The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-13
TRIES
To ASSIST IN
TURK CRISIS
Meeting of Foreign
Enjoys Urged
(By United Press)

10Y OnilcQ ET0SSJ
PARIS, Nov. 13-Premier Mussolini
of Italy moved today to mediate be-
tween the Turks and the French anu
British.
The Fascist chieftain suggested that
a meeting of foreign ministers be held
next weekend at Nice or Lausanne. 1t
was at the later place that the meeting
between allied leaders and Ismet
Pasha was to have been held this
morning.
This parley was postponed when
France and Britain failed to agree.
Premier Poincare conferred VITA
Lord Hardinge, British Ambassador
here, but refused to accept Lord Cur
zon's invitation to come to London foc
conference on the Turkish crisis.
However he stated he favored meet
ing of allied leaders before the peace
parley is held with the Turks.
Nations Deadlocked.
England and France were deadlock
ed today over the Near East peace con-
terence at Lausanne. as Turkish lead
ers warned that the Kemalists, rest
less because of postponement of the
meeting, were near a clash with allied
forces in Constantinople-
Lord Curzon, British foreign secre-
tary insisted that the English not at
tend such a conference until the
French and British agree on a pro-
gram.
The French hold, along with the
Turks that the conference should be
held as soon as possible. Curzon's at
ttude would necessitate another post
ponement from Nov. 20, the new date
set.
Fears French Rule.
CurZon fears that holding the con-
ference on such short notice would re
suit in French domination at the peace
| table. A cabinet meeting was called
for today to discuss his attitude.
| Ismet Pasha, in an interview with
the Mathis Lausanne correspondent
warned that the Constantinople situa-
tion is serious because of the postpone
ment.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-Now that the
Lausanne conference has been post
poned to Nov. 20, the question most
urgently asked here is whether it will
be possible to maintain peace in Con-
stantinopie in the interim. Restora-
ton of communications has revealed
such an ugly situation there that it
is evident the utmost tact and skill
WIN be necessary to prevent violent
outbursts.
+ All reports coming to London con-
cur in saying that the extremists are
dominating the Angora government,
/ which through its agents in Constan-
tinople is following the policy of de-
/ fiance toward the allies and terrorism
among the local population.
1 Residents of Constantinople are de-
scribed as being in a state of extreme
alarm while the position of the allied
troops is represented as one which
soon may become untenable.
An incident which sharply shows the
total changes in the situation from
conditions which have prevailed dur
ing the past year is reported by some
correspondents whose dispatches say
that an English book merchant who
became involved in a street squabble
was seized by the Turkish police,
taken to the Galata police station and
thrashed. The correspondents main
tain that the establishment of martial
law alone can make Constantinople
safe.
Need Display Of Unity.
| OOmpleLe agreement among Ine al
lies and display of unity in the ma
ture of granting full authority to their
commanders in Constantinople to CO.
operate in any emergency would re-
move anxiety, it is contended and
guarantee stability during the discus
sion with the Turks at Lausanne With
out such complete cooperation it is
argued the conference had better not
be held.
I Commentators in London generally
insist strongly upon the necessity of
allied representatives to meet together
before talking to the Turks at Laus-
anne in order to decide a common
: policy. Unless this is done, some OBJ
servers fel it will be impossible for
Great Britain to be represented at
Lausanne at all