The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-09-27
BRITAIN BACKS DOWN;
TURKS GET F0OIHOlD
France, England and Italy Dis
patch Note to KemaI Agreeing
To Turkish Ambition.

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Turkey to Europe was assured to-
night wnen Great Britain, France
ard Italy at the final session of the
allied conference unanimously
agreed to concede all the national
peace terms. The Turkish claims to
: Eastern Tlnace to the Martha river
and including the ancient Turkish
capitol of Adrianople, were ap-
> proved as peace terms that can be
supported by France, Great Britain
AMI Italy in o joint invitation sei.:
to Mustapha, Kemal Pasha, the ma
tionaist leader, to a peace confer
ence to be held at Venice at the
earliest possible date.
The Kemalist must agree in re-
turn not to enter the present neu-
trai zone along the straits, nor
make any crossing elsewhere. and
must accept complete freedom of the
Dardanelles, the sea of Marmora and
the Bosphorous, probably under the
League or Nations.
Urges Immediate Armistice
The invitation which was cabled
tonight by NJ Poincare to Kemal
Pasha personally urges an immedi-
ate meeting of the allies and Turk
ish and Greek generals at Mudania
to formulate terms of an armistice
pending the conference. 1t is re-
garced as virtually certain that
Kemal will accept the conditions.
In addition to other concessions.
Turkey is promised the support of
the three allies for admission to the
League of Nations and also with
drawal of the allied troops from
Constantinople as soon as peace be-
comes effective.
England Shifts Stand
The allied decision came as big
surprise, for as late as noon, Brit
.ish officials declared that Great
Britain would not approve any of
the Turkish claims in advance of
tbs peace conference. The change
in this policy came in the afternoon
after an exchange of many messages
between Lord Curzon and Premier
Lloyd George and several lorg tele-
phone conversations.
While agreeing virtually to all
the Turkish claims. Lord Curzon in
sisted on preservation of the neutral
zones on the Asiatic side of the
straits. The pledge is exacted
from Kemal to observe these zones
ard not TO cross the straits or the
SEA of Mormora until peace is sign
ed. The previous contention of
Great Britain that allied troops
should continue to occupy Gallipoli
is not mentioned in the note, but it
is probable that a small allied froce
will remain temporarily on the PEN
insula.
Turks To Enter League
The Greek forces are to retire
from Eastern Thrace and Adriano-
pie 20 line to be fixed by the allied
generals in agreement with the
Greek and Turkish military authori-
ties. The meeting to arrange an
mistice is expected to be held at
Mudania within few days. Ad-
mission of Turkey to the League of
Nations, which the allies pledge
themselves TO support, is not ex-
peoted until the assembly meeting
of next year.
Complete agreement by M. Pom
care. Lord Curzon and Count Sforsa
was reached after lengthy session.
II is considered the more surprising
because of the virtual decision last /
night that separate notes would
have to be sent to the Angora gov
ern{nent for the reason that, Great
Britain was not willing to bind her
self in advance to any definite terms
sufficient to attract Kemal Pasha to
a peace conference.
The pharaseology of that part OF
the note regarding Thrace is com
mented on, as II sets forth that the
three governments view with favor
the desire of Turkey to recover
Thrace." but support to this end is
conditioned on the Angora govern
meats promise not to send troops
into the neutral zones pending the
peace conference.
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