WAR CLOUDS GONE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18791, 28 May 1923, Page 5

WAR CLOUDS GONE

PEACE IN THE NEAR EAST TURKS AND GREEKS REACH AN AGREEMENT The war clouds which have been hovering. menacingly over the Near East have been dispersed. 6 Turks and Greeks arrived at an agreement, and Venizelos, leaving the Lausanne Conference called out dramatically to waiting journalists, “It’s peace." This exclamation seems to be justified, and the settlement which gave rise to it is something upon which the world may congratulate itself. Greece acknowledges responsibility for war damages in Asia Minor, while Turkey, in view of the state of Greece’s finances, renounces the right to reparations. Instead of payment, Greece agrees to rectification of the frontier at Karagatch.

IT’S PEACE VENIZELOS JUBILANT. TURKS AND GREEKS IN C AGREEMENT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright. Received May 27, 11.5 p.m. r LONDON, May 27. The menace of war in the Near East was removed by an agreement reached at a meeting of the chief Allied delegations at Lausanne, to which the heads of the Jugo-Slavlan, Roumanian and Japanese delegations. and the American representative were invited. DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT Received May 27, 11.5 p.m. ' LONDON, May 27. It was agreed that a formula be Irawn under which Greece acknowledges responsibility for war damtges in Asia Minor, while Turkey, In view of the state of Greece’s finanjes. renounces the right to reparation. Instead of payment, Greece agrees to the rectification of the frontier at Karagatch, the effect of which is that Greece gives up the triangle of territory in Western Thrace between the Arda and Maritza Rivers and Karogatch. Turkey

agrees to the restitution of ships captured from Greece. THREE HOURS’ DISCUSSION Received May 27. 11.5 p.m. LONDON, May 27. During the meeting, which lasted three hours, Ismet and Venizelos sat side by side. Sir Horace Rumbold and M. Pelle appealed for peace. Ismet laid emphasis on the devastations wrought by the Greek armies, while Venizelos pleaded Greece’s poverty.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Ismet said that in renouncing reparations, Turkey made the greatest sacrifice for peace. The Serbian delegates opposed rectification, but were not prepared to resist settlement. Venizelos, on leaving the Conference, called out dramatically to waiting journalists, “It’s peace.” Interviewed, he said he was delighted. “Never mind details or the number of ships we must give up. Peace is so precious it is worth sacrifice.” One report says the terms were proposed by the Allies and read by M. Pelle, another that Venizelos made the offer and that details will be worked out by experts, but there is every reason to hope the matter is settled. Ismet and Venizelos declare that they are fully authorised to make a settlement. The removal of this problem greatly facilitates the work of the conference.