Mr. Lloyd George's speech took the form of a review
of the Spa Conference. He began with Turkey. The Turkish reply to the proposed Treaty had been sent in just before the Conference. The Allies decided to adhere substantially to the terms which they had submitted to Turkey, with one important alteration, and that was to allow Turkey a representative on the Straits Commission. Fortunately, the movements of Mustapha Kemal, which not long ago seemed to present a very real danger, had been successfully checked, and Mustapha Kemal's forces had in fact been scattered by the Greeks. M. Venizelos had said that he hoped the Greek army 'would be able to clear the whole neighbourhood between Smyrna and the Dardanelles in fifteen days. The Greek troops, led with great skill and conducting themselves with bravery, had exactly accomplished the task.
