Evening star., 1921-11-03
ANG0RA TREATY
:
SOUGHT BY ITALY
Following French Lead, Mis-.
sion Is Sent to Draw Up
Separate Pact.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New
Copyright. 1921.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey. No
vember 3.-France's example in sign
ing a separate agreement with tn"
Angora government was quickly FOL
lowed by Italy, which sent mission
to Angora. headed by Sig. Georgetto.
former consul general in Adalia. The
Italian delegates arrived at the ma
tionalist capital on October rs. and
on the 9th began peace pourparlers
with Yusuf kemal Bey. minister OF
foreign affairs. The negotiations. ac-
cording to reports from Aneora, are
idea of the Italian government is that
strong Turkey will be less dam
gerous competitor for Italy in the
future than a strong Greece.
In statements made to the AnKora
parliament Yusuf Kemal Bey said
that the discussions with the Italians
were less difficult than with the
French. as the Italians did not object
to Turkish national unity. The 1tai-
ians claim only economic advantages
along the Mediterranean coast of the
Adalia district. exclusive railway con-
cessions in this region and conces-
sions for a railway line from Adalia
to the Konia junction of the Bagdad
railway. In exchange, the Italian
government undertakes to abolish the
territorial integrity.
No decision as to the future status
of Smyrna and eastern Thrace has
been reached, but it is believed in
Turkish circles that the Italians are
going to accept the Turkish point Of
view as to these two regions. How
ever. they are not willing to give in
yet. as they desire to induce the
Turks to give special rights to Italian
concerns for the exploitation of the
coal mines in northern Anatolia. close
to the French coal fields at Zungul-
dag.
The Turks feel confident that a
treaty with Italy win be signed soon.
and on account of that certitude they
are very cool toward the British un.
official delegation now at Angora. So
far as known here. the British claim
among other things the withdrawal
Of the nationalist civil and military
missions in Afghanistan and the Sc
we're punishment of the instigators Of
the disturbances in Iral, as well as
the establishment of definite frontiers
in favor of Irak and Kurdistan. The
British are also reported to he in
Sisting upon the annulment of the
treaty recently signed at Kars by
which the Russian eastern bounda-
ries are established in favor of Tur-
key and the integrity of the Ottoman
empire is fully recognized TIL" Brit
ish insist that the settlement of the
eastern boundaries should be referred
to an interallied conference. which
must be called for this purpose.
The British refused to send official
delegates to Angora. and it is re-
ported that the national assembly
may designate two delegates to meet
the British either in Constantinople
or some European capital. but they
are unwilling to have London named
as the meeting place.
The Angora parliament discussed
at length the advisability of sending
nationalist delegation to the United
States. The representatives of the
Brusa district attacked the govern
ment for neglecting to renew official
friendly relations with the United
States. and a motion that delegates
be sent at once to America was passed
by great majority. At yesterdays
sitting of parliament the government
announced that Djamil Bey, former
nationalist minister of the interior,
who is now in Italy. had been ap-
! POINTED nationalist delegate to WASH
| ington and instructed to proceed to
his post as soon as possible.