The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-07
CONCILIAT
TONE PREVAILS
AT CONFERENCE
Mudania Conference is Re
sumed with Feeling of Opti-
mism-Attitude of Turkish
Delegate Softens.
TROOPS CONCENTRATED
BULLETIN
CBy Associated Press)


CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. THE
Turkish concentration at Ismid has
been increased curing the past "a
hours. At Chanak the situation is sta
tlonary and the Turkish troops have
made several slight Withdrawals for
the purpose of avoiding contact with
the British.
LONDON. Oct. TEN thousand
creek troops have been concentrated
IN the Tchatalja district, eastern
Ihface, which is under control of
French cavalry, says a Central News
dispatch from Constantinople.
Greek officers are reported to have
distributed arms to some of the popu-
latlon OF Thrace, telling them to re-
pulse the Turks. Fires have broken
out IN the forest of Istranja, north OF
Constantinople, and are spreading in
the direction of Bosphorus
Inc turkish newspapers announce
that Mustapaha Kemal Pasha has LETT
Angora for Mudania, where he hopes
to meet the British commander. Brig
adler General Harrington, says a Reu-
ters dispatch.
MUDANIA, Oct THE sessions oil
! the conference here were resumed at
O'Clock this morning. Owing to the
lateness of the arrival of the British
| instructions from home, no formal ses-
sion was held last evening but the
allied generals conferred late into the
night.
The sessions this morning opened
with feeling of optimism. At the
start Ismet Pasha, the Turkish Ma
| nonalist representative, sounded a con-
| ciliatory note, by making the astonish-
Ing statement that at the time the con-
ference broke up on Thursday he had
not received a copy of the Angora
/! governments reply to the allied peace
| proposal. This reply reached Constan-
| tinople from Angorra at 8 O'Clock
! Thursday afternoon
Attitude Softens
| Apparently Ismet on receiving the
Angora reply became convinced that
his position had been considerably at
variance with the Angora position
and that he had demanded more than
the Angora authorities were asking
At any event at the opening of today's
deliberation his attitude had softene1
markedly and the whole situation
seemed to have become more hopeful
The allied general met the Turk
1sh delegates informally last evening.
put as the hour was late, it was mu-
tually decided to postpone the formal
| discussion until this morning. The
conference was entirely harmonious
it was stated. Ismet Pasha said he
had jut learned the allies had sent
three commissions into Thrace. that
this action was greatly appreciated bv
the Nationalists, who saw in it a sin
cere effort on the part of the allies
to protect the property and persons
of the Turkish population.
LONDON, Oct 7-Advices reach
ing here in regard to the Mudania
conference are meagre and conflict
ing.
1t is known that the Turks have de-
manded from the allies categorical
statement of consent to the Turkish
occupation of Thrace Originally this
answer was demanded by 2:30 o'clock
yesterday, then the Kemalists extend
{ ed the limit to $50 and finally to s
o'clock.
The allied generals meanwhile were
on their way back to the conference
scene from Constantinople, where
they had gone to consult their high
commissioners ana 10 await further
instructions from their governments.
Not Ultimatun.
! The Times Constantinpole CORE
spondent says the Turkish communi-
cation was not in the nature of an
ultimatum. He declares Ismet Pasha
: told Brigadier General Harrington the
British commander that the Kemalists
would not suspend military actions
, against the Greeks" later than 2:30
O'Clock on Friday, when he hoped to
receive an answer from the allies ac-
cepting his conditions" This time linn
it, as stated, was subsequently extend
; ed.
1t is thought here resumption Of tho
conference may await the result OF
Foreign Secretary Curson's converse.
tions in Paris with the French pre-
mier.