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Show mum HIT III : aniTUDE Calls .Mustapha Kemal ' an Outlaw and Big V Bluff; Can Be Blown I Off Map, Says King )- TIIENS, Feb. 1 (By Asso-4 Asso-4 ciated Press). Direct negotiations nego-tiations for the settlement of Netr Eastern problem between the Greek and Turkish nationalists nation-alists are :mposslble, said Kins Con-Slant. Con-Slant. ne today. lis Indicated he was mot .Terse to conversations between Greek representatives and delegates chosen by the sultan'J government. If such . procsdura .wasdlctatsl. iiicthe lntere.tr of flreece. Whether th' attitude on the part of the Clreek kins would have any bearing on the Near Kast conference to be held In , London late this month was not disclosed dis-closed by Constantlne, but he made It vide t his government would refuse to recognise Mustapha Kemal Pasha, hoad of the Turkish nationalists, or his delegntea. , Constantlne declared he would malce Bo overtures to former Premier Venl-tlos, Venl-tlos, who Is at present In France, SLt I-g M. Venlsrlos must take the srUtlatlve. CALLS HIM OUTLAW. "1 do not recognize Mustapha Kep-al Pasha as a person worthy to be dealt w.th," said the king. "Why does Kurope make all this fuss over an outlaw? Mustapha Kemal Is only a big bluff, a big bubble, and we sould blow him off the map as we on Id blow -a fly off the table. "If It seems wise after the London fvmference for Greece to enter Into I egotlaona with the responsible fevrklsh government In Constantinople m will not hesitate to take that step, tut any discussion must take cog- kjnnce of our right to ho!d ftmyrna hod , Thrace. This Is not an im-erhtttstlo im-erhtttstlo policy. It Is our national policy. We must protect our people otslde the home land." LOOKS TO AMERICA. M. Gounaris, minister of war, will ro to London as one of the Greek tnlegater -a he Is a leader of the aViminant political party, and King fmatantine asserted he did not see fcow the allies could refuse to accept tus minister If he was the choice of te government and people. J1?onstantJne said he nad no In-larmatlon In-larmatlon . that the United States I would soot, recognise him, but added as was naturally hopeful such action would be taken. He said he was glad to see that Preeldent-eleot Harding bed expressed i friendly sentiments toward Greece In a communication to a Greek-American Republican slab. CLAIMS VICTORY. ' Reports that the Greek army in Asia M'no- had suffered a defeat In swent operations were denied by Constantlne. Con-stantlne. who said ths Greeks had Won a ool plete victory. 17'We have smashed ths Turkish nationalists na-tionalists everywhere ws have met thm." " asserted. Constantlne s trip to Smyrna and rhrace hag been postponed until after London con feren os. |