THE NEAR EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1922, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

AGREEMENT WELCOME. TURKS JUBILANT. ASPIRATIONS GAINED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Revived Oct. 13, 5.5 pjn. Constantinople, Oct. 12. Turkish quarters are beflagged. Most of the inhabitants welcome the agreement, if only because a rupture with Britain has been avoided. The Turkish forces have withdrawn from Ghebzeh, but there is still no backward move from Chanak. The newspaper Vakit describes the agreement as not only an armistice but a peace preliminary’ which has satisfied most of our aspirations bloodlessly. It hopes the same goodwill will be shown at the peace conference. PEACE CONFERENCE. THE ATTITUDE OF TURKEY . WILL CLAIM FULL RIGHTS. Received Oct. 13, 7.50 p.m. London, Oct. 12. The Morning Post’s Constantinople coritspondent forecasts that Turkey will regard the peace conference not as followijg their defeat in the world war, but their own successful war of liberation, and will approach the conference with the intention of establishing Turkey as a full-independent , nation on an equal basis with other nations, I unhampered by capitulations. Other special restrictions will probably accompany its demand with sword brandishing as at Mudania. whence arises their desire that the conference should meet on Kemalist terri-itory.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ARMISTICE AGREEMENT. TO BE RATIFIED BY GREECE. Received Oct. 13, 7.50 p.m. Paris, Oct. 12. It is authoritatively stated that the Greek Government’s authorisation for the signature of the Mudania protocol reached General Magarakis after the conference dispersed. The Greek Government has intimated its willingness to ratify the agreement within three days.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable I Assn. i RESIGNATION IN GREECE. “AN UNAVOIDABLE-EVIL.” 1 Received Oct. 13, 5.5 p.m. Athens, Oct. 12. ‘ News of the signature of the agreement was received w'ith resignation as an un- i avoidable evil.—Reuter Service. I PROBLEM OF THE REFUGEES. 1 t Received Oct. 13, 7.50 p.m. £ Geneva, Oct. 12. 1 Dr. Nansen, the League of Nations refu- 1 gee commissioner, meets Kemal within a few days to discuss the whole question of c refugees from Asia Minor. Dr. Nansen f subsequently confers with the Greek Gov- 1 ernment. , £