The New York herald., 1922-09-20
TURKS WON'T INVADE
EUROPE, SAYS ENVOY
Ferid Bey Thinks British Will
Follow Allies to Western
Side of Straits.
ZONE Is NOT RESTRICTED
Kemal Asks All Asia Minor,
Eastern Thrace and
Adrianople.
ZONE Is NOT RESTRICTED

PARIS. Sept. 10 ASSOCIATED Press).-
A bloodless settlement of the crisis in
the Near East by which the British
troops will shortly withdraw from the
Asiatic side of the Dardanelles was
predicted by Ahmed Ferid Bey, envoy
of Kemal Pasha in Paris, In the course
of statement to the Associated Press
tonight.
Common sense will win out in Eng
land despite the apparent belligerency
of the British Government" said Ferid,
"and the British soldiers will soon fol-
low their French and italian brothers
in arms to the European side OF the
Straits"
Our troops are proceeding to occupy
all OF Asia Minor up TO the Asiatic side
OF the Dardanelles. We will occupy
Chanak. where the British troops are
stationed. and If they fire upon US
which we doubt very much-the re-
sponsibility for the inevitable bloodshed
will be on British shoulders.
However. we honestly do not expect
opposition from the British. SIf they
desire to remain in Chanak and behave
themselves we will occupy the district
jointly. but I think they will soon follow
the footsteps of the French and the
Italians to the other side of the Straits.
Turks Don't Recognize Zone.
Turkey does not recognize any such
thing as a zone OF the Straits 1t does
not exist: neither does the Treaty of
Sevres. which has not been accepted by
any Of the Powers. However. we will
respect a small neutral zone extending
from Constantinople to Ismid, in Asiatic
Turkey. Our troops will not advance
beyond this line. which is proof that we
have no designs on Constantlnople.
1--WE are determined. however, to drive
all the Greeks out of Asia Minor, and
we believe that 1t would be most unfor-
tunate IL any or the Powers interfered
with us In this respect.
Turkey earnestly desires a peaceful
settlement of the crisis. We want to
get around the conference table with
the allied Powers and make peace Our
troops will NOT make a single move on
European Turkey pending the signing
OF the peace treaty. but our just de-
mands must be granted in that treaty.
We demand all of Asia Minor. Constan-
tinople for our Sultan, all of eastern
Thrace and Adrlanople. Western Thrace
We will discuss at the conference.
wouId Like America TO Join.
I'VE are quite willing to have an in
ternational control or the Straits. and II
the United States wishes to be In
cluded In this control we would gladly
accept her participation. Turkey, OF
course. must have an equal voice"
Tho Turkish headquarters In Paris
had the air of frank optimism to-day.
The Turks there appeared to feel sure
that the present crisis would end by the
withdrawal OF the British troops from
Asia Minor.
Ahmed Ferid Boy asserted that Tur-
key wanted the people of the United
States 10 know that she kcenly strives
for peace. He said that only a serious
provocatIon from the British army or
navy would induce Turkey to clash with
England. Before concluding the inter-
view the Turkish envoy, referring to
the burning OF Smyrna. said
You may tell the American people
that IL is absolutely unjust to believe
that the Turks set FIRE to Smyrna. We
had everything to gain and nothing 20
lose by keeping the city intact. Tho
burning OF the city was a great loss to
Turkey and the blame for II cannot rest
with her"