The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-19
FRENCH FORCES
CALLED BACK
Ordered To Withdraw To
French Side Of Dar-
danelles
POINCARE GIVEN
FULL APPROVAL
French Cabinet Approves
His So-called Pacific
Policy

Paris, Sept. 10 (By the Associated
Press The French cabinet to-day
unanimously approved what is char
acterized as the @pacifcg policy Of Pre-
mier Poincare in the Near East and
the withdrawal of all the French
troops from Asia Minor to the French
side Of the straits Of the Dardanelles.
The cabinet went firmly on record
az being opposed. to any form Of mill
tary action as means of settlement
in the Turco- Greek situation. 1t em-
phasized the necessity of reaching an
agreement through diplomatic chan
nels, and eventually by peace con-
ference.
The order for the Withdrawal Of the
French forces from Chanak in the
Dardanelles area was sent last night
by Premier Poincare and viii be car
ried out tonight or tomorrow. Mean
time the French high commissioner,
General Pelle. has been sent to Smyrna
to confer with Mustapha Kernal to
inform him that France does not APP
pr6ve the ''belligerent" attitude Of
the British government and that she
intends to conflne her efforts to the
field. it Is stated.
Although the cabinet council to-day
had the effect of aecentuating the diff
ferences which exist between Great
Britain and France on the policy to
be pursued in the Near East il Is be-
Iieved the arrival Of Lord 'Curzon, the
British foreign secretary. who Is ex-
pected tonight from London, will
probably result in q Franco British ac
ord.
The first conference between Lord |
-urzon and Premier Poincare will
probably be held at the foreign Office |
20 morrow morning.
Official circles this morning noted |
What they considered strong ten
lency on Great Britain's part to mod
fly her attitude in the Near East at |
east to the extent Of confining her |
forts to diplomatic moves.
Premier Poincare probably will in
list on the need of calling a peace
conference as soon as possible when
lie meets Lord Curzon tomorrow.
Lord Curzon's task, press dispatches
is to convince Premier Poin-
are that the British do not intend to
make another Gibraltar of the straits
( Dardanelles, that bigger issues than
turkey are at stake and that the
ghole future of the Balkans and the
elations Of soviet Russia with the
Tear East depend upon safeguarding
'onstantinople from Turkish occupa-
ion.
The Balkan states are expected 60
pillow Frances lead and thus Brit
in hopes, by swinging the latter to
er points Of view to present a solid
ront to the Turks.
Receipt Of further assurances that
lustapha Kemal Pasha has no inten-
on Of attacking the neutral zone Of
ne Dardanelles or of crossing to
brace has served to strengthen the
rench attitude, and it is said here
nat Lord Curzon, far from converting :
remier Poincare, is more likely to be |
inverted himself.
Indeed. the French government is
, confident that there Is not fear of
-ouble from the kemalists that two
rench battalions have been or short
! win be withdrawn from Chanak.
le key position on the southern shore !
the straits.
The Italian detachment also has
zen withdrawn and competent opin- !
N here is that the British may leave
so.
NJ. Poincsre believes Mustapha Ke-
al Pasha can be induced to remain
the Asistie side of the straits pend
g a settlement at a peace conference
ID the premier's efforts at the meet
z with Lord Curzon win be directed
ong this line.
Confidence n expressed by officials
re that there will be perfect set
.ment Of the near eastern crisis.