New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Joint Compact Reached
by Curzon With Poi1-
care and CALI Eli1ni.
mates Fear of Breach
Evacuation Plans
Definitely Fixed
Smyrna Rejected as Site
of Peace Council; Scu-
tari, ON Nov. /, Favored
By Wilbur Forrest
SpeciGI Cable TO The Trihana


Special Cable TO The Tribune
Copyright 1929, New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, Oct. THE demand Of
the Turks for immediate possession
of Thrace created another Near East
war scare to-day and drove Eng
land, France and Italy into a joint
resolve to strengthen the hands Of
the Allied military negotiators at
Mudania. The four points of their
decision are briefly as follows:
The Turkish army must not oc-.
cupy Thrace prier to signing Of q
Turco-Greek peace treaty.
The Greek troops in eastern
Thrace and the Christian civilian
population there which desires to
depart shall begin immediate
evacuation under Allied super
vision, with full assurances of pro-
lection alike to Turk and Greek.
After evacuation and during.
the following month Turkish civil
authorities and gendarmerie will
be permitted to penetrate the ter
ritory under the supervision and
control of the Allied troops.
After a month Of such admins
tration the Allies will abandon
control of eastern Tkrace to the
Turks and retire to the position
they now occupy at Tchatalja on
the east and the right bank of the
Martha, in Grecian Thrace, on
the west.
France and Italy Approve
These terms were approved this af-
ternoon by the French and Italian gov
ernments and were at once cabled to
London by Lord Curzon, the British l
Foreign Secretary, with a virtual re-
quest for their acceptance by the Csbi-
net.
Lord Curzon, in announcing the nsw
said that they constituted q
formula for peace in the Near East"
The three powers reafirmed their strict
adherence to the terms of their note of
two weeks ago to the Angora govern
ment, which, in effect, re-estabiished
Turkey in Europe in the event that the
kemalists refrained from violation Of
The neutral zones, did not attempt to
cross the Dardanelles and accepted the
peace conference program.
1t was explained tonight that the
revised terms drafted here by Curzon.
Poincare and Signor CALI, the Italian
Charge d'Affaires, marked a certain
to the Turks from the orig
NAL Allied note, which stipulated non
entry into Thracc until after the peace
terms the Allies will abandon control
Of Thrace after evacuation of the
Greeks and civil population has been
completed and retire to the military
positions they now occupy. there 20
remain-in the event peace has not
been concluded--until the treaty is ae-
when Turkish troops will
enter.
1t is believed the alteration will be
acceptable to Ismet Pasha, the Turkish
delegate at Mudania, and that the con-
versations can proceed to point Of
agreement on a peace conference at
place still to be selected.
Allies to Hold Galiipoii
To-day's> decision means a deiimita-
tion of the neutral zones, with the
British remaining at Chanak and the
Turks withdrawing slightly from their
present positions. The questions Of
Gallipoli and the Straits remain to be
settled, but the Allied troops in any
event will remain at Gallipoli.
With the new instructions which will
be sent to General Harrington and the
other Allied representatives now wait-
ing at Constantinople the position of
the powers becomes clear. 1t was Gem
eral Harington's lack Of precise in
structions that held up the Mudania
meeting and caused the demand from
the Turks for decision within twen-
ty-four hours. This led to the inter-
probation in London that the Kemalists
were presenting an ultimatum, and
caused renewal of the talk of crisis.
The diplomats did not attempt 90
frame a formal reply to the Angors
note, suggesting among other things
that the peace conference be held at
Smyrna on October 20 and that Russia
be admitted. It was the subject OK
however, and the decision.
was unanimous that it would be inn
possible to invite Moscow to attend,
Two Conferences Suggested
The counter-suggestion was made
that two conferences be hcld--the first
as originally planned with the Allies,
Turkey, Greece, Jugo-Slavis and Rue
mania attending. At this gathering
the principle of the freedom Of the
Straits would be proclaimed. At tho
second parley, to devise the actual
method of controlling the Straits, the
League Of Nations would be in charge
and Russia, the other Soviet republics
and Bulgaria might be invited.
This plan would evade an obligation
which would be tantamount to recognf-
tion of Russia. step which the Allies
are not yet ready to take. 1t is prob
able that the date for the first confer-
ence will be November /.
The meeting also was unanimous in
rejecting Smyrna as the scene of the
proposed parley. Signor CALI proposed
Taormina, Sicily, but Poincare OBJ