufficient TO insure internal or
der and defend the coasts And the
frpnti eTs; =
The reorganization of the gendar-
merle for the whole of Turkey, with
the assistance of foreign omcerss
Turkey counts on the withdrawal Of
the foreign troops in Constantinople
and also from her territory after the
rati6oation Of the treaty.
The financial and economical pro-
posals include provision for the COM
p1ete financial and economic inde-
pendence OF Turkey and the valuation
Of damages for mutual reparation.
The reading of the statements of
the two Turkish delegations occupied
q half hour. after which the Turks
Withdrew while the allies proceeded to
consider the statements submitted.