New-York tribune., 1922-10-07
Allies Will Keep
Peace i'm Levant
If Generals Fail
Real Conference Shifted
to Paris With the Arrival
Of Cuizon; Sessions To
Be Inaugurated To-day
Poincare Balks at Russia
France Said To Be Back of
British Demand for De-
lay in Yielding Thrace
By Wilbur + orrest
SpeciGl Cable 10 The Tribune

Copyright. 1922, New YORK Tribune Inc. j
PARIS, Oct. 6.-England, France and
Italy are ready to preserve peace in
the Near East il the military author
tiles entrusted with the prelin1inaries
at the Mudania conference muddle their
task. This is the prime conclusion
drawn from arrival in Paris tonight
of Lord Curzon, the British Foreign
Secretary, who is to consult with Pre-
mier Poincare, and Count Sforza to-
morrow.
The French Foreign Office was with
out precise information as to the stu
alton at Mudania. Greater interest at
government concerning the activities
Ct Franklin -Bouillon, the French gov
ernment's mediator who was sent to
Smyrna after the dispatch of the AL
lied note to Angora ten days ago. His
mission was due to his friendship with
Mustapha Kemal and he was expected
to smooth the way to Angora's accept
ance of the Allied proposals. The Brit
ish charge he is encouraging the
Turks to hold out for better terms.
+ Real Conference in Paris
Irrespective of the influence the
French envoy ma exert, or other
complications in til situation, the real
Near East conferelce reverts to Paris,
and while diplomatic intervention may
not become necessary to straighten out
the Mudania tangle. the representa-
tives Of the three powers meeting here
will at least be enabled to frame an
answer to the Kemalists' reply to their
note Of September 23.
Poincare, it is understood, regards
the answer of the Turks as reasonable.
The only question difficult of settle
ment,in his judgment, is Angora's sug
gestion that Russia be included in the
peace confer ence. That would be equiv
alent to recognition of the Moscow
government, which the Quai d'Orsay
desires to avoid, but Poincare wants
Russia fully informed of all develop
ments and desires her approval before
the treaty is signed. President Mile
rand and Marshal Foch have told the
Premier that they are firmly against
participation of the Soviet officials at
the main conference, and pointed out
the noisy attempts of Moscow to die
tate it's will at Genoa and The Hague
Poincare is Indifferent to the Turks
proposal that the principal parleys be
held at Smyrna, considering this sec
ondary matter. He will stand soIidly,
however, behind the British view that
the Turks must not be allowed to enter
Thrace before the danger of clash
between the Moslem and Christian ele-
ments has been avoided, either by
means Of temporary Allied occupation
or maintenance of the status quo after
the withdrawal of the Greek army and
until peace is assured.
yenizelos Seeks to Restrain Greeks
There is some fear here that i'll
advised action of the Athens revolu-
tionary committee may compromise a
settlement, but Poincare to-day re-
ceived assurance from former Premier
Venizelos that he would do all possible
to prevent his ceuntrymen from plac-
Ing Greece in worse position than
she now occupies.
VeniEelos frankly declared that
Greece's best move would be with