New-York tribune., 1922-10-22
Ottoman Delegates Point
Out Snares In the Treaty

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The Ottoman delegates summoned to
Paris to receive the treaty pointed out
the complications Of the situation in
Constantinople which would result
from it's execution. They thus enume-
rated the conflicting and jumbled juris-
dictions which would be created:
First, his imperial majesty the
Sultan and the Turkish government.
whose rights and titles shall be main
tanned.
Secondly, the Commission Of the
Straits.
"Thirdly, the military powers Of oc-
cupation.
'Fourthly, the diplomatic represent
atives of France, Great Britain and
Italy, celebrating in kind Of council
with the military and naval COM
manders Of the Franco-Anglo-Italian
forces.
"Fifthly, the inter-Allied commits
sioners of control and military organ
ization.
"Sixthly, the Commission Of France.
"Seventhly, the Council Of tho Otto
man Public Debt.
"Eighthly, the consuls' Jurisdiction. p
1t was clear enough that If tho Turk
ish government was not being physi-
cally elected from Europe, It was be-
ing elected in every other sense. Tho
seat of the real Turkish government
had, in fact, already been shifted to
Angora. And to aggravate the Sultan's
predicament the Allied powers in their
answer to the Ottoman delegation's
protests declared emphatically:
"If the Turkish government refuses
to sign the peace, still more IL it finds
itself unable to re-establish it's sove-
reignty in Anatolia and give effect to
the treaty, the Allies, in accordance
with the terms of the treaty, may be
driven to reconsider the arrangement
Of ejecting the Turks from Europe
once and for all"
Here was an unvarnished statement
OF the underlying purpose Of the Savres
Treaty--to realize the ancient program
OF William E. Gladstone and rid Euro
pean soil Of the s'unspeakable Turk"
Sultan WAS Pcwerless
To Re-establish His Sway
But this program began to shrivel
from the day 1t was announced. The
Sultan wos powerless to re-establish
his authority over the seeding ma
tionalists. He could not coerce An
CORA. The Western Allies also were
not much interested In restoring the
Sultan's authority, If they had to fight
Kemal themselves to do 50. They
counted on Greece to act as their en-
forcing agent. But Greece quickly left
them In the lurch.
Moreover, conflicting interests In the
Allied camp made difficult the execu-
tion Of the sentence Of determination
passed on Turkey. Smyrna had been
originally promised to Italy. When
Premier Orlando left Paris for time
in 1919. following the Fiume Disagree
ment with Wilson, Lloyd George and
Clemenceau, the Council Of Three
awarded Smyrna suddenly to venizelos
and Greek forces were encouraged to
occupy it. Italy was put OF with the
Adalia Sphere Of influence" But the
italians were deeply chagrined at
Greece for penetration into Ionia. They
saw no advantage in building up Greek
power In Asia Minor at the expense Of
Turkish power. Later, like the French,
they renounced all political claims in
Asiatic Turkey, accepting economic
concessions instead. After Conatan-
tines recall both France and italy en-
tered openly into negotiations with the
Angora government Both sold Kemal
munitions and both hoped that he
zculd defeat Constantine.
France and ztaIy wsra dissatisfied |