Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24
ALLIES CONCEDE
TURKISH CLAIMS
AND NEAR EAST
WAR TALK ENDS
Nationalist Party Assured
Possession Of Eastern
Thrace and Restoration
of AdrianopIe,
EUROPEANS ARE TO GET
OUT OF CONSTANTIN0PlE
In Return, KemaI PaSha IS
Asked to Guarantee Nett
traIity Of Dardane|les,
Marnnora and BoSphorus,

trdIttY 0 Udtudll6llGoi
Marnofa and BoSphorus
Paris, Sept. 23 (by the Asso
ciated Press The return OF
Turkey to Europe was assured
tonight when Great Britain,
France and Italy at the flnal
session of the allied conference
unanimously agreed to concede
all the nationalist peace terms
The Turkish claims to Eastern
Thrace to the Martha river and
including the ancient Turkish
capital OF Adrianople, were ap-
proved as peace terms that can
be supported by France. Great
Britain and Italy in a joint IN
yitation sent to Mustapha kemal
Pasha, the nationalist leader, to q
peace conference to be held az
Venice at the earliest possible
date.
The Kemalists must agree IN
return not to enter the present
neutral zone along the straits,
nor make any crossing elsewhere
and must accept complete Tree
dom of the Dardanelles, the Sea
Of Maramora and the Bosphorus,
preferably under the League OF
Nations.
The invitation, which was ca
bled tonight by NJ, Poincare TO
Kemal Pasha personally, urges
an immediate meeting of the al
lies and Turkish and Greek gem
erals at Nudania, to formulate
terms Of an arnoistice pending the
conference. It is regarded as
virtually certain that Kemal Will
accept the conditions, and a reply
is expected from Smyrna in
day or two.
Admitted TO League.
In addition to other conces-
sions, Turkey is promised the
support of the three allies for
admission to the league Of ma
tions and also withdrawal of the
allied troops from COnstantinople
as soon as peace becomes eflec-
tive.
The allied decision came as 2
big surprise, for AS late as noon
British officials declared thai
Great Britain would not approve
any of the Turkish claims in ad-
vance OF the peace conference,
The change in this policy came
in the afternoon exchange oil
many messages between L0fd
Curzon and Premier Lloyd George
and several long telephone con
yersations which delayed the final
session from 2 o'clock to ..
Although the British tonight
insist that their chief demand
mainly freedom of the straits, Is
embodied in tho conditions, it ~
generally conceded that TINS
unanimous decision marks a re-
versal of policy on the part OF
Great Britain and is considered
here a victory for French diplo-
macy. NJ. Poincare expressed the
belief that the Near East crisis
is over and that all danger OF
clash is past
1t is assumed that the British
troops will remain at Chanak
pending the peace conference. A
broad neutral zone will divide
Eastern Thrace from Greece and
Bulgaria in the treaty terms,
which will be decided at the con
ference. Both Jugo-SlaVia and
Rumania insisted upon this pro-
vision before they consented to
the return of Turkey to Europe,
although it is not mentioned in
tho note. 1t is thought probable
that the Turkish military forces
in Thracc and Adrianople will be
rigidly limited and that the strict
est guarantees will be exacted for
the Greek minorities in these
places.
Turks Threaten Chanak.
The probability OF a Turkish
attack on the British position al
Chanak was given as the reason
why the joint note was cabled
Immediately after the conference
tonight. NJ. Poincare informed
Lord Curzon that with the allied
decision granting the Turkish
claims in the hands of Kemal
pasha, the nationalists leader
could influence his warlike asso-
ciates to await calmly the out
come of the peace conference.
The last minute abandonment
by Great Britain of her position
was due, it is believed, to a de-
sire to avoid war, which many
British officials, both at home
and in the Near East, regarded
as likely,
Labor Opposed War.
Pressure from British labor,
which was united against hostili-
ties in the Near East, is also
thought to have played no small
part in the decision OF the Brit
ish government.
Having effectively obtained in
the decision freedom of the
straights, Great Britain is said to
have reasoned that to insure
peace in the Near East 1t would
be better not to withhold any
longer Turkish aspirations to
foothold in Europe, provided
ample guarantees were exacted
which would prevent Turkish
Bulgarian alliance directed against
the Balkan countries.
ACCEPT CHALLENGE.