THE TURKS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 21 July 1920, Page 2

THE TURKS.

* SOME STRAIGHT TALK. London, July 17. The Allied reply to the Turkish Note in reference to the Turkish Treaty declines to modify the clauses relating to Thrace, .Smyrna, the. Syrian frontier. or Armenia. Regarding the regime at the Straits, the reply nays emphatically that there can be no question as to the necessity of taking effective measures to prevent another betrayal of the cause of civilisation by a Turkish Government; but the Allies have decided to grant the Turkish request, as a riparian Power, for the right t,j appoint, a delegate oa the Htrait- Commi-sioii. They will also make a number of minor coiicer.s.ionH, *ucb as the withdrawal of the condition by which Turkey ceded to the Allies "all Turkish steamships of 1600 tons and upwards. 1 The reply emphasises that Turkey’s intervention in the war prolonged the conflict by at least two years, causing the loss to the Allies of several .-minor!.- of lives and thousands of millions of pounds. It recalls the Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Armenia, as. showing the necessity of ending the empire of the Turk.” over other nations. The reply declares that if Turkey refuses to sign peace, or, still more, , if she is unable to re-establish authority in Anatolia, the Allies to- V be driven to reconsider the arrange-j-o-nt is reference to Constantinople, regarding which the Allies have grave doubts, by ejecting the Turks from Europe once and for ail. The Turks are given till July 27th to sign. TURKS SURRENDBRGEEEK SUCCESSES CONTINUE. - Constantitterpie, July 16. The Greek successes continue on the south coast of the Sea of Maruwra. The Greeks crossed the Soeurlu River, where 2000 Turks surrendered. A serious situation ha* arisen ia Trans-Caucasia, owing to the Boh he vik* ordering the withdrawal of the Armenian troop* from the Karabagh, Zasgezur. and Nakbicevac districts, with the object pi creating a friendly independent State on the Turkish *-order, through which they can *e#ttre direct contact with the Turkish Nationalists. The Armenian: Covers* merit refused’ to withdraw the troops.