The New York herald., 1922-09-21
Hope OF AVERTING
WAR IN NEAR EAST
GROWS BRIGHTER
If Turks Refrain From In
yading Neutral Zone Peace
Becomes Likely.
FARLEY TO BE CALLED
Powers Signatory to Sevres
Treaty Will Make One
to Replace 1t.
KEMAL WILL TAKE PART
Russia Not Invited and France
Favors Conceding East
crn Thrace.
KEMAL WILL TAKE PART
ny LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE New York HEaALp.
Copyright, 1899. bv THE NEW YORK IIisnALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Sept. 20.
The next forty-eight hours should
determine the good faith toward the
Allies of Mustapha Kemal and his fol-
lowers. If within this time the Angora
leader Keeps his troops from crossing
the Asiatic zone and attacking Chanak
not only the French but the British
will be more or less satisfied as to his
pacific intentions. The prospect then
will be bright for a general peace con-
ference, to be called Immediately, to be
attended by the signatories Of the
Sevres treaty and the Kemalists. To-
night the outlook of averting a new
war in the Near East seems particu-
larly hopeful. .~
The conference was decided upon to-
day at fateful meeting at the Quai
d'Orsay of representatives of France.
Great Britain and Italy at which off,
cial recognition was made of the fact
lDNlL Tic GNtNltS lICily 10 INV hOI-
existent and that new treaty must
take its place.
Eight Powers TO Confer.
The eight Powers who, with repre-
sentatives from Angora, will partici-
pate in the conference, as the result Of
the conversations held here to-day by
Premier Poincare, Lord Curzon and
Count Sforza, are Great Britain,
France, Italy, Japan. Turkey, Greece,
Rumania and Jugo-Slavia.
The conference will be held within two
or three weeks In Venice IL kemal agrees
or in any other place Of his own choos-
ing. Because OF the Kemalist victories
the situation is recognized as having
gone back virtually to what II was in
1919. An extended peace conference IS
thus foreseen, but Russia is not in
clnded among the participating nations,
point which again raises doubt as to
how Kemal will take to-day's proposals
In view OF his reported inslstence that
Russia must sit in because Of ner al
lance With him.
The next forty-eight hours will be
fsteful because the British have not yet
reccded from their position that Kemals
troops pending this conference must re-
main behind the Asiatic zoae line. which
is fifteen miles cast of Chanak. Last
nights dispatches reported that Kemal's
Z advance guard already had crossed this
line. but ut to-day's conference the
French again insisted that they had re-
ccived assurances from the kemalists
that the advance would be held up pend
ing negotiations. In view OF the posi-
ton still taken by the British an ad-
vance Of the Kemalist troops across the
line would virtually constitute state
OF war against England If not against
the other Allies. and for the English
i would virtually nulllfy to-day's de-
cisions.
French Have Faith In Femal.
The French are satisfied of kemal's 4
good Intentions, but the British are still
skeptical. But Great Britain showed to-
day that II kemai holds up his troops
she in common with France and the
other Interested nations Is prepared to
make extraordinary concessions to ar
rive at peace with the Turks Lord
Curzon Is telegraphing to London to
sec if the British Cabinet will consent
to the following preliminary concessions
to the Turks which already have been
approved by France and which are
believed to have the tacit support Of the
smaller nations 10 whom they will be
submitted during the next two days:
Ftrst-Grantlng the Martha line, in
Guiding Adrianople.
Second-Surrendering the idea Of any
occupation whatsoever, even by the
small detachments In Constantinoplc.
Third--Revision OF the regime of the
Straits which In the Sevres treaty was a
military one with Turkey a member.
To-day's conference, while marking
allied unity respecting the deslrability
OF holding an immediate peace confer
opce. with the Sevres treaty scrapped.
has not changed the dlvergency as 10
the military measures to be taken at tho
straits. Whether or not Renal accepts
the Allies proposal and terms for a
peace conference Italy and France are
stu for keeping troops only on the
European side, while the British insist
upon holding the Asiatic side against
kcmal, as they feel that the retirement
OF troops from Chanak obviously would
injure British prestige.
Foch Reports ON Chanak.
That the British are maintaining this
position In the face OF grave danger 10
themselves was emphasized at to-day's
meeting. however. when Premier Poln-
care presented strategic report from
Marshal Foch, In which he stated that
Chanak was untenable unless 100000
men were available, protected by the
guns OF n large fleet. Marshal Foch's
report was presented rather dramati-
caily and made great impression.
Another military measure envisaged
to-day but not adopted. and apparently
held UP pending Kcmals decision. is a
Joint naval demonstration by Great
Britain. France and Italy taking the
form of continuous parade through
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