The New York herald., 1922-11-25
TURKS DECLINE ALL
. BRITISH OFFERS FOR
MOSUL OIL CONTROL
CurZOn Would Compromise
for Sykes-PicOt Treaty
Concessions.
CONFERS WITH ISMET
Private Negotiations to
Gain Oil Overshadow
Other Issues.
ANG0RA NEEDS WEALTH
Sees No Benefit to Itself in
PrOffers From Other
Countries.
CONFERS WITH ISMET
ANG0RA NEEDS WEALTH
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

by LAURENCE HILLS.
Special Cable 10 THE NKw YORK HERALD.
Copyright. 1872, BIZ THE NEw YORK HERALD
LAUSANNE. Nov 24.-The overtures
made by the British to give up control
over the important Mosul district,
which the Turks are demanding, pro-
vided the Angora Government will
ratify the oil concessions in this area
incorporated in the Sykes-Picot agree
ment, have been fatty rejected by the
Turks. Under that agreement the
Royal Dutch got so per cent, the
Anglo-Persian 25 per cent, and
France. as she agreed at San Reno,
the remaining 25 per cent.
The greatest struggle here is over
oil These negotiations, conducted by
the British outside the conference
proper, completely overshadowed in
Importance to-day the discussion of
European boundaries of Turkey. The
Mosul district is vital to the Angora
treasury. With discussion of Euro
peen Turkeys frontier virtually con-
cluded and the boundaries in Asia
Minor next on the program. the Brit
ish can well afford to conduct private
negotiations with the Turks.
Emphasis was laid upon this last
night when Ismet Pasha and Lord
C,r1o,, o,,;ati,, .ot dourp ,o Jirpar au1
discussed Mosul and oil. But the Turks
thus far are adamant. The British
proposition is that Mosul be detached
from the present kingdom OF Irsk and
handed back to Turkey. but that the
Turkish Nationalist Assembly in re-
turn shall ratify the oil concessions,
under which. of course. the Turkish
Government would derive little or no
benefit.
Railway Concessions.
On the other side there are the rail-
way concessions. granted In 1910 by the
old Turkish Government. TO Rear Ad-
miral Colby NJ. Chester. U. S. N. Gre
tired). back of which are understood
to be Standard oil interests. The Turk
ish Nationalists for several years past
have lent support TO this concession.
which by its provisions secures control
the Angora Government would partici-
pate to the extent OF so per cent In ex-
ploitation Of the district.
The position the Turks take is that
the Sykes-Picot agreement divided this
territory and its oil rights, absolutely
ignoring the United States and the ex-
isting American CONCESSIONS, and that
under the note sent by Secretary OF
State Colby during the wilson Admin
istration the United States practically
refused TO recognize the agreement.
Until now Ambassador Child has not
talked with the Turks, though the latter
ara very desirous. apparently. of learn
ing the American point OF view upon
this and other questions, and II is un-
derstood that informal overtures have
been made TO the American observers
by Ismet Pasha. Some surprise has
been caused generally I'm that Mr.. Child
has made no attempt toward conver-
sations such as the French, the British
and the Italians have been having with
the Turks.
Americans Anxious.
Meanwhile American interests repre-
sented here are showing great anxiety
as TO the negotiations which the British
are conducting quietly and tho play BY
rival interests for the rich regions OF
Mosui completely dominates the back
ground OF the whole Lausanne confer
ence.
Developments in the territorial COM
mission to-day supported THE NEW
York HERALD correspondents statement
that the European question was not
the main one at issue. as The Turks
agreed promptly TO the proposition OF
a % kilometer wide OH mlles) demili-
tarized zone from the Black Sea TO the
Aegean along the European frontier
Ismet Pasha wanted clear under
standing In the treaty that the Powers
will guaranty the neutrality 81 this
zone. which would ie on each side OF
the frontier between Turkey and Bull
garia and between Turkey and Greece
along the Martha River. which divides
eastern and western Thrace
The commission charged with the
Thraclan affair otherwise has only one
question to settle. namely the seapor,
o. Dedea gath desired by Bulgaria. The
r. port OF Gen Wcygand's subcommis-
sion would mako II an international port
like Danzig. under y mixed commission.
The Greeks wanted 90 retain possession.
but the Buigars insisted II should be
theirs, and the compromise Gen. Wey-
gand suggests seems tho likely solution.
In this matter the Turks and the Rus
slams arc together. for their Asiatic
auxlllarlcs were merely apathetic lis
tcners to the controversy that went on
to-day between the Greek ex-Premier
venlzelos and the Bulgarian Premier
StamboulIsky. obviously awaiting the
main question ~ Asiatic frontiers
which involves the oil districts upon
which tho now Turkey counts chiefly
for its revenuea.
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