New-York tribune., 1922-10-13

1 declaring sthnt Great Britain was near
/ ing the end Of her patience. When HI
| spoke he carried In his pockos TIVE
! siitimatams, either of which meant war
| One demanded immediate acceptance q
| the Allied terms on Thrace, the other
| demanded that the Turks withdraw al
| Chanak.
ri was prepared to use them as q
| last weapon, and the time seemed to
have Gomez General Harrington in
formed the Associated Press to-day. q
decided not to remove them from my
pocket until I had tried persuasion
| once more. I told Ismet that England
! had said her last word, had made her
last concession. He saw me lingering
the ultimatum in my pocket, and asked :
rs 1t really your final word 2 ! replied
Yes
Somehow his bellicose air changed; i;
he softened into an attitude Of com
promise and conciiiation. Then the
tide changed and peace appeared on the
horizon for the first time.
"Only the officers and soldiers in the
Chanak and other areas, who suffered
silently many taunts and cmbarrass-
ments from the Nationalist troops.
know hsw near the first shot was which
might have set the whole Near East
aaapc.
-Four factors made the armistice
possible First, the Allied powers spoke
with united voice. The Turks had
hoped to divide France against Great
Britain and get what they desired out
of the quarrel. Second, the prompt ac-
tion Of the British government In send
ing reinforcements. 1t was remark
able achievement to collect within the
brief period Of three weeks from
peace-time resources such an impress
sive force, consisting Of 100 warships,
10000 land troops, scores or airptanes
and many Of our biggest guns, and this
enabled us to speak with vigor and
firmness to the nationalists, who fin
ally realized that we had ample means
to enforce our decisions.
"The third, and perhaps principal
factor, was the extraordinary patience
and tolerance Of the British officers in
circumstances which might easily have
provoked war. The slightest relaxa-
tion of discipline at Chanak, when the
Turks we're daily increasing, might
have produced a disastrous collision.
"The fourth element was the ulti-
mate inclination Of Ismet Pasha to
listen to reason. AT first he dismissed
posals, but latterly he saw that we
were in dead earnest, had reached the
limit of our concessions and were
prepared to resist. He also became
convinced Of our sincerity and honesty
of purpose. 1t is an important psy-
Geological point in dealing with the
Turk that you impress him with your
strength, honesty and sincerity. Then
he will yield"
PARIS, Oct. IL (By The Associated
Press ).-Greece has decided to sign
the Mudania armistice convention and
evacuate Thrace according to the con-
ditions stipulated in that document,
the French Foreign Office was officially
informed to-day.
LONDON, Oct. 12.--Revtcr's under
stands that the Greek delegates will
sign the Mudania convention on Sat-
urday. The delay is due to non-arri-
val Of instructions from Athens.
RODOSTO, Thrace, Oct. 12.-It was
announced here to-day that the chiefs
of staff Of the British, French and
Italian armies would arrive here this
afternoon and confer with General
Nider. the Greek commander, inform
him of the decisions reached at the
Mudania arn1istice conference, and ar
range for the expeditions evacuation
Of Thrace.