The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-10
TchItcherln Claims France Abandoned NationaIists in Favor of EngIand-War Is Now Being Waged Around
 Lausanne Conference Table
ASSERTS ENGLAND WANTS
 STRONGHOLD IN PERSIA
BoIshevist Leader Insists
 Angora Must Control Region
 About the Straits and Deny
 Waters to Allied Vessels. Turks Anxious For Peace

Lausanne, December 9.-Proof that Bolshevik Russia is highly dis satisfied with Turkey because Ismet Pasha has abandoned the Russians on the question of the Dardanelles was found today when M. Tchit- cherin, the soviet foreign minister, issued an urgent invitation to the Turkish journalists and in the course of long speech warned them of the dangers of placing their trust in the allied nations.
 M. Tchitcherin did not want to say anything in the way of criticism of the Turkish plenipotentiaries, but thought the Turkish people at home should know of the trend of things at Lausanne. He had dis tinct impression, he said, that war between Turkey and the powers still was going on. Usually wars were fought on the battlefield, but at Lausanne, the war was being waged around the green table and the goal was to separate Turkey from Rus sia. Afterwards the great powers
 would defeat Turkey and Russia separately.
 France Absndons Turks Tohitcherin charged that France had abandoned Turkey in favor of England and the consideration was probably some concessions on the reparations problem from England. But it remains to be seen.' he continued, how far France and Eng land will agree when tho nsnnoa1e conference is held"
 He rejoiced that Turkey and Russia they were vitally important to each other; their interests were the same. "The independence and strength of Turkey is security for Russia" he added, land Turkey cannot be strong and independent unless the straits are elosed.'
 The bolshevik leader declared that to allow foreign warships to pass through the straits would mean the handing over of ConstantinCple to the nation. with the strongest navy. Ma val units would seize Constantinople, then attack Russia. Therefore if Con- stantinopie was in danger. Russia also was' in terror.
 Has Eye on Persia Turning his attention to England. Tchftcherin told the Turkish cor respondents that Great Britain had her eye on northern Persia. The way to northern Persia was through the Caucasus; the way to the Caucasus was through the Dardanelles. He asserted that the Russian program at Lausanne was based on com munity of interests between the Russian and Turkish peoples and he hoped that the end of the con- ference would find the two countries nearer together.
 If the Turks insisted on their right to fortify the straits and de- fend constantlnople, Russia would feel more secure and could take up with the neighboring states on the Black sea the question of demilitar- izing that water.
 Some of the correspondents re- marked that Turkey. weary of war. had natural desire to establish durable peace in the Near East. but M. Titcherin emphasized that it was great mistake to put trust in the European powers.
 The correspondents withdrew ana sent long dispatches to their news papers in Constantinople, Angora and elsewhere. Some Of them appeared deeply distressed, as they said they did not want to embarrass their dele- gates.
 There are indications that the boi- shevil<i are inclined to believe that some of the members of the Turkish delegation are dissatisfied with Ismet Pasha's conciliatory policy on the straits problem and that the Russians were trying to play Cn this senti- rnanf fn fheir nWn advanta2e