Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-03
Farley Meets Today
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The Allies hold that Kemars de-
mands outlined by NJ Franklin Bouil-
ION are Of such nature that the
Angora assembly would thereafter be
II, position to reject the Allied note.
Renal Pasha insists on settlement
OF all military questions before re-
plying to the Allied proposals. He
and four OF the ministers at Smyrna
accepted the Allied not in principle.
but the attitude of the Angora as
sembly is not known.
The Allies feel that kemals de-
mands could have been made with
better grace if the Allied note had
been fully endorsed by his govern
bent. hemafs armistice terms make
no reference to neutral zone or
neutrality of the Straits. but the OPP
inion of the Allied council was that
the most important question to be
discussed tomorrow would be the es-
Establishment of a provisional neutral
line at Chanak, as suggested by Gen
eial Harington's latest note to the
Turkish Nationalist leader.
1t must be remembered that the
Mudania conference is military not
political out the evacuation of Thrace
is largely under the latter category
and is hardly considered a matter to
he decided upon by the Allied gener-
ais alone.
1t Wasdecided this evening that ar
mistice conference must take place
ashore at Mudania instead of on one
OF the Allied ships. This decision
was reached principally because the
Allies Were unable to agree even on
such minor question as to which
should have the honor of acting as
host of the conference. Each appar-
emily feared that the hiding of the
conference aboard one of the others
ships would give that nation dis
tinct advantage in the session and in
the report of that session which
would reach the outside world
Constantinople, Oct. ply A. P)
-Hamid Bey, representing the An
CORA government, accompanied by NJ.
Franklin Bouillon, the French envoy.
will leave tomorrow morning for
Mudania on the cruiser Metz. Cen
eral Mombelli. who will represent
Italy at the conference. will proceed
on the Vitcor Emmanuel. General
Sharpe for France on the Jean Bart,
and General Harrington on the Iron
Duke.
The Mudania conference will be-
gin at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The British naval authorities have
ordered the cessation of all marine
traffic in the neighborhood Of MI
DANA and newspaper correspondents
are to be excluded from the meetings.
Daily communiques will be issued on
the results of the conference and
transmitted by wireless to Constan-
tinople.
General Haringtons conserving to
meet Ismet Pasha instead OF Mus
ment; there is a vast difference in
their ranks. General Harrington be-
ing commander-in- chief of the allied
forces, while Ismet is only second in
command Of the Nationalist army.
1t is learned that NJ. Frankin-Bouil-
Ion has secured Kemars pledge to sus-
pend military movements during the
armistice conference, provided the AL
lies accept the following conditions:
Formal guarantees concerning the
evacuation OF Thrace.
The establishment Of Allied garri-
sons in the larger towns of Thrace.
The occupation Of Thrace by Turk
ish Nationalist genda rmerie.
Transfer Of the civil administration
of Thrace to Kelnalist functionaries.
Evacuation of Thrace within eight
! days by the Greek army.
! Occupation OF the western line of the
Martha river by Allied troops.
one of the British proposals, it is
reported. viii be the establishment Of
a new neutral zone on the Asiatic side
of the Dardanel,es.
NJ. Franklin Bouillon had an inter
view this afternoon with General Ear
ington and also meetings last evening
ana today with the Allied high COM
missioner, to all of whom he gave an
account of his negotiations with Renal
Pasha.
The presence of small detachments
of Turkish infantry in the neutral
zone near Chanak this morning is re-
ported.
Paris. Oct Pm Franklin Bouillon
is expected to return to Paris at the
! end Of the week and lay before Premier
Poincare a full report of his peace ef-
forts. Official quarters in Paris say
he has reported that the chances for
a peaceful settlement are bright and
! has expressed the opinion that the Al
, lies will not find the Turks difficult to
! deal with at Mudania
London, Oct. 2.-M. Venizelcs CON
ferred with Lord Curzon this evening
and interviewed number Of promi-
nent officials during the course of the
day. He still declines. however to
make any public statement. on the
ground that he desires to be more COM
pletely informed on the situation. He
hopes to confer with Premier Pom
care at Paris tomorrow.
London Oct. 2.--(By A. P.)-The
Russian note Of protest against a
blockade Of the DardanelIes has caus-
ed some surprise in official quarters.
as the British government has heard
of no blockade and strongly doubts
whether there is any justification for
the protest. It is considered possible,
however. that the Allied commanders
FOR military considerations may have
adopted measures of a blockade char
acter in the Dardanelles.
Boston. Oct. "Details of the mar
row escape from death of DR. Alex
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