THE NEAR EAST PROBLEM.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17701, 1 March 1923, Page 7

THE NEAR EAST PROBLEM.

ANGORA AND THE PEACE TERMS. DISCUSSION PROCEEDING. frr CABLE—-rBRSS ASSOCIATION —COPTaiOHT.) (AUSTBAIJAW AIID XJS. CABU ABSOCIATIOH.) CONSTANTINOPLE, February 26. Discussion of the Lausanne poaco terms continues in secret at the Angora National Assembly. Mustapha Kemal Pasha and Ismet Pasha are working to secure a majority for their solution of the international pro'blow. LONDON, February 27. Lord Curswn, Seoretary for Foreign Affairß, addressing the Aldwieh Club, Baid he believed that the peace party at Angora, to which Ismet Pasha belonged, would i> rev ail. Lord Curzon said he could not Believe that ally people would, in the long run, reject so generous a treaty. He reviewed the homo and foreign situation, and claimed that things were improving slowly and surely. D'ANNUNZIO PASHA. TURKISH HONOUR FOR ITALIAN POET. ROME, February 26, Gabriele d'Annunzio has been tip* pointed an honorary generalissimo of the Turkish army, with the rank of Pasha. Ho declares that hp is ready to take over offeutivo direction. BRITISH AIRMEN RELEASED. (MJSTBALUN AHO K.Z. CABUI ABSOCIATIOS.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Pebijjary 20. Adnan Bey, Speaker of the Angora National Assembly, communicated to Genoral Sir Charles Harington a friendly personal message from jßHiot Pasha, stating that two British nirmeil from Chanak, recently captured byfcho Turks, would be liberated immediately. The message added that General Har* ington's word that aircraft had been ordered not to 1 cross the linos of demarcation wps quite good enough for the. Turkish Government. The British airmen will be sent to Smyrna, where they will embark in a warship.

KHALIF'S CIVIL LIST. The Khalif'B civil list basjbeen fixed at £4OOO a month. In contrast with the generous allowances to the - Sultan and his descendants under the old re- ' gime, the sonß, wives, and daughters of the Khalif will receive £7 a month, :riaing to £lO a month after they 26 years of age. ; , AMERICA AND LAUSANNE. ' • v V(Eeceived February 28th, 9.45 p.m.) -VEW YOHK, February 27. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says an interesting fact concerning; the Near East Peace Conference at Lausanne became • known during the discussion of the . Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate tq-day. The, correspondent learns that it. w&b revealed there that Mr E. W. Childs, the American "observer," was offered vthe presidency ,■> of the Conference, but," before taking action, he communicated with the 1 State Department. , President Hard- , ing and Mr G.i E. Hughes, Secretary, of State, decided.it would be unwise • to have an American representative : take such a prominent position. The > incident was cited by Senators as an , instance of the influence of the United States in European affairs.