Show AR ON 9 TURKEY IS J IMMINENT a t r. r t eJA c c c PREMIERS CONFER ON ONI I NEAR EAST German Reparations End Ended d dBy By Allied Conference to toDeal toDeal toDeal toI I Deal With Nationalist F For 1 o 0 r c es' es Aggressiveness Br By r UDIT I London June 20 The The entire British Mediterranean fleet in in- eluding chiding the first battle squadron is concentrating in the waters of the near and n middle east in anticipation anticipation anticipation an an- of warlike operations operations' that may plunge that part of th the world orId into a new bloody conflict conflict- with war between Turkey and Greece as the nucleus An additional battalion of British British Brit Brit- ish troops is on the way to Con Con- British warships already already al- al ready are moving Greek soldiers from Smyrna to the coastal province east of the Bj- Bj Pret O H Eng England June 20 20 While V While hili h the question st on of was the Hie ostensible reason reason for the hurriedly arranged meeting the French and British premiers the tle Associated Pl Press SS is authoritatively f in iii informed formed that the Turkish situation n ii thrust itself into the forefront of ot their discussions today The Tho eq experts erts on t the e indemnity after long consideration of f f the thc matter were ready to pres present ii their advice on this important subject cL The Greek premier Venizelos hoW hoW- ever cr who nho was anxious to safeguard th the Greek Rains gains through tho the treat treaty appeared upon tho scene last night He called On an Mr Lloyd George eor e and 31 1 at this mornings morning's confer conter- conference ence nce prepared to act in th behalf ot of tHe allies in representing the thc activities of ot Mustapha Kernal Kemal Pasha Turkish na national lia- lia tlona leader Defender Sought It Il is 13 learned that M. M Venizelos contended contended con can t tended l ded that the ten Greek divisions air h hnath ready ray in III the and Smyrna district dis- dis con constitute the only onh force torce Imme Immediately available for tor effective opera operations operations opera opera- lions a against tho Turks but Insisted d that tria these operations shall be con confined tined to purel purely defensive o measures It Is that thaL the he allies in asking th the Cr Greeks eks to occupy Anatolia exacted the that thc they not operate beyond th peace treat treaty boundaries It Il is un understood that M. M today met with allied ailed refusal to as- as j as-j s- s sumo UI 1 all any responsibility should hould the Greeks exceed d this limitation but tut t the tho refusal was s softened b by tho the assurance assurance- that there was vas no intention on on n t part of ot Great Gnat Britain ln ou ot Franco France to nd ocate modification of the tho 1 treaty t Premier will proceed W with WI I Premiers Lloyd George and ami to Boulogne where the six-nation six conference conference con COIl ference will begin tomorrow To ru Shed d Light on l Some Ih light ht may be thrown on t the i Persian negotiations at London at the Boulo na conference This Is Indicated by tho fact tact that Edward 1 P. P Wise wl who represents Great Britain In tho the ec CC eco eco- Continued on page 3 p 1 WAR WITH TURKEY BEliEVED IMMINENT Continued from page pas 1 councils dealing with M or sin the bolshevik minister Isler of or trade I and commerce was present tit nt tho the afternoon afternoon aft aCt conference of or the premiers In tho morning Premier Venzelos had a n conference with Field Marshal Sir Henry H H. Wilson Ilson chief of the British Imperial staff and Marshal Ia 1 Koch Foell och The execution of the Turkish cut reaty was discussed cd and it is b ed that most of or the tho proposals ali submitted b by M. M Venizelos were approved An official statement nt Issued this et evening ning disclosed that the discussions had to do entirely with German The statement says that the French government government gov s-ov- accepted the suggestion sus of ot Great Gnat Britain that tho the r rate U at which Germany was HI carrying out the clauses of or the Versailes treaty relating o to disarmament disarmament dis dis- armament profoundly unsatisfactory c- c tor tory Tho t two to 0 governments therefore agreed to recommend to the the lied lId conference nt at Boulogne that their military advisers should be he instructed to submit proposals aiming at nt acceleration aced aced- oration o of the execution of or the tho clauses of the tre treaty t dealing with Germau armaments in On and ami material |