Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24
ALLIED MOVE
WILL EN- D
WAR, BELIEF
OBSERVERS

FAHIS. sept. ss.p-lnt tttuin W
Turkey TO Europe was assured tonight
when Great Britain. France and Italy
nj the final session OF the Allied con.
ference unanimously agreed 10 conccde
all the nationalist peace terms. The
turkish claims 10 Eastern Thrace TO
the Manitza river and including the an.
cient Turkish capital OF Adrainople
were approved as peace terms that can
be supported by France. Great Britain
and. Italy In Joint invitation sent TO
Md1Ihpha Kemal Pasha. the nationalist
leader 10 n peace conference 10 be held
VI Venice soon.
The kemailsts must agree In return
not 20 enter the present neutral zone
along the straits nor make any crossing
elsewhere and must accept complete
freedom OF the Dardanelles. the Sea Of
under the League of Nations.
The invitation which was cabled 10.
night by NJ. Polncare TO Kemal pasha
personally urges an immediate meeting
Of the Allies and Turkish and Greek
generals at Mudania 10 formulate terma
of an armisticc pending the conference.
II is regarded as virtually ccrtain that
Kemal viii accept the conditions. A
reply is expected from symrna In day
.r two. ~S
Turkey IN promised the support OF the
three allies for admission TO the League
of Nations and also withdrawal OF the
allied troops from constantinople as
soon as peace becomes effective.
The allied decision came M sur.
prise Just before noon. British officials
declared that Great britain would not
approve any Of the Turkish claims In
advance OF the peace conference.
Although the British tonight insisted
that their chief demand. mainly free.
dom OF the straits. is embodied IN the
conditions II In generally conceded that
this unanimous decision marks a re.
versai Of policy on the part OF Great
Britain and In considered here vic.
tory for French diplomacy. NJ. Poin.
care expressed the belief that the Near
East crisis In over.
II is assumed that the British troops
will remain at Chanak pending the con.
ference. A broad neutral zone will di.
Bulgaria In the treaty terms which will
he decided at the conference. Both
JugoSlavia and Roumania insisted upon
this provision before they consented 10
the return OF Turkey 10 Europe, ai.
though u In not mentioned In the note.
II In thought probable that the Turkish
military forces In Thrace and Adraino.
pla will be- rigidly limited and that the
strictcst guarantees will be exacied for
the Greek minoritics.
" The probability Of a Turkish attack
4n the British position at chanak was
given M the reason why the Joint note
was cabled Immediately after the con.
ference tonight.
The last minute abandonment by
Great Britain OF her position wns due,
u In believed. TO a desire TO avoid war.
which many British officials regarded
M likely. Pressure from Britain labor
which was united against hostilitiss In
the Near East In also thought TO have
played no small part In the decision.
While agreeing virtually 10 all the
Turkish claims. Lord Curzon insisted
upon preservation OF the neutral zones
on the Asiastic side Of the straits. The
previous contention OF Great Britain
that allied troops should continue to oc.
c,ipy 0allipoli is not mentioned In the
note. but u is probable that a small
allied force will remain there tempora.
rily.
The Greek forces are TO retire from
Eastern Thrace and Adrainople to a
line 10 b" fixed by the allied generals
b agreement with the Greek and Turk
ish military authorities. The meeting
10 arrange an armirtice Is expected "a
b- held at Mudania within a few days
compiete agreement by NJ. Poincarc
Lord curxon and Count sforza wa,
reached after a three and haifhoui
session.