New-York tribune., 1921-02-22
Turks to Get
Slice OF Land
From Greece
Lloyd George and BRAND
Agree to Revise Treaty
of Sevres and Shift
1hracian Line to West
By Arthur S. Draper
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-. Copyrighe, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Feb. 21.-The Allied lead
efs' meeting here informally, with rep
resentatives of the Turkish and Greek
governments to-day to discuss the re-
vision of the Treaty of sevres. found
the German reparations question being
drawn into the first negotiations
Premier Briand of France has come to
the conference believing that his DO
lltlcal position is at stake and that he
must obtain the adherence Of IJovd
George to strong line of military &C
ton against the Germans if they re-
main stubborn. Consequently this sub
ject was injected into his first talks
to-day with the British Prime Minister.
In the Turkish negotiations, which
will begin formally tomorrow, it is
apparent that although some conces-
slons Will be made TO the Met;onalists
under Mustapha Kemal, the British
are inclined to support the Greek posi-
ton in demanding that the Turks be
forced out of Europe forever.
The French and Italians are practi-
cally agreed on the advisability of con-
tilisting the Turks and establishing
friendly relations with the Kemalists.
Silesian Plebiscite March 20
The premiers, in their general dis
cussion of international questions, took
np Upper Silesia. They decided that
the long-delayed plebiscite there, which
is to decide whether the province shall
be Polish or German, would be held
March 20. Lloyd George agreed that
Great Britain would supply 1000 troops
to help the French maintain order. The
French Premier favored holding the
| plebiscite over period of several days
but the British view. which favored d
one day, prevailed.
Before the conferences began this
| morning Lloyd George called on Pre-
mier BRAND at his hotel, where the
two conferred for more than an hour.
1t is understood that the question most
discussed was that Of sanctions. The
French desire an Allied agreement pro-
viding for unanimity of action if tho
Germans refuse to accept the repara-
tons terms agreed on at Paris.
LONDON, Feb. 81 (By The Associated
Press) s).-Revision of the Treaty of
Sevres, SO as to give Turkey additional
territory in Thrace, now occupied by
the Greeks, was decided upon by
Lloyd George and NJ. BRAND to-day in
consultations preceding the Near East
conference here. This decision before
becoming effective, however, requires
the approval of the other Allied lead
ers.
Frontier To Be Moved West
According to this Franco-British
agreement the frontier line in Thrace
will be moved westward, extending from
Enos, on the Agean, to Midia, on the
Black Sea. This would take from
Grssce one-fourth of the territory she
now occupies there and add it to the
Constantinople district.
The Turks also, under this arrange
ment, are to be allowed representation
on the internal commission controlling
Constantinople.
Two conferences were held. This
forenoon the Allied delegates met in
the British Cabinet chamber in Down
ing Street. Lloyd George presided.
Those who attended included Lord
Curzon, the Foreign Secretary; Pre-
mier BRAND and Philippe Eerthelot,
General Secretary of the French For
eign Ministry, and Count Sforza, the
Italian Minister. This afternoon, by
invitation of the Supreme Council. the
Greek delegation met the members of
the council in the picture gallery in
st. James's Palace TO give the Greeks
an opportunity to present their views
Premier Kalogeropoulos Of Greece
placed the Greek case before the con-
ference, which, briefly, was for enforce
ment of the Sevres Treaty. He urged
! the ability of the Greeks to crush the
Turkish Nationalist movement in Ana
tolia BY a short, swift advance from
Smyrna under a plan of campaign
drawn UP by Colonel Ptolemee Sar-
riyapnis. sub chief of the Greek Cen
eral Staff in Asia Minor.
This plan points out that the Ma
tionalists have only $4,000 men on the
Smyrna front, whereas the Greeks have
10000 men, we'll equipped The posi-
bility of revision Of the Seyres Treaty,
according to the Sarriyannis report,
has inspired the Greeks with desire
to attack the Turks, and, in fact, the
report says, the Greek army in Ana
tolia is ready to go to Angora if neces-
sary.