Evening star., 1922-02-19
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

4 NGTTLEMENT of the whole Mos
lem problem is at hand.
The radical differences which
have arisen between England
and France in regard to policies in
the near east soon will be adjusted.
Upon the agreement to be reached
between the allies. notably France
Great Britain and Italy, the war be-
tween the Greeks and the Turks will
be brought to an end and some sort
of peace restored to the only section
of the world where warfare is today
not only hazarding allied prestige
but is frustrating attempts to restore
the economic financial and social bal
aAce of the old world.
Negotiations between France and
England in regard to the near eastern
question have been continuing ever
since the war ended. but notably
French had signed separate pact
with Mustapha kemal in Angora and
contrary to the direct agreement be-
tween the allies in signing the treaty
of Sevres that there should be con-
certed action in all things appertain-
French have been frankly kemaHst.
The British have supported the sui
tan's regime. The British have aimed
to preserve an open corridor TO MOS
lem realms in Asia through Tur--ey
The French in their pact with the
kemalists have practieally agreed rec
that the allies should step out OF Tur-
key entirely and leaye the Turkish
question for settlement by the Turks
themselves. The French, it is de-
clared, have even gone so far as TO
agree to the abandonment OF allied
nelles and Constantinople. but 1t is
not believed that the British ever will
consent to this unless there be some
prearranged plan of insurins open
roadsteads and uninterrupted flow of
commerce through the straits.
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However 1t becomes increasingly
apparent that the French viewpoint.
In so far as allied withdrawal from
Turkish territories is concerned. is
about to be realized. The British. ac-
cording to well informed diplomatic
sources. have become alarmed at the
constantly increasing anti British
sentiment in those territories of Asia
inha by Mohammedans. and as a
consequence Of the unrest in India
and Egypt they have come to the
conclusion that the quicker the whole
problem is settled the better. The
dreams of all allied powers in regard
to Turkey. however. must be ma
terially curtailed and possibly the
treaty Of sevres completely sa = aban- aba1
ance and there is no likelihood of
its ever being restored. 1t is more
than likely that out of the negotia-
tions that have been conducted be-
tween the larger allied powers there
will give back to Tnrkev practically
s,ll of her old territories, barring pos
sibly the new kingdom of Mesopo-
tamia and Palestine. The integrity
but It is hardly likely thet if the al
, lies can bring the Greco-Turko con-
fict to an End and restore Syria and
Smyrna. with the islands of the
Aegean. to the Turks Mustapha
kemal and the nationaliStS will raise
many objections.
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Just how Turkish claims cant be
adjusted in so far as the straits. Con-
stantinople and Thracesare concerned.
of course, is a matter of conjecture.
but it is believed that the Turks,
desiring friendly cooperation with
the other powers for the time being.
at least. can be induced to curtail
their claims in this direction if the
Greeks are ousted from Turkey. This
is the one big essential in so far as
the Mustapha Kemal regime is con-
cerned. If there are definite agree
ments as to allied assistance to Tur-
key in rehabilitation and restoration
of Turkish integrity concessions are
believed certain.
With definite co-ordinated allied
eastern policy, the death knell 10
Grecian hopes in the near east will
be sounded. The Greeks, taking ad-
vantage of the disorganization of the
Turks Immediately after the war, set
in motion campaign of conquest.
and as consequence it has brought
ruin to the Grecian treasury and