South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-20
ALLIES DELIVER
TO
TURKISH HEADS
Set Today as Final Date for
Acceptance of Straits
Settlement.
UNITED STATES Is SILENT
Ottoman Fears of Aggression
by Other Powers Places
Farley in Jeopardy.

LAUSANNE. Dec. l9-(By s. PD
Turkish fears OF swiftly flying mili-
tary airplanes laden with bombs.
and. generally, Turkish fears of ag-
gressions from without that viii put
Constanuuople In danger. have to-
night placed The whole Lausanne
conference In jeopardy
The United States is silent on the
situation but the allied leaders said
tonight that they have uttered their
last word on the question OF the lib
erty of the straits. Tomorrow the
Turks must say yes or no 10 the al
lied project.
The British experts. Admiral
Keyes and Gen Burdett- Stuart. al
ready have left for England beEev-
ing their work 60 have been COM
pleted and the French experts ere
preparing 20 depart tomorrow night
at the conclusion OF the last ses-
sion" for discussion OF the straits.
Whether a rupture VIII come on
the straits problem, depends chiefly
on whether the entente diplomats
and their experts can remove the
Turkish fears This they are trying
10 do tonight.
Seeks To Convince Turks
The diplomats are endeavoring TO
convince the Angora statesmen that
the straits project is essentially
framed 10 meet conditions in times
a peace. and that the allies are not
IN any sinister. hidden manner seek
ing facilities for war. and especially
against Turkey They say they
would have only sought the equality
Of all fleets passing through the
straits on peaceful errands.
The allies have emphasized that
they cannot accept the Turkish re-
quest for the suppression Of submar-
ines and military afrplaues: espec-
tally they have been unable 20 ac-
cept the Ottoman suggestion that
combined foreign fleets entering tho
Black sea shall not exceed in
strength the fleet OF the strongest
naval power of the Black sea. That
would make the BLACK sea forbidden
ground, said a French expert to-
night
As the Russians are here only for
discussion % thN straits question.
tomorrow may see the last Of them
at Lausanne. They stil are in
fighting mood however. George
Tchitcherin was in an argumcnta-
tive mood today.
Moscow Plans Unacceptable
The allies have agreed that he
Moscow plans are unacceptable.
Tchitcherin made a dramatic plea
20 the world masses. He said Rus
sia was convinced the worlds peo-
pies were back ~ Russia in her at
tempts 70 secure international jus
tice. He also bitterly condemned
what he called "marInism." " adding.
Il mean the sea miLtarlsm which
hopes 10 estrarge Russia"
An additional fear OF the Turks
which the allies must calm -omor-
row IS that which they surround the
international commission 20 super
wise control OF the straits The Turks
claim the commission viii be inquls-
i1orial in nature. that u may In
fringe Turkish sOvere.g .guty. and. fin
ally. that i- may be used as "A club
by some powers 20 threaten Turkey.
Hence their ambition 10 have a gen
eral guarantee TaCt signed az Lau-
same which VIII assure the neu-
tralty OF the straits and prevent
acts OF hostility in Turkish territOr-
ial waters.
The Turks tonight seemed unruf-
fed. They did n0- appear at all
impressed by the ul-Iua-um talk
with which tho Lausanne confer
eura 10 ora-rreH