The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-03
EUROPE KEENLY
AWAITS RESULT
OF PEACE MEET
Turks VIII Lay Proposals Be-
fore the Allies Today.
Diseussable But Not Acceptable
Is Early Forecast.
EXTEND Time AT SMYRNA
Turkish Cavalry Is Retiring
From Chanak Area.
Situation in Greek Circles Still
Cause for Worry.
Turks VIII Lay Proposals Be-
fore the Allies Today.
Diseussable But Not Acceptable
Is Early Forecast.
EXTEND Time At SMYRNA
Turkish Cavalry Is Retiring
From Chanak Area.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 3.-The Turkish ma
tionalists will extend the time for the
evacuation of refugees from Smyrna.
Reuters agency learned today.
(By the Associated Press.)
Constantinople, Oct. 3-The Turk
ish cavalry has retired from its ad-
vanced position in the Chanak area.
decreasing the danger of conflict
there.
This withdrawal which is described
in messages from the Dardanelles as
slight was supposed here to be in
consequence of word received by the
Turks that the Mudania conference
was in session. The Turks, however,
were said still to be we'll within the
neutral zone.
Terms to Allies Today.
(By the Associated Press)
London, Oct. 3.-The Turkish ma
tionalists today will lay before the
dania the terms on which they are
willing to agree to a suspension of
military movements.
Contantinople dispatches say the
kemalist proposals, an outline OF
which has reached the allied head
cussable, but not acceptable by a
council yesterday of the allied high
commissioners ambassadors, generals
and admirals.
Franklin Bouillon, the French en-
voy whose personal conversation with
conference possible, however ex-
pressed the belief that an agreement
will be reached.
Turks Want Thrace.
The Turkish proposals are said tc
include formal guarantees concerning
the evacuation of Thrace by the
Greek army, occupation of the terri.
tory by allied troops and transfer oi
the civil administration to Kemaiis
functionaries.
If the amount of space gwen by tht
press can be regarded as an index OF
popular concern, this country is OF
the tip toe of expectancy and curiosity
concerning the result of the meetings
Every London newspaper devotes its
principal columns to the subject and
furnishes its readers with it's own yer.
sion of what is likely to happen, the
main feature of the numerous fore
| casts and speculation being their in
finite variety.
The optimistic view of the situation
lltaken in Paris is not entirely shared
here, but hope seems to predominant
Greeks May Delay Peace.
In anti-Greek quarters the activities
of former Premier Venizelos in Pari,
and London continue to be viewed
with the greatest suspicion. The Daily
Press says M. Venizelos has advised
the revolutionary government il
Athens to agree in principle to tbs
evacuation of eastern Thrace, but Il
tell the allies that Greece will no
evacuate the territory until the powers
| have decided she shall do so as par
| of the final peace terms.
The newspaper says the effect o.
| this plan, if adopted, would be tina
| the Greek army would remain ir
| Thrace for many weeks longer. anG
that the conditions arising from thii
| inevitably would bring war betweeI
the British and Turks. 1t calls upoI
the British government and public
to put a stop to this dangerous in
/ trigue."
Strange Conference Town.
(By The Associated Press.l
| Mudania, Oct. 3.-Never was ther
a stranger setting for a conference o
world powers than this little villag
on the southern shores or the sea o
Marmora- Even the presence of tn
| great warships of England. Franc
and Italy seemed incongruous in tn,
! tiny cove belted with rocks and mu,
which is Mudania's harpor, for the1
| only neighborS were a rev Scattere;
| fishing boats and nondescript barges
A few hundred yards from tn
point selected for the anchorage o
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