Word: greco-turkish
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...from considerable European territory in the Balkan War of 1912. After the World War, Venizelos proved himself easily the greatest diplomat among the representatives of minor powers at the Paris Peace Conference. His "enticing charm"-as one statesman expressed it-won for Greece so much added territory that the Greco-Turkish frontier is now but 20 miles from Constantinople...
Appeals. During the week the Government of Greece appealed to the League to settle certain minor Greco-Turkish frontier disputes, and informed the League Secretariat that the Turkish Government had previously refused a Greek request that these matters be referred to the World Court...
...Greco-Turkish dispute over the Patriarchate (TIME, Feb. 9, TURKEY) came up for consideration. The matter was referred for settlement...
...position of the refugees is at present precarious. Until last June they were supported by the U. S. Near East Relief organization. The League of Nations later took action to arrange loans of more than $4,500,000 to settle these victims of the Greco-Turkish War on the 1,250,000 acres granted to the League for that purpose by the Greek Government. But none of the money was spent on relief, with the result that the refugees, although they are likely to be able to support themselves six months hence, have no means to tide themselves over...
There is more than meets the eye in the prolongation of the Little Entente's life. The three countries between them command a standing army of more than half a million men. While the Greco-Turkish impasse at Lausanne lasts, Yugo-Slavia is keeping an army on the Greek frontier. If hostilities should commence, the other two members of the Little Entente might be dragged into another Balkan War. It is vain to point out that this is a result of the Balkanization of Central Europe...