The Washington herald., 1922-09-21
REPORTS To WEEKS
Former Chief of Staff of
Army Would Act as
Observer.
RUSSIA EXCLUDED;
6 NATIONS INVITED
Poincare Gives Assurance
Kemal Will Postpone
Attack on Allies.

LONDON. Sept 2o.-The United
States probably will have a spe-
cial. though unoficial. military OBJ
server at Constantinople shortly in
the person Of Gen. Peyton c.
March. former Chief OF Staff OF
the United States army. Gen.
March is now in London and is
expected TO 20 to Constantinopls
soon.
His mission would he 20 ac; as
unofficial military-and to some
extent politicsl-observer for the
American government turing the
Near East crisis.
Has Been Touring Europe.
Since his retirement from the
army few months ago Cen,
March has been touring Europe.
4 submitting extensive reports "a
both President Harding and seer
tary Of War Weeks regarding In.
postwar military and political sit
ustlons In the various counrrfae
he had expected 20 proceed ,c,=ure-
ly TO Constantinople within rha
next month. but since the throat
of war developed in the Near Fsvt
he has been in cable rommuui-a-
ton with the War Department 4
Washington. and as result he
may be ordered directly to Con-
| stantinople at once.
The United States ALREADY ia -.D-
resented in the Near East bv AJ-
miral Mark Bristol at Smyrna and
in Consul General Horton and Vice
! Consul Barnes at Constartinople
| Dispatches give the highest prsiF
TO the efforts OF these American
| omcials in relieving distress among
the refugees.
Britain and France Agree.
PARIS. Sept 2O.-Grest Prt,f,
and France have agreed to convene
a Near East peace conference =.
quickly as possible TO decise whether
Turkey shall be given a new foot
hold in Europe.
Japan viii be invited 70 psrtfcs-
pate. also Italy. Greece. Rumau.s.
Jugo-SlaYia and representatives y
the Turkish Nati0nalists az AnCo-s.
Soviet Russia will be excluded de-
spite the decision Of Ksmal Pasra
thst he will agree TO no settlement
formulated without Russia.
Ihis conference probably will be
held at Venice. Neither the ,fms
nor the place has been dehniteIy
fixed
hemalists Postpone Attack.
The decision to hold such a pear.
meeting at once was reached durir,
the first day OF the conysrssrf,.,Ts
between Premier Poincare and Lord
Curzon, the British foreign minis
ter.
Poinosre. 81 IS learned. presented
assurance rom the Kemalists that
'hey would make no effort a, pres
eht 10 seize the straits. hut would
await the outcome Of the peace con-
ference. The French premier a,-
pressed the hope thar Grea- Prf-sf,
would hold her war nlaps ,p s1,,,..
ance until the allies could dr5 .
common ground on which 10 r,e.t
the Turks with a peace pronoss' IL
is understood that Poincare also al
tempted TO convince Lord rurzrp
That the continental bloc. inclUd.,rv
France. Italy. Eumania and Juyo-
Slavia. is solidly against the Rrif-
ish military policy in the Near East.
Hears Soviet Masses Troops.
France was spurred in her der1-.
Tor early peace in the Near Easr l,v
information that Soviet troopS ars.
now massed at certain frontier.
ready to move against Rumania aud
Poland.
Further. the government :, ,r-
formed that secret treaty n,
been negotiated between the Sovi-t,
and Bulgaria.
The omission OF Russia from "a
list OF nations invited 10 corr,-
aroused considerable diplomatic
FenaW
was feared this might cause a bf-,-1,-
! The Hemalistz. Il was tbcurh-
might be disposed TO insist 'hst
Russia be consulted about the srs-
position of The straits Accord =
TO information reaching the govern
ments. the Turks are NOT disnps.B
TO confer until given some sort =
assurances In advance as'to what
they may expect to derive in con-
| cessions
Poincare and Curzon will confer
again Friday. Meantime the Rri-.
ish minister will consult his govern
ment and both Britain and France
VIII have an opportunity to sound
out the AnEora government.
Patches Up Entente.
Poincare IS not expected 10 ra--
ucipate personally in the peace con-
Terence.
The decision TO summon the inter
national conference is REGARDED as
| auEuring a greater degree OF CO.
0"eTation between France and
Britain.
French opinion as reflected in Of
| fcial circles and in the press i that
the most important problem before
| Premier Poincsre and Lord Curzon
is to repair the da mage done 70 the
| Franco British entente. and brifca
the chasm between the two nations
caused by Lloyd Georges recent ar.
tions.
ThIs is regarded as even moro ir'-
portant here than the settlement us
the Near Eastern problem hccaus- 4
II concerns the entire trend and '.-
ture Of European dirlomac,. 'r-- :
| French public now is more D.
! hav q