The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-27
THE TURKS
RETURN TO
EUROPE
treat Britain, France
and Italy, Concede
Demands of Nation
alists. T Il T k i S h
Claims to Eastern
Thraee to Martha
River and Including
Adrianople
Paris. Sept. IS eBy the ,Asso-

! ItSAl lCkllolJLS
! Paris. Sept. IS CBy the Asso-
ciated Press The return OF
] Turkey to Europe was assured to-
might when Great Britain, France
/ land Italy at the final session OF tie
allied conference unansmoIsi:'
tagreed to concede all the nationalist
peace terms. The Turkish claims
Ito eastern Thrace to the Martha
river and including the ancient
/ Turkish capital Of Adrianopss were
! approved as peace terms that .an
:be supported By France, Great
Britain and Italy in a joint !'lv'-:
tation sent to .Mustapha K.nal
| Pasha. the nationalist leader. TO
a peace conference to be held at
Venice at the earliest possible date.
The Kemalists must, agree n re
turn not to enter the presen- neu-
/ tral zone along the straits. nci'
make any crossing elsewhere. ara
must accept complete freedom OF
the DardanelIes, the Sea OF Mar
mora and the Bosphorus. pre-
ferabIy under The league Of nations.
The invitation which WAS ca-
bled tonight by NJ. Peincafc to
| KemaI Pasl,a personally urges an
! Immediate meeting of the allied
and Turkish and Greek generals
! at Mudania to formulate terms of
an armisiice pending the confer
j ence. It is regarded as virtually
! certain that kemal will accent the
conditions and a reply is expected
from Smyrna in q day or two.
! In addition TO other concessions
!; Turkey is promised the. support OF
J the three allies for admission TO the
I league of nations and also with
drawal OF the allied troops frora
! Constantinple as soon as peace be-
:; comes effective.
The allied decision CAME as a
big surprise. for as late as noon
British officials declared that Great
l:ri.ain would not approve any vi
] tie Turkish claims in advance OF
!, the peace conference.
The change in this policy came
in the afternoons after an exchange
| of army messages between Lofa
/ Curzen and Premier Lloyd George
! and several long telephone conver-
saticns. which delayed the final
!: session from !. O'clock to ..
Although the British tonight in
sist that their chief demand, main
ly, freedom Of the straits. Is en-
bodied in the conditions, it is gen
erallr conceded that this unanimous
]; decision marks reversal Of policy
on the part Of Great Britain and
/ is considered here as q victory for
French diplomacy.
II. Poincare expressed the beiiet
that the Near East crisis IS ove,
and that all danger Of clash is
past.
! 1t is: assumed that the British
troops will remain III C'lanak pend
ing the peace conference Al broad
neutral zone will divide eastern
Thrace from Greece and Bulgaria
in the treaty terms. which will be
decided at the conference. Both
/ Jusos.ayia aud Rumania insisted
upon this provision before they
consented to the return Of Turkey
to Europe. although it is not men
! toned in the note. II is thought
probable that the Turkish n.iii-
;ary forces i'll Thrace and -idrian-
ople Will le rigidly limited and
that the strictest guarantees viii
!! Le exacted for the Greek minori-
ties in these places.
The probability of a. Turkish at
tack on the British position at
it.haaak was given as the reason
why the Joint note was cabled iin-
imediately after the conference to-
night. NJ. Poincare Informed Lord
t,urzcn that with the allied decis-
ion granting the Turkish claims
i'm the hands OF kenlai p;,sl1a, the
| nationalist leader could influence
his war like associates to await
c3lDljN .llIS utSlCDiIiS VI tHI PN'tS'
conference.
The last minute abandonment by
Great Eritain of her position was
iaue it is believed. 10 u desire 70
avoid war which many British Of
ticials hoih at home and in The
Near East, regarded as likely
Pressure nom British labor. which
Was united against hostil;tics in
the Near East. is also thought to
have played 10 small part in Ia"
decision OF the Eritish govern
1nent.
! Having effectively obtained IN
the decision freedom Of the straits
Great Britain is said to have reas-
'one3 that u insure pcae. in the
/. Near East it would bc better 40,
10 withhold any longer Turkish as
+ pil.a:icns To Il. foothoid in Europe
provided aaipic guarantees were
executed which would prevent a
Turkish Bulgarian alliance direct
I'd agaiiis, the Balkan countries.
White asreeinS Virtually 10 AL
tn. Turkish claims. Lord Curzon
insisted upon preservation u ;t's
neutral zones OIL the Asia'ic side