FULL AGREEMENT

Southland Times, Issue 19657, 6 October 1922, Page 5

FULL AGREEMENT

MUDANIA CONFERENCE SUCCESSFUL

THRACE GIVEN TO THE TURKS # .JOINT CONTROL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TURKS RETIRING FROM CHANAK A conciliatory disposition was shown by both sides at the Mudania Conference, according to British and French communiques, and agreement was reached without difficulty regarding the majority of the articles constituting the basis of the later peace conference. The question of Thrace was discussed after the arrival of tiie Greek delegates, and it was agreed, in the terms of the Allied note, that the territory be given to Turkey. A joint Turkish and Allied Commission will control Constantinople. The Turkish troops are retiring from Chanak.

AGREEMENT AT MUDANIA BOTH SIDES CONCILIATORY. BASIS OF PEACE CONFERENCE. (By Tclegrtiph.—Press Assn. —Copyright). (Reuter’s Telegrams.) CONSTANTINOPLE, October 4, An agreement has been reached at the Mudania Conference between the Kemalists and Allied Generals. The British and French headquarters communiques state that the Mudania Conference was satisfactory. The French communique says that thanks to the conciliatory position shown by both sides an agreement was reached without difficulty regarding the majority of the articles constituting the basis of the later peace conference. EXCLUSION OF ALLIED JOURNALISTS. EASTERN THRACE THE CHIEF QUESTION. GREEK TENACITY. LONON, October 4. Official circles are still without news from Mudania. They point out that the exclusion of Allied journalists was the decision of the military authorities, who insisted on treating the conference as jx>.ing purely military. It is understood that the political department disapproved of the exclusion in view of the importance of the political consequences. The question of bringing about the withdrawal of the Kemalists from the Chanak neighbourhood has now become of minor importance compared with the problem of handing over Eastern Thrace to the Turks in accordance with the Allies’ note. The new Greek Ministry is showing an increasingly strong tendency to hold Thrace at all costs and it is believed that two new classes of Greek troops have been called to the colours. The inter-Allied missions have now arrived in Thrace and it is hoped that they will have a valuable moral effect in the avoidance of serious incidents. The evacuation of Smyrna refugees has been completed. They number 200,000, of whom 150,000 wore, evacuated through British and American efforts. GREEKS IN CONFERENCE. GENERAL DESIRE FOR PEACE. GREEKS BECOMING RECONCILED. LONDON, October 4. (Received October 5, 11.20 p.m.) The Greeks have joined the Mudania Conference. The delegates are discussing Thrace, which was not included in the preliminary agreenfent. Messages from Smyrna state that the Allied Generals, with M. Bouillon. met Ihmct Pasha and Fezir Pasha in the first conference at the Turkish Gendarmerie. The talk lasted for ninety minutes. A fervent desire for agreement was expressed by both sides, the Turkish viewpoint coinciding with that of the Allies on all important points, the principle of certain objections being advanced by the Turks in a conciliatory manner. The Greek delegates. Colonel Plastiros, one of the leaders of the revolution, and Colonel Sanicannis, arrived on Wednesday and were present at the second conference, which considered the problem of Thrace. After the meeting the general opinion was that the Greeks were becoming reconciled to the position. SATISFACTORY REPORTS. ALLIED NOTE ACCEPTED BY THE TURKS. LONDON, October 4. (Received October 6, 12.55 a.m.) The Daily Telegraph’s Constantinople correspondent states that the first official news regarding the Mundania Conference reached British headquarters on Wednesday morning. It says the Conference is proceeding satisfactorily. The Nationalists accepted the Allies’ note in principle. Ismet Pasha issued orders to the Nationalists troops to avoid all contact. Apparently only Chanak was discussed, the question of Thrace being reserved until the coming of the Greek representatives. THRACE QUESTION SETTLED TERRITORY GIVEN TO THE TURKS. JOINT CONTROL OF CONSTANTINOPLE CONSTANTINOPLE, October 5. (Received October 6.12.55 a.m.) The Turks are retiring from Chanak. The agreement is confirmed. It gives Thrace to the Turks. A joint Turkish and Allied Commission will control Constantinople. GREEK APPEAL TO AMERICA. REPORTED TURKISH ATTACK ON AMERICAN DESTROYER. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, October 5. M. Venizelos called on Ambassador Harvey requesting America to intervene in the Near East in support of the Greek claim and Allied occupation of Thrace until the Christians are evacuated. So far not confirmed, a semi-official message from Athens states that the Turks bombarded an American destroyer which was shipping refugees at Aivali. THE CHANAK POSITION. KEMAL’S LOST OPPORTUNITY. BRITISH POSTS SECURED. IuONDON, October 4. (Received October 6, 12.55 a.m.) Mr Martin Donohoe, telegraphing from Chanak, says thaX the last time he landed at Chanak was during the Balkan War. The only difference is that a British garrison has replaced the Turks. When the Kemalists arrived a fortnight ago, flushed with victory, a very thin khaki line held the position.

