The Washington herald., 1922-10-11
AVERTS WAR CLASH
Kemalists Yield to United
Demands of Britain,
France and Italy.
GIVES MINORITIES
DUE PROTECTION
Question of Evacuation of
Thrace Difficult Point
In Dispute.


PARIS. Oct. lO.-The MudanIa ar
rnistice agreement has been signed.
the foreign office officially an
nounced.
The foreign once said q had
been advised fnom Constantinople
that the Turks had signed the terms
presented by the allied generals to-
day.
This announcement was made
shortly after midnight
The signing Of the armistice
agreements end. at least for the
present. the war that has been rag
ing between the Greeks and the
Turks, and which threatened TO in
Yolve most Of the European powers
Plan 60 Revise Treaty.
Arrangements are now expected
to be made for a general peace con-
ference which will revise the treaty
Of Sevres. which was drawn Up AZ
the end OF the world war but never
ratified II was TO undo the work
Of this treaty that the Turks. who
had been driven out OF Europe. or
ganized an aggressive nationalist
tspha Kemal at its head. and set
world war.
whetted by the aggression Of the
Greeks who dreamed OF building
up a great empire in Asia Minor
on the basis OF the territory they
received after the world war. Bu-
the Turks opened Up with a ter
rible onslaught which drove the
Greeks into the sea at Smyrna.
Then the Turks. flushed with v!S-
tory. turned toward Constsntinopie
with the intention Of regaininF the
ancient seat Of the Ottoman en-
! pire and eastern Thrsce. which u -
claimed. is predominantly Turkish,
Held Up BY Britain.
But here the allies intervened
and Great Britain. especially.
threatened to hght IL the Turks at
tempted TO gain their ends by
force.
The allies suggested an armis-
tice to be followed by q general
peace conference. Now, after sew
eral days Of negotiations. which
several times were on the point
of being wrecked. the terms OF the
.
way is paved for a peace confer
enCe.
The srmistice gives the Greeks
two weeks IN which to evscuats
eastern Thrace-ss far as the
Martha River. Then the allies
Will occupy the territory for a
month while the Turks arc setting
up their administration. The Turks
are to recognize the neutral zones
around the DRrdanelles and limit
| the size Of their gendarmerie in
! Thrace
Three Conditions Imposed.
MUDANIA. Oct lO.-CVia Con-
stantinopleD-G Chsrpy and
MombellL informed ISmet Pasha
there were three conditions under
which the armistice could be con-
cluded.
First-The line Of demarcation
between the British and Turkish
troops he fixed The British demand
this line be below the neutral zone
and the French ano Italians are
ready for a new boundary.
Second-Suficient guarantees for
Z the safety OF minorities be given.
Third-The allies are to force the
evacuation Of the Greeks in Eastern
.
( fifteen days after signing OF tho
peace treaty. the allied troops re-
! manning thirty days after the Greeks
departure.
Ismet Oners Objection.
Ismet Immediately entered objec-
tions to all points. declaring
F!rst-The Turks had recognized
/ the neutral zones
military question and was outside ~
the scope Of the conference. He die
not press this objection.
Third-The delay was much too
long and il the allies remained Ia
: occupation until sfter peace was
concluded. their presence would con-
stitute control over Turkish terri
tory. which Angora could net rec
ognize.
Gen. Chsrpy answering the objec-
tions. explained that while the Brit
ish wanted the neutral zones re-
SNected. the French and Italians
were both willing for the zones to
, pe much smaller.
Must Protect MInoritIe~-
He told Ismet that proper pro-
lection for minorities was essential
/ in the opinion OF the Western world
and detailed the events in Paris.
wherein he said the British were un-
willing to turn over Ihrace to the
/ Turks before the peace treaty was
ratified. but thanks to the interven-
tion Of the French and Italian sov-
ernments. a change in their attitude
on his point resulted. He explained
that even were peace concluded be-
/ fore the expiration Of the delay AZ
would certainly he longer before the
governments had ratified the peace
/ treaty.
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