The New York herald., 1921-02-22
GREECE TO OLOSE
WHAT VENIZEL0S
GAINED FOR HER
Belief Much Territory viii
Be Returned to Turkey
After Farley.
REVISING SEVRES PACT
Britain. France. Italy, Bel
gium. Japan and Greece
Sit in Judgment.
kEMALISTS CRY VICTORY
Nationalist Delegate Wants
Back Smyrna, Thrace and
ConstantinOple.
KEMALISTS CRY VICTORY

Special cable TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
Copyright. 1921. bp TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Feb. 2t.
The allied conference which aims at
settling the Near Eastern imbroglio
held its first formal meeting this
afternoon. There were present the
representatives of Great Britain,
France, Italy, Belgium. Japan and
Greece After the meeting the con-
sensus in well informed circles was
that an agreement probably would be
reached that would favor the Turkish
contentious that the Treaty of Sevres
must be changed.
It was understood that Premiers
Lloyd George and BRAND had reached
an understanding which If approved
by their colleagues would turn back
to Turkey n considerable section of
the new Greece gained by Venizelos
in the Sevres treaty.
Bekir Samy Bey, Foreign Minister
in the Nationalist Government in
Angora and representative of Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha. declared there
would never be peace in the Near East
until the legitimate demands of the
real representatives of the Turkish
nation were gratified"
The meeting this afternoon followed
long day OF conferences. in which Pre-
mer Lloyd George alternately roare1
and purred with the various delegations
singly and together
I<cmaI's Big Demands.
The representative OF Mustapha Konial
Pasha was the last TO arrive In London.
Seen by THE NEW YORK HERALD corre-
spondent tonight Bekir Semy Bey talked
in the tones of real victor. lie said hc
had not only obtained the support Cf
Italy and France. but that Italy had
signed an agreement-and was already
carrying IL out-for the evacuation OF
Adalia. He said an agreement na1
practically been reached with France 10
evacuate Cilica. the only obstacle TO a
final conclusion OF the matter being
Alexandretta. He demanded not only
this port but also that the Greeks get
out Of Smyrna and Thrace and that
Turkish sovereignty be confirmed over
Constantinople. after which the Turks
would be willing TO negotiate for tho In
standardization Of the Straits
The alternative which the Kemalists.
in common with the Sultan's representa-
tives. threaten is equivalent to holy
war.
Realizing that il is England who Is
Grecces backer throughout the stand
taken by the Athens Government. the
Turkish delegates say frankly that not
only will there be no peace in the Near
East but no peace In India. as they
wil raise the Caliphate question in such
q form that no Moslem win side against
them.
Against this attitude on ne part OF
the Turks the Allies undoubtedly at
tained a certain degree of unanimity
among themselves this afternoon but IT
is unanimty that by no means COW
ers all the points the Turks raise.
The Greeks declare that ali they need
70 enable them 20 clean out the Kemal-
lists from an Anatolia and 20 establish
order throughout All Asia Minor is the
right to raise funds m allied and ncu-
trail countries. which is now denied them
under the embargo placed on them when
King Constantine returned 10 the throne.
France May swing Decision.
France has offered TO get out OF
Celicia and thus probably will hold the
deciding influence IN any action taken
this week. but meanwhile her position
Is not clear. The Italians may be OK
pected TO take advantage Of every OPP
portunity for the legitimate advance
ment OF their own cause against Grcek
dominance Of the Mediterranean.
France. on the other hand shows every.
disposition 90 maintain her rights m
Syria Whether she will support Great
Britain in backing Greece as against
the Turke remains to be seen.
The Turks demand no concessions
from either France or England except
regarding Constantinoplc and the
Straits. They confine their position TO
what they call undoubtedly Turkish peo-
pies and make no demands regarding
Syria Mesopotamia or Palestine.
The meeting tomorrow. then. prob
ably will dcvolvc whether the Allies
decide TO yield unanimously to The
Kcmalists' demands or whether PrtA
mier Lloyd George viii succeed ia in
ducing them TO let Greece have fur
ther chance. with Italy wcll nigh hos
tile 10 such a proposal and the French
at least only perfurctoriy approving.
VI. Vcuizelos insists hc is here on a
strictly Informal basis. and while he IL
willing to advise his successor IN office.
the Premier of Graece has not called
on him The veteran Greek statesman.
whom President Wilson called the wisest
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