LONDON CONFERENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16359, 23 February 1921, Page 4

LONDON CONFERENCE.

SEVRES TREATY, GREEK PREMIER’S OFFER. Rv Telceuaph—Press Association-Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. February 22. It understood that at the preliminary conference, Frail' - © and Britain were in agreement to solve tlio question of Smvrna by making it semi-autonom-r.us under a Christian governor, with half police Turkish and half ChristianIt also proposed to return 'Turkey onefourtl. of Thrace. The Allies’ decision to hear Al. Kalogeropoulos was unexpected. and h i; a favourable impression on the Greek mission regarding the Allies’ desire for absolute fairness. Conversation at the conference table was most friendly. M. Kalogeropoulos at the conference offered to clear Anatolia of M u staph a Remaps troops, if the Allies removed the embargo against the Greek Government raising funds in foreign countries He said that tho Greek people were ready to make any sacrifices to retain the Treaty of Sevres. BRITISH ATTITUDE. LONDON. February 22The -Morning Post” states that the British attitude towards the Sevres Treaty that Turkey cannot be trusted to control her old empire. This policy is no' affected by Hie establishment of a Kenxalist Government or ihe Greek elections. Further it was so difficult to reach an agreement in settling the Sevres Treaty that it. would 'he hazardous to attempt to revise it. Finally all the. treaties bang together, and if The Sevres Treaty was thrown overboard it might he a precedent for treating the Versailles Treaty in the same way. The. British delegates, therefore, will nol submit concrete proposals, but will he ready to glisten to argument« for revision, and proposals to give effect to them. RIVAL TURKISH PARTIES. A TRUGA .ENT KEAIA LTST. LONDON. Februarv 22. The Remain?t delegation Arrived at Victoria station to-night-Bekd Sum j Brv. a rugged Kamalist leader in a Truculent interview with the “'Daily Telegraph” professed the deepest, respect for Tewfik. who had been so kind as to send a represents!?vo to meet him on his arrival. He- had no doubt that. both would meet, pointing out that’ both were staving at the. same hotel- though on different floors. Nevertheless the Tewfik delegation represented nobody and nothing. The T\©mnli«d> were the sole legal. legitimate representatives of Turkey, and would most certainly refuse t-o co-operate with Tewfik, though. of course, they could not prevent, the conference inviting Tewfik and his friends. Asked if he considered the Sevres treaty a suitable basis for re-establish-ment of peace in tho East, he said that if it were s-o there would ho no point in coming to London. Despit© Sami Rev’s arrival, it is semi-offioially announced tbai the British Government did not invite the Kemalists. GERMAN COUNTER PROPOSALS. A N EXTft AORPTX Aft Y SCHEME LONDON. February 22. The “ Daily Chronicle ” states that n Berlin committee of industrial and financial magnates, under Herr Stinnes. which is preparing the reparation counter proposals, has evolved the general outlines of an astonished scheme for the virtual amalgamation of French avi 1 German industries in thirty years for production and distribution, and establishment of foreign credits, claiming that German .exports will benefit without injury to French industry.