Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24
ALLIES TO RETURN
SECTION OF THRACE
AND TURK CAPITAL
Constantinople and Adri-
anople to BE Handed
Back.
ACTION CONDITIONED
ON STRAITS FREEDOM
Revival Of Sultan's Empire
in Europe Seen in
Proposal.
BACKED For LEAGUE MINISTER
foincnrc. Curzon and Sforzn teach
Decision To Insure Ncnr En-t
ACTION CONDITIONED
ON STRAITS FREEDOM
BACKED For LEAGUE MINISTER
Poincarc. Curzon nnd Storm Vrurb
Decision Ia Insure Ncnr En.t
Pence.

PARIS. sept. .3.-The return of
Turkey 10 Europ" was assured to-
night. when Great Britain. France
and italy at the final session Of the
allied conference unanimously agreed
To concodc all the Nationalist peace
terms The Turkish claims TO East
crn Thrace 10 the MARTHA River and
Including the ancient Turkish cant
tai of Adrinnoplc. were approved as
peace terms that can be supported by
france. Great Britain and Italy in a
JOINT invitation sent to NTustapha Kc-
NAL Pasha. the Nationalist leader. 10
a peace conference to bc held AT
Venice at the earliest possible date.
Tn" kcmaiists must agree. in re-
turn not TO enter the present neu-
trail zone along the straits. nor make
any crossing elsewhere, and must
accept complete freedom OF the bar
danellcs. the Sea OF Marmora and
the Bosporus. preferably under the
league of nations.
Immediate Meeting Urged.
The invitation. which was cabl.d
tonight by NJ Poincarc TO KemaI
Pasha personally. urged an immedl.
ats meeting OF the allies and Turkish
and Greek generals at Mudania Ia
formulate terms OF an armis,ice
pending the conferences II is re-
Sardcd as virtually certain that Kc-
NAL Will accept the conditions. and
a reply is expected from Smyrna in :,
day or two
In addition to other concessions
Turkey is promised the support of
the three allies for admission to the
league OF nations AMI also with.
drawai OF the allied troops from Con
staniinople as soon as peace becomes
effective.
Tho allies decision came as a big
surprise. FOR as late as noon British
officials declared tina; Great Britain
wotcd not approve any OF the Turk
iSh claims in advance OF tn. peace
conference. The change in THIS
policy came in tho afternoon. after
an exchange OF many messages be-
tween Lord Curzon and Premier
LLOYD George and several long tele-
phone conversations. which delayed
the final session from o'clock to ;.
british Policy Reversed.
Although the British tonight insist
that their chief demand. mainly free
dom of the straits. Is embodied in the
conditions. il is generally conceded
that this unanimous decision marks
II reversal OF policy on the part OF
Great Britain. and is considered a
victory for French diplomacy. NJ
foincarc expressed the belief that the
Near East crisis Is over and that all
danger of clash is past.
Ii is assumed that the British
troops Will remain at Chanak pend
ing the peace conference 4 broa d
neutral zone will divide Eastern
Thrace from Greece and Bulgaria In
the treaty terms. which will he de-
ridcd at tho conference. Both Jugo-
Siavaki ia and Rumania insisted upou
this provision before they consent ed
10 TIA" return OF Turkey to Europe
although il is not mentioned in the
note. IL is thought probable that
tho Turkish military forces in Ad-
rianoplc and Thracc will be rigidly
limited and that the strictest guaran-
tees viii be cXacted for the Greek
minoritics in these places.
The probability OF Turkish attack
on the british position at Chanak
was given as the reason why the
joint note was cablcd immediately
after the conference tonight. NJ
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