The Washington herald., 1922-09-24
LEAGUE DOOR OPEN
British Envoy Yields to
Avoid Bloodshed in
Near East.
NEW PLAN SCRAPS
SEvRES TREATY
Moslems Said to Favor
Entrusting Dardanelles
To League of Nations.

PARIS. Sept. 2S.-Britain. France
and Italy tonight sent a note to
Mustapha KemaI opening the way
for Turkey TO re-enter Europe, re-
ceive back constantinople and
Adrianople. and Join the league Of
nations.
This was done to avoid unforeses-
able consequences of war In the
Near East.
The Turks are offered the terri
tory Of Thrace. in Europe. as far
east as the Martha River. They
are invited to send a pIsnipotentsary
to Venice to negotiate and con-
clude a final peace treaty between
Turkey. Grece and the allies"
In return for concessions offered.
the Turks must cease their war on
Greece and agree to naturalization
Of the Straits.
Scraps sevres Treaty.
This is regarded as an overwheIm-
ing victory for Turkey and for the
French, policy in the Near East. Tho
allies proposal scraps the treaty 1f
Sevres. and takes from Greece thou
sands OF square miles awarded uu-
der that treaty. handing vast terri
tories back TO Turkey.
Premier Poincare OF France. de-
clared he believes Mustspha KeraaI.
the Turkish Nationalist leader. Will
accept the offer.
Foreign Minister Curzon. Of Great
Britain, made large concessions. es-
pecially with regard TO Thrsce.
which Britain previously insisted
would not be given to Turkey. He
hrst submitted a British text which
lnered Considerably from the
French. but capitglated 10 avoid
bloodshed in the Near East
Britain 60 Hold straits.
Following Poincsre's fat refusal
to permit France TO participate in
( military operations against the
Turks. despite Curzon's arguments.
the allied conferees avoided that
thorny subject and concentrated on
agreeing upon concessions to b.
made
curzon insisted that Great Britain
would continue TO maintain and re-
irforce troops along the Straits un-
I'll peace / finally achieved
The allts' decision was hastened
by grave news from Constantinopfr
Poincare's agents reported that uR-
less the frontiers were settled to the
satisfaction of the Turks. they
would burn Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal telegrspbsd
Franklin Bouillon. the French com
missioner. appointed to negotiate
with him.
We will await you. but bury
VIII Meet kemaI To-day.
Bouillon will hasten 20 mee,
kemal tomorrow. bearing the allied
note and verbal assurances IN ad-
dttion. He will try TO gain kemai's
acceptance and avoid any attack
on British forces. The text was
telegraphed to Kemal tonight. and
also was wired to the Sultan's gov
ernment at Constsntinople. Franc.
urged that representatives OF the
sultan and Kemal agree among
themselves as TO what answer shall
be given the allies.
MosIems Favor League CoufroI.
GENEVA Sept. 25.-EntrustinE
Of the Straits OF the Dardsnelles 10
the league OF nations as suggested
in the allied note to Turkey is
favored by the Angora government.
the Moslem representative here
stated tonight.
The representative announced AZ
was agreeable 20 his government 90
have the league guarantee the free
dom OF the Straits and to also pro-
tect minorities
Delegates to the league renewed
their fight TO throw the whole oues-
tion of a settlement of the Near
East question before the league in
stead of attempting to obtain peace
through a separate conference.
Any attempt for a settlement
through a separate conference Is
doomed TO failure. il was predicted
by delegates
The league. IL was pointed out.
has well established machinery for
the settlement OF the problem