New-York tribune., 1922-10-02

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PARIS, Oct Premier Poincare re.
ceived tonight the first answer to tho
Allied note addressed to Mustapha
Kemal from the Angora Foreign Min.
| lister, Yussef Kemal. The answer asks a
meeting of the Allied generals on Octo-
Der at Mudania to adjust all military
difficulties and also calls for the imme-
date withdrawal of Greek troops from
Ihrace, proposing instead the eocura-
tion of that territory by Allied troops
until the end of the peace conference,
The note was Immediately communi.
Gated to London and Rome.
Up to England, Says Poincare
Commenting on the answer, Premier
Poincare said: "This means peace if
England is willing to use certain
amount of good will" The Premier is
satisfied with what he called the peace-
full tone of the note and hopeful that
the Near East problem is in a fair way
Of settlement. The question OF war or
peace, in his view, is now up to Eng
land.
Officials here say that If Great Brit
to get out Of the Chanak difficulties
gracefully. 1t is understood that Ismid
Pasha, the Kemalist military COM
mander, will represent Mustapha Kemal
if the Allies accept his proposal.
Lord Hardinge, the British Ambassa-
dor in Paris, called on Premier Poin-
care this afternoon and told him that
the Turks had assumed a peaceful atti-
tude around Chanak. The Foreign Of
fee believes that this is due to strict
orders from Kemal not to start trouble.
kemars Reply Published
PARIS, Oct. l (By The Associated
Press) ).-The text Of Mustapha Kemal's
reply to the Allied joint note of Sep
tember 23 was made public tonight by
the Foreign Office. The renly is dated
September 90 and promises immedi.
ately to stop the military operations
which have been developing toward
Constantinople and Chanak an pursuit
of the Greek armies" 1t accepts the
proposal for an armistice conference
at Mudania next Tuesday with rerre-
sentatives of the Entente and nofni-
mates General Ismid Pasha to act for
the Turks.
Dealing with Thrace, the reply Is
worded by marked frmness. It credits
the Entente with sentiments of Justice
toward Turkey, but demands that
Thrace shall not be left one day longer
under the Greek army, saying that It
is Indispensable that Thrace shall be
evacuated Immediately and restored to
! the Angora government up to the west
| (bank?) of the Martha River, includ-
ing Adrianople.
The note, which is signed by Yussu
Kemal, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
begins by saying that formal reply
! to the Entente's note will be sent In
g few days by his government.
Relies on French Assurances
Confident in the assurances which
M. Franklin Bouillon has given the
commander in chief of the Turkish
armies, in accord with the representa-
tives of the Entente powers meeting In
Paris, and persuaded that negotiations
will at once be proceeded with to es-
| tablish just peace" the note con-
/ tinues, "an order has been given to
stop Immediately our military move
ments which have been INCREASINGLY
developing in the direction Of Constan-
tinople and Chanak in pursuit Of the
] Greek armies.
'tThe assurances given by NJ. Frank
/ lin Bouillon have established the sem
timents Of justice with which the props
| ositions Of the Entente are truly tn-
spired, with view to Sssurina the