The New York herald., 1921-02-23

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| Copyright, 1891, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Feb. 22.
/ The Treaty OF Sevres will not work.
according to the Italian delegation to
| the allied conference here. Indeed,
there is no longer any question. in
their minds. about It's unworkability.
They hold it is now merely a matter
of how to proceed to correct the situa-
tion created by the treaty. In this
connection they are optimistic that as
as result OF the London conversa-
tions between the Allies and the Turks
an adjustment Of the treaty difficulties
! will be reached.
One of the leading aids of Count
Sforza, italian Foreign Minister, told
THE NEW York HERALD correspondent
here to-day that the fighting in the
Near East must cease; that the Italian
delegates are going into the confer
ence to make this point plain, and
that they feel sure Of their ground.
because they believe the Powers are
agreed that to make peace it is only
necessary to talk things over. The
| italian delegates think It will take
more than week to arrive at a COM
plete understanding, since the various
factions interested must be heard be-
fore the Powers decide what course to
pursue.
Time has proven that the treaty OF
! Sevres is hopeless" the Italian delegate
quoted above said. The treaty has de-
! feated its own ends and had bred more
| fighting rather than stopped il. This
| fighting will continue as long as the
treaty is maintained. Neither the Greek
/ nor any other forces can hope to
break this military chain. Diplomacy is
the only solution.
This is day of peace. All these
delegates have come here for that piir
| pose. and the decision reached H. the
conference must be along peace lines
without any military operations. Italy's
stand tomorrow will be the same as It
has been all along. and that stand rs
greatly strengthened by the fact that al
our friends now think the same way VA
do. France particularly is in accord
with US on practically every detail"
Asked how the Greeks and Turks
We're going to have their respective de-
mands satisfied this Italian representa-
tive said IL was not a question Of salts
I flying them but that IL was a question Of
bringing peace to the world and the dis
putants must be satisfied with that
| alone and help to bring Il about. He
| declared the Italians themselves saw
/ the light clearly and could not conceive
| that the others would not able to do the
same when they all got around the
conference table
He said Count Sforza agreed with
the French Premier. NJ BRAND in dis
crediting the view OF the Greeks that
their military force was adequate to
! quell the Turks and indicated he was
| unwilling TO regard the Near Eastern
position as similar to that which OBJ
| tained before the return of Constantine
1 TO the Greek throne.
He said the Italians were greatly in
/ terested in the affairs Of America in the
next fortnight. and especially in the
Inauguration of Mr.. Harding as Presi-
dent and his inaugural speech. They
expect he viii outline the American
| policy then and have done with quarrels.
I'VE are looking to our time honored
friend. America. to back us up in our
stand that these fights must cease. he
I added, "and 70 support treaties that will
make a lasting peace possible"
Two Turk Factions to Attend.
Representatives Of the Sultan Of Tur-
key and Of Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
head OF the Turkish Nationalists. will
attend the allied conference here to-
morrow. but tonight there is no evil
dence tnat they have reached an agree
ment among themselves or that the
| Allies have reached an agreement
among themselves or that the Allies
have reached an agreement regarding
| either the Turkish claims or the claims
OF Greece. In other words, the third day
OF the allied conference will find the
Near East the same potpourri IL has
been for centuries.
Premiers BRAND and Lloyd George
are making valiant efforts TO reach a
common ground on the Near East prob
lem. but indications tonight are that
they have not as yet succeeded. The
Italians also face the German confer