The New York herald., 1922-10-02
TURK WITHDRAWAL
RELIEVES LONDON
Attention Shifts to Mudania
Conference Pursuant to
Allied Note.
BRITISH FIRMNESS WINS
venizelOs to See CurzOn To-
day, but Martha Boundary
Is Likely to Stand.

SreoiaI Gable TO THE NEw YosK HERALp.
Copyright, 1899, by THE NEw YozK HnRiLD
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Oct. 1.
The tension in Downing street was
much relieved to-day by the dispatches
from the Near East. The Kemalist
troops have stopped crowding the
British at Chanak and have COM
menced to withdraw. and while the
concentration about Ismid continues
there is no sign of any intention 10
violate the neutral zone there.
The first business OF the military
conference at Mudsnia Tuesday will be
to arrange for a force OF Greeks TO
take up their positions behind line to
be determined in Thrace, and for the
Allies TO take over the administration
there in. return for Kemars promise
not TO cross the straits
1t was again emphasized in Downing
Street that Great Britain is acting
strictly within the terms OF the allied
JOINT note dispatched from Paris Prior
tc to-nights announcement there was
mere than a hint 10 indicate chat offi-
cisl quarters are anxious to know
whether France would also stick by
that note
Firmncss now seems 10 have won
Great Britain's point that 1t could not
negotiate with Kemal while ne was I'm
possession OF or seriously monacins the
straits. il was intimated in Downing
Street that consequently England was
pi epaIed 20 help Kenal assusse the PAS
sionste demands OF his more fsnaticsl
followers that they cross into Thrace
for the alleged purpose OF ssvins their
compstriots from being massacTed by
the Greeks.
IL is fully realized that the new Greek
Government seems TO be settling down
about policy for the defense OF Thrace.
but officials here merely smile when
asked whether ex-Premier Venizelos
can persuade Lord Curzon and Prime
Minister Lloyd George once more 20
create n Magma Graecis that their COM
patriots may throw mPre or less loaded
iron dice.
NJ. Venizelos called al the Foreign or
flee this morning and is understood to
have made an appointment TO see Lord
Curxon tomorrow. But when Woodrow
Wilson's fsvorite Creek Statesman enters
the Downing Street offices lie il likely 10
see official maps with the eastern boun-
Diary of his country permanently marked
by the River Martha.
There IN every disposition 10 treat
Venizelos cou-ieously. but there is like
wise some indication that he ~ too OLD
a player TO try 70 bluff with hand that
has been called as effectively as the
Turks have called that OF Greece. and
that he will not attempt 20 demand more
than the Allies are willing 20 give.
Likewise it Is recognized that the
Greeks may be able 20 stir Up n healthy
Balkan row ove- a common Turco-Bul-
garian frontier before. during or after
the Venice conference. but everyone Is
So thoroughly alarmed with the spo, ,er
of war so close at hand that II Is be-
ieved mere the Greek clsmor will fall
on deaf ears.
LONDON. Oct. I ASSOCIATED Press. 49,
The fact that Turkish troops are still
concentrating In the 1smid zone not
withstanding that they have retired
slightly in the Chenak zone would indi-
cate. according 20 remarks made after
the British Cabinets second meeting to-
day, that "Kemal IS stiIl playing a
game"
After several Cabinet meetings Sstur-
day. one OF them running into o'clock
Sunday morning. information from the
Near East was considered not altogether
satisfactory and two additional meet
ings were held to-day IL ~ possible
that others will be held Monday. through
Premier Lloyd George went TO Chequers
Court. his summer residence. late this
afternoon.