Evening star., 1922-12-07
Inclined to Accept Allied
Terms, But Fears Russian
Army in East.
LENIN, LIKE THE CZARS,
COVETS CONSTANTINOPLE
Powers Showing Tact on Capitula-
tions and Dark Lausanne Skies
Are Clearing.

L, the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, December THE Turk
ish delegates