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Evening Star, Issue 18094, 9 October 1922, Page 6

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AGREEMENT RELIEVES TENSION. KEMAL LIKELY TO ACCEPT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, October 8. (Received October 9, at 11.5 a.m.) Tho tension in London was considerably relieved by tho result of the Curzon-Poin-caro agreement. There are indications in authoritative quarters that the agreement will be acceptable to Kemal.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TURKS LESS BELLICOSE. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 8. (Received October 9, at 11.5 a.m.) Although no communique has arrived from Mudania, indirect information states that the Turks arc less intransigeant.— A. and N.Z. Cable. GREECE’S BITTER HOUR. ■ ATHENS, October 8. (Received October 9, at 11.5 a.m.) The newspapers unanimously ■ cry out against the evacuation of Thrace. Voluntary enrolments for the array are proceeding uninterruptedly. At a lengthy meeting the Cabinet discussed tho Y r enizclos telegram regarding the attitude which tho Greek Government should adopt in tho present situation. Well-informed persons in politics view the position pessimistically.—A. and N.Z, Cable. NO ALTERNATIVE. THRACE MUST GO. ATHENS, October 8. (Received October 9, at 1.15 p.m.) Cabinet, after a lengthy discussion of tho position, instructed the Greek delegates to assume a conciliatory attitude. France has severely warned tho Greek Government against the despatch of •reinforcements to Thrace. PARIS, October S. Advices from Athens state that Cabinet has agreed to tho evacuation of Thrace, provided that the decisions of the Powers on tho question are unanimous. _ The receipt of a telegram from M. Venizelos advising, as tho result of his interview' with M. Poincare, that Greece should abandon its altitude of absolute intransigience had influenced the Government in reaching a decision agreeing to the evacuation of Thrace. This decision has caused a sensation in Athens.—Reuter. PROCEEDINGS AT MUDANIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 8. (Received October 9, at 11.30 a.m.) At the morning meeting at Mudania General Harington requested a fresh adjournment, mentioning the Paris consultations. Isrnct Pasha requested tho release of the Turkish civil and military prisoners. He said that tho Turks had liberated tho Greek civilian prisoners, and they would release the war prisoners after the conclusion of peace. Tho Allied.generals agifod to forward tho Turkish demands.—Reuter. POINCARE'S DECLARATION. FRANCE A PEACEMAKER. PARIS,, October 8. (Received October 9, at noon.) Speaking at the unveiling of a war monument at Vaucouleurs, M. Poincare reiterated his determination to obtain reparations from Germany. He declared that there was never a more clement or liberal peace treaty, and added: “We demand that its conditions shall be fulfilled. France during the last lew. days has shown her sincere desire for peace bybolding back others who are in danger of falling over the precipice. France has no intention of repudiating her interests in the Near East. On the contrary, she is a great Mussulman Power, and was defended during the war hy hundreds of thousands of Mussulman soldiers.” Ho said that ho recently had received a telegram from the Sultan of Morocco stating that the victory of the Turks in Asia Minor was hailed with real satisfaction by their co-religionists.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BRITAIN AND NEUTRAL ZONES. LONDON, October 8. (Received October 9, at 1.30 p.m.) It is eemi-officially emphasised at Downing Street that, despite tho aPris agreement, tho British attitude towards the neutral zone is unchanged, because it is a guarantee of tho freedom of tho Straits. That is why Britain continues to consolidate her positions at Chanak. Sir L. Worthington-Evans (YVqr Minister) states that tho military advisors now consider the positions at Chanak and Gallipoli safe. “Wo are prepared to defend our position at tho Dardanelles,” he said, “but, as Mr Bonar Law said, there is a limit to what Britain can do. Britain cannot act alone as the policeman of Europe.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. TURKS IN NEUTRAL ZONE. LONDON, October 8. (Received October 9, qt 1.30 p.m.) A Turkish cavalry squadron occupied Chile, in the Israid neutral zone. Other troops, both cavalry and infantry, occupied neutral territory at Tashkeupra, A Turkish officer informed a British outpost that he had no hostile intention, and ! would not advance further.—‘ Times.’ SOVIET'S THREAT RIGA, October 8. (Received October 9, qt 1.30 p.m.) It is reliably reported that the Soviet informed the Angora, Government that any agreement, temporary or otherwise, concoming tho Dardanelles which is concluded without Russia’s knowledge will bo considered a violation of the' Russo-Turkish Convention, and will lead to most serious consequences.— 1 Times.’