23 SEPTEMBER 1922, Page 2

On Tuesday, Lord Curzon went to Paris and the papers

of Thursday contained the gratifying announcement that he, M. Poincare, and Count Sforza, the Italian Ambassador, had agreed that it was desirable to call a Conference at once to settle the conditions of peace in the Near East. This almost certainly means that there is a sufficient basis of agreement in advance. The Conference will consist of representatives of Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Rumania, Jugo-Slavia and Turkey. Russia is excluded. We hope that this arrangement with France is only the beginning of much easier relations.