Kemai might have broken through, but he waited too long. Now lhe British can snap their fingers at the Turks. Colonel Shuttleworth worked unceasingly upon the defences, and reinforcements came. Now (here are two divisions at Chanak under General Marden, including the Sherwoods, Sussex, Scottish Borderers, Gordons and Highland Light Infantry. The British temper was sorely tried during the Kemalist incursion, but the order was that the Kemalists must fire the shot. To-day they seem to be retiring. STATEMENT BY MR MASSEY NO NEWS FROM LONDON (Special to the Times.) WELLINGTON, October 5. The Prime Minister told the House this afternoon that he had heard of the rei ceipt of press cablegrams reporting that the conference at Mudania had reached an agreement. An extraordinary thing was that he had received two cablegrams within the last hour from the Imperial Government and neither of thenl had mentioned the reported agreement. If the Mudania Conference had reached an agreement that was good as far as it went, but it was not a final settlement by a long way. THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE NEW MINISTER IN LONDON. LONDON, October 4. M. Coalamanos, the new Greek Minister to London, has arrived. THE ROYAL EXILES. ' UNABLE TO FIND A HOME. ROME, October 4. (Received October 6, 12.55 a.m.) Palermo is overrun by members of Constantine’s suite seeking an hotel where the royal exiles may live. Constantine and his family themselves joined in the search. They are evidently returning to tlieir ship. ADRIANOPLE A CITY TWICE LOST If Adrianople is restored now to the Turks, this will be the second time that they have lost it and recovered it owing to the differences of their opponents. Originally called Uskudama, and renamed after the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who rebuilt and embellished it about A.D. 125, Adrianople was from 1361 to 1453, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. It was entered by the Russians in 1877-78, and during the Balkan War of 1912-13 capitulated after a five months’ siege. With the greater part of the vilayet it was ceded to the Balkan allies by the Treaty of London of May 30, 1913; but on the outbreak of hostilities between Bulgaria and her former allies, was again occupied by the Turks, to whom it was formally restored, with that, portion of the vilayet lying east of the Maritza River, by the Treaty of Constantinople of September, 1913. . Adrianople is situated on the Maritza at its junction with the Tunja, 137 miles by' railway WJ4.W. of Constantinople. In addition to the sixteenth century mosque of Selim 11., a ruined palace, and a Byzantifie bridge, it has an immense bazaar, barracks, hospitals, schools, and municipal and military buildings, and is the seat of a Greek archbishop. A commercial centre exporting silk, wine, tobacco, opium, otto of roses, rosewater, wax, Turkey-red dye and agricultural produce, it manufactures leather, cotton, woollens, and tapestry. Its numbers 83,000. The Near Eastern correspondent of The Times wrote recently: As for Adrianople the city is certainly Turkish, Turks forming probably 75 per cent, of its population, and though pace Turkish propagandists and certain credulous British Turcophiles, no sultans whatever are buried there and only one prince of the House of Osman, it. is of considerable sentimental interest to many Turks. Its military value is nil, for its forts have been dismantled, and it is commanded by the high ground to the west of the Maritza.