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Show l SBf 'TENSION OVER B EASTERN I SITUATION EASIER AS PLANS I Fly HElIL AyE kOksiEO Oil? I Kemal Firm That Thrace, Including Adrianople, w: Shall Be Evacuated and Given to Turkey; Kf England Less Worried But Not Sure w' . War Is Entirely Averted P- LONDON, Oct. 2. (By the Associated Press.) There was a re- K'' I laxation today of tension over the Near Eastern situation. K:, The despondency noted in the press comment the last few days gave way to hope today, although not to absolute confidence that mi , war has been averted, K.V- The bulk of the press opinion is that General Harington has Hrv saved Great Britain from war thus far and there are many eulogisms S... of his tact and skill, the hope being added that he will be left? a ifree hand to deal with the situation until it is settled. Hfr; The Turkish nationalists assembly at Angora has unanimously W approved the action of Mustapha Kemal Pasha and has authorized Bv , the dispatch of delegates to Mudania and later to the peace confer- Wtj jence, according to a Central News dispatch from Constantinople. R; ATHENS, Oct. 2. (By the Associated Press.) The newspapers Rv ! today announce that the British minister signed the visitors' book kl . .' jat the palace Sunday and they interpret this as British recognition . i to the new king. W. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 2. (By Bi;J tho Associated . Press.) With an H armistice conference definitely fixed EE; for tomorrow at Mudania, the peril of war between Great Britain and Turkey appeared less menacing today. Qreat Britain's recessions from the H neutral zono controversy caused no H. ! llttlo surprise and disappointment jKV'--1 here, but it was generally admitted H that this step was the only thing which could have stayed Mustapha ECemal l'nsha's hand. It Is pointed to as another evidence of England's KK . extraordinary patience and earnest H ' desire to avoid war. Pp to the time of th Issuance ol I r.rigadier General Harlngton'a tempo-rising tempo-rising note, Saturday night, the situ 4 H loq looked exceedingly critic .' n i H now conceded that his tact and t"ier- H 'ance, coupled with tho timely arrival ; of reinforcements from England. prs- vented the Turks from striking at Chanak. POINTS AT ISSUE. 1 It Is expected the conference may iH drag for several days, as the Kemal-lata Kemal-lata doubtless will bargain and hagglu over pvery point. It Is felt that the influence of the Italiau generals will I be an Important factor In bringing Pf i tho meeting to a successful conclu- H The British declare they will In- sist upon occupying the Asiatic banks of the straits oven at the possibility I of failurp of the conference. They H may slso contest tho immediate with- H drawal of the Greeks from Thrace, H making this cordltlonai upon accept- H an f the allied peace proposals; H The. inviolability of the straits will be stoutly defended H An Immediate mutual agreement to suspend all movements of troops was I expected here today to be the first outcome ot the Mudania armistice H ! conference which Is to meet tomor- OC I PATH N OF TMR ACT ,. 1 The i onfercne will discuss the oc- H cupatlon of eastern Thrace iv detach- H ments of Interallied troops during ta Greek army's withdrawal J The expectation here Is that the Creek evacuation will begin lmmedl- iH ately after the conference permit- mm tir.cr th. establishment of the Turkish f administrative control. General ffarlngton, th Bflttsh commander In chief, will leave for um Mudania on the dreailhaught Iron tH Duke early tomorrow. The Italian and French generals will make the trip on battleships i PEACE ENVOY RETURN SL I M Kranklln-Boulllon. peace envoy from the allies t Mustapha Knmal Pasha, returned Sunday to Constonti- H C from Smyrna on the Frcnrfc H cruiser Metz. successful In his mis-...n mis-...n of nrranglnr; an armistice con-fcrene. con-fcrene. m lie- conferred with General P;ie, ALm French high commissioner In Con'Bg. stantinople, anil Is understood to ha( WL toll him that only the misl extrajl J C lin.rv force on his part prevenf Oj Kemal from nctlntr rashly. If" ft fit,' .i ' lear to the nationalist leader-'1. if war were renewed In the Nev?f it might spread to tho whole " lll i (Contlnucil on Pngo lV k" TENSION OVER (Continued from Pnco Ouo rope and that the responsibility would rest entirely on Kfmal. I EXT OF KEMAIi REPLY. PARIS, :t. 2 '.l'-Y the Assoclatodj l-ress ) The text of Mustapha K-inal's K-inal's reply to the allied Joint note of i Soptombcr 23, has been made public, tontfht by the foreign office, The roply Is dated Suptomber ?.") and promises to stop Immediately tho military operations v. hh h ha.- boon developing toward Constantinople and, Chakan "in pursuit of tho Greek I armies," it woepti the proposal for an armistice confrrent-r at Mudan'i; Tuesday with representatives of thi entente and nominatee General ismid l'asha to a t for the Turks. hum H)i shown Dealing with Thrace, the reply Is wurded with marki d flrinm hs. ltj credits tho entente with Bcntlnn-ntJ of justice toward Turkey, but di -mands that Thrace shall not be hold ono day longer under the Greok arniv, saying that It Is Indispensable that Thrace shall be evacuated Immediate-1 ly and restored to the AAgOIt f.'u-.orn-! T-r ment up to tho west of the Martlza river. Ineludlng Adrlanople. The note, whh h Is signed by Tu-shuf Tu-shuf Komal. mlnMer of foreign affairs, af-fairs, begins by saying that a form il reply to tho ententes noto will be sent In a few dujs by his government. WHAT NOTE SAYS. "Confident In the assurance which M Franklln-Iiouillon has given the commander In chief of tho Turkish armies, in accord with the ropre-sentatlvee ropre-sentatlvee of the entente powers meeting meet-ing In Paris, and persuaded that ne-p. ne-p. nations will at once be proceeded with to establish a just peace," the Dote continues, "an order has been given to stop Immediately our military mili-tary movement which have been unceasingly un-ceasingly developing In the direction of Constantinople and Chanak Kaloh In pursuit of the Oreek armies. "The assurances given by M. Franklin-Bouillon have established the sentiments sen-timents of justice of which the propositions propo-sitions of tho entente aro truly Inspired, In-spired, with a view to assuring the rights of Turkey. Nevertheless as the maintenance of Thraee, If only for a day more, under the administration admin-istration and occupation of the Greek arm Is a cause of danger of every kind unci grief 40 Turkey's peoples. It Is Indlspenslblo that Thrace to t'n-west t'n-west of tho Marltza river, with Adrl-anople Adrl-anople he evacuated Immediately and be restored to the government of the i-r ;i 1 national assembly of Turkey." Tho reply, In conclusion, accepts eflldanla for a conference on October 3 and names Ismld l'asha commander of tho armies on thy west front, as Turkish representative and asks to be informed as to tho names of thi generals representing the entente powers. |