GRAVITY OF SITUATION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 31 July 1922, Page 7

GRAVITY OF SITUATION.

VIEWS OF DIPLOMATS. LONDON, July 30 It is impossible to overestimate the new situation at Thrace. Even if. Constantinople does not materialise the events of the last few days re-emphasise clearly the volcanic character of TurkoGreek relations. British diplomatists are inclined to think that the Greeks' j request for ■permission to occupy Con-' stantinople is merely an expression of , impatience and alarm at the non-solution of the Near Eastern problem, particu- ,' larly the failure of any united effort by Britain, France and Italy, with the result that the Greek Treasury has drained. The Greeks in Asia Minor continue to be massacred. Moreover, ' the Greeks do not believe that peace will be possible unless heavy pressure is applied to Turkey, but JTrance and Italy have declined to associate them- ' selves with the ultimatum demanding Turkish acceptance of the terms cabled on March 23" , |