7 APRIL 1923, Page 2

The long-drawn-out business of clearing up the Augean mess of

the late Government's dealing with Turkey seems at last to be coming to an end. The Allies have communicated their reply to the Turkish counter-pro- posals, and it has been considered, it is said, not unfavour- ably by Kemal's Cabinet. Thus it seems likely that a new Conference will soon meet at Lausanne with a real prospect of reaching agreement. Meanwhile, Kemal has suddenly decided "to go to the country." The. Pasha, contrary to public expectation, will submit himself for re-election. This is taken as an important sign that, at any rate for the moment, he does not wish to become a dictator. Moderate opinion favours the election as likely to return a less extreme Assembly.