The New York herald., 1922-06-26
New Farley on the Near East.

| After a conference with Prime Min
| lister LLOYD GEORGE in London Pre-
mier PoINCARE returned to Paris ap-
parently well pleased with the re-
suits of his visit. The purpose of the
meeting was a discussion of the
points at variance between Great
Britain and France. Nothing was ac-
complished in the actual solution OF
the various problems, but the London
Bureau of THE Sun says that the
comment in that city is that the
meeting had the effect of bringing
PoINcARE in closer touch with tho
British feeling and revealing to him
| the sentimental attachment which
Britain has for France in spite Of
political divergences."
Something of the same spirit of
optimism is reported in Paris, al
though it is recognized that the stu
alton in the Near East is most unsat-
isfactory. The Echo de Paris calls
attention to this fact and warns
France that the price she is expected
to pay for friendly accord with Great
Britain is a complete withdrawal
from Constantinople and the Near
East. 1t is undoubtedly true that
| this old question is as vital an issue
to-day as ever, the only difference
being that it comes up in new
form.
The conflict now is between the
policy the French have for years fol-
lowed in dealing with Moslem coun-
tries and the present British policy
of making Greece a satellite Power
and favoring her. At the London
meeting the contention revolyed
around the question, Should not the
Turks be forced into accepting the
Sevres treaty as revised last year,
The British Government insisted on
a military demonstration for the pur
pose of intimidating the Nationalists.
PoINCARE could not under the present
conditions promise such action, and
if he had there is no reason for be-
lieving that the French Chamber of
Deputies would sustain him.
The whole matter was thus de-
ferred to another conference to begin
in London late in July. The findings
of the commission to investigate the
reported Greek and Turkish atroci-
ties in Asia Minor, according to the
plans announced, are also to be dis
cussed at this conference. The United
States, as a member of the commits
sion, will thus be represented at this
meeting.
But there is considerable uncer-
tainty regarding the activities of this
commission. Soon after this Govern
ment signifed it's intention of taking
part in the investigation doubt was
expressed whether the commission
would be able to carry out success
fully its plans.
Now the report comes from the
Nationalist headquarters in Anatolia
that MUsTAPHA KEMAL Pasha will
not permit the commission of in
quiry to go into Asia Minor. He
declared that conclusions drawn by
an enemy country would be biased
and that no Government in the world
could be expected to agree to such
an unfair proposal even If it came
from friendly nation. What Power
or Powers will force KEMAL to per-
NIT the investigation? And with
such antagonism to the commission
would its findings be accepted with
any degree of fnality?
The whole Near East situation is
not only, as the diplomatists report,
''most seriously complicated" but
also chockful of European intense in
ternatioral politics. What part in
1t is the United States to have as a
member of the Asia Minor investi-
eating commission?