South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-06
BIG EUROPEAN POWERS
TO MAINTAIN SPHERES
OF RULE In TURKEY
British Spheres Are Not Mem
toned in Agree
ment.
Is DIPLOMATIC ACT
Provide for Exploitation Of
Bagdad Railroad by
Three Powers.

PARIS. Nov. 5.-France. Great
Britain and Italy have signed a trl-
partte agreement IN which they un-
dertake TO support each other i'm
maintaining their spheres Of influ-
ence' I'm Turkey. The limits OF the
areas i'm which the respective special
interests Of France and Italy are
recognized are defined by the same
document.
This agreement. IL developed to-
day, was signed at Sevrea Aug 10,
the day the public ceremonial Of the
signing Of the peace treaty with
Turkey took place.
Under its own terms the docu-
ment was 10 come into force and
be published at the time the Turkish
peace treaty should 20 into effect.
This date is still an uncertainty.
Defines Spheres of Power.
In or1ection with examination
of the text of the agreement. now
available, attention is being called
here 10 the fact that while tho
treaty defines the spheres OF influ-
ence Of France and Italy, recOgniZ-
ing the 81 ecial interests OF France
in CiliCia and the western part OF
kurdistan bordering on Syria. and
OF Italy in southern Anatolia-the
British spheres OF influence are not
/ only underlined but are not men
/ toned. This has raised the ques-
ton II the agreement is susceptible
of the Interpretation that the Brit
ish interests may be held 20 extend
10 any or all the remaining parts
al no y
Il is noted also that, while the
agreement does not take the form
Of an alliance. IL pledges the con-
tracing powers TO render diploma
tic support to each other in main
tanning their respective positions In
the areas in which their special in
terests are recognized"
One section OF the document pro-
vides for the exploitation OF the
Bagdad railway by a company in
which British. French and Italian
capital is equally interested. u
gives the exploitation Of the Hera-
clea coal mines between Konish
and Adana. TO Italy.
Provision Of Article Ten.
Article ten Of the agreement pro-
vides that nothing contained IN =
shall prejudice the rights OF ma
tionals OF nOn-signatory states %
/ free access 10 the various areas for
commercial and ecOnomis purposes
The preamble OF the document
reads.
Being anxious 70 help Turkey
develop her resources and 20 avoid
l the international rivalries which
have Obstructed these objects IN the
| past. and being desirous 20 meet the
request OF the Turkish government
that 10 receive necessary assistance
I in the re-organization OF justice, r.
|nances, the gendarmerie and Of the
ipoliCe, in the protection Of re-
/ hRious. racial and linguistic minori-
/ ties and the economic development
! Of the country; cor s!dcr.ng that the
autonomy or eventual independence
+ OF Kurdistan has been recognized
I by them and that 90 IS desirable with
! a view 10 facilitating the develop
|meut OF that country and make pro-
vision for any assistance it might
+ require in its administra tion and %
avoid international rlvalries in such
matters. recognizing the respective
special interests of Italy in south
+ eru Auatolia. ard Of France in Cili-
/ cia and the western part of Kurdis-
tan. bordering on SYRIA. up 20 Je-
I zire-I5n-Omar as their areas are
/ hereafter defined"