The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-10-07

decided to refuse the Turks per-
mission TO occupy Thrace before
terms of peace are signed, accord
ing 10 an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Constantinople.
The conference at Mudania has
been resumed, the dispatch stated.
and IL is assumed that the allies in
formed the Turks Of their stand re-
gardinE Thrace at once, since tnis
was the point on which the con-
ference found i-sslf desdlocked a.
the end Of the second day.
Hone 30 Save Conference.
CoNSTANTINoPLE Oct 6.-The
allied generals have started back
to Mudania and expect to resume
their armistice negotiations VITA
the Turks at once-possibly tonight,
II they arrive in time.
Their one hope is to save the con-
ference and prevent the outbreak
Of hostilities.
But as they left one Of the high
est allied officials, who had par'ic-
ipated in the earlier conference at
Mudania, described the situation as
serious-almost desperate.
The situation is extremely grav-.
almost desperate. ] might say" d.
clared this official. who would MT
permit his name TO be used Trust
ing in my word. Mustapha Kemal
has refrained from operations for
fortnight. My colleagues and ! are
rushing back to try to save the con-
ference"
KemsI to Meet Harrington
Kemal was to leave Angora dur
ing the day for RrUsa, where he eN
poets TO confer with Gen. Sir Charl-s
Harrington. the British military rep
resentative. tomorrow. Brusa Is
near Mudania.
A battalion OF GrenadIer Guards
arrived on the British Empress OF
India and entered the city late to-
day.
Christ ans see IN the troops a bull
wark against an Ottoman threat 20
take Constantinople by force and
march through 20 Thrace.
The Turks continue TO withdraw
from the Chanak area, but are
massing in what is feared to be q
threat against Constantinople.
They are at Ismid, on the edge OF
the neutral zone.
Curson and PoIncsre Confer.
PARIS. Oct 6.-Great Br tain.
France and Italy are engaged in an
effort to save the Turco-allieG
armistice negotiations at Mudania
from failure.
Lord Curzon, the British foreign
min ster. made a hurried trip here
from London today and went into
conference with Premier Poincare
and the Italian charge d'anaires.
Premier Poincare will go before
a special cabinet councl early to-
morrow.
France and Italy Back KemaI.
The deadlock which brought on
the hurried conference between
representatives Of the three big
European powers developed at Mu-
dania as a result OF the fact that
permit the Turks TO occupy Thrace
during the peace neCotiat' ons.
while Great Britain was unalter-
ably opposed TO this.
French officials believe that Eng
lands attitude is based largely on
the fact that IL the Turks install
L 4
negotiations are completed this oc-
cupation could be used by Kemal
as a strong card in a play for
greater conce ssions.
Ask, Month 20 Evacuate.
1t is learned semi-oficially that
Premier Poincare has succeeded n.
convincing former Premier reni-
zelos, of Greece. Of the necessity of
accepting the new frontier proposed
by the allies. namely, the Martha
River line in Thrace. venizelas
gave Poincsre to understand that
Greece merely demands that she be
allowed the frontier which existed
in 1914 instead OF the less favo-a-
I BILE Martha line. Greece asks =
month in which TO evacuate her 29A.-
600 nationals now in Thrace. after
which the territory would be handed
over to the Turks outright.
The Turks, IL IL pointed out are
likely TO refuse This last condition
because acquiescence in a months
delay would mean that England
gains that for which she contended
Venizelos promised Poincare that
he would exert pressure on the Atm
ems government 10 withdraw toe
troops which have been sent TO
Adrianople.
Premier Poincare. IL is insisted
is willing TO make the utmost c5n-
cessions possible TO Lord Curzon tn
order to prevent failure Of the
Mudania conference.