The New York herald., 1922-10-10
RUSSIA Will Fight
FOR STRAITS RIGHTS
Radek Says Soviet Does Not
Want Its Ships Stopped on
Way From Black Sea.
CALLS INTEREST VITAL
Charges British Seek to
Quiet Turks Until More
Troops Reach Scene.
FRENCH WANT DELAY
FRENCH WANT DELAY
Holds What Strengthens East.
ern Nations Also Helps the
Moscow Government.
nv FRANCIS nI,cULLAGH.

Special cable to TIE NEW YoRK HERALD.
COPYRIGHT. 1s2s- by THE NEw York HERALD.
Moscow. Oct. 9.-"Russia supports
Turkey because everything which
strengthens the Eastern nations that
are exploited by international imperial
ism strengthens also Soviet Russia.
which lies in the shadow of that same
imperialistic danger" said Carl RadelS
to THE NEW YORK HERALD correspond
ent to-day.
Russia also is interested In the free
passage of the straits, and does not
like ships coming and going from her
Black Sea ports to be stopped, and
thus her relations to the Dardanelles
question are dictated by vital inter-
ests, for which Russia will fight with
all means at her disposal.
six weeks ago." he continued. Lloyd
George used virulent language about the
Turks being regarded as barbarians.
against whom he almost invited Europe
to start a new crusade. Now the Allies
are talking of inviting Turkey to join
the League of Nations.
Recalls Curxon Note to Reds.
Meanwhile the allied note to Turkey
Is on al fours with Lord Curzon's note
to Soviet Russia in April, 1920, in re-
gard to Gen. Wrangel. The British
Government. he then said, would be
glad to inform the British public that
out OF motives of humanity the Rus
sian Government has amnestied the fol-
lowers of Gen. Wrangel' The British
Government then offered Its services as
mediator, and played the role of media
tor till the French had sent Wrangel
Indispensable technical equipment that
he lacked, and till he had begun his ad-
vance.
THE allied note to Turkey is simply
trick to make the Turks keep quiet
till British relnforcements arrive. Then
an international conference will give the
Dardanelles into the hands Of the
League of Nations. That is, the English
fleet will disarm Turkey will exact an
indemnity from her and will reestablish
capitulations 0o pAl
"As for the position Of France. It does
not follow that because she has with
drawn her troops she will take Turkeys
side or take no part in the settlement of
the Turkish question. France knows
the perseverance of English imperial
ism. She knows that at this moment
England Is considerably weaker at the
Dardanelles than Turkey, and that with
out a doubt Turkey could force the
straits.
but English Imperialism will not
surrender after first defeats, for Brit
aims strength is enormous and she
knows how TO mobilize 1t.
Says France Wants Delay.
"As the question of Germany's next
France probably will drag out the Near
Eastern difficulty. and thus keep Eng
lands hand fully occupied.
eff the Venice conference takes place
In the near future the most difficult
problem before 1t will be the military
strength OF Turkey. If Turkey agrees
to let the British remain at Gallipoli and
Chanak. 1t will be impossible for Eng
land to maintain great armies at those
two points and IL Turkey gets the right
to keep UP an army OF good size, corre-
spending to the extent and population Of
her territory. Turkey will be able TO
drive the British into the sea. All this
leads me to think that at Venice Eng
land will demand the reduction of the
Turkish army to such point that out
of interests of self-preservation Turkey
will not consent.
England wants to make the crisis
drag till she has reinforcements on the
spot and meanwhile Lord Curzon does
not want to hurt Russia's feelings, for
he knows that in a crisis Russia can
say the deciding word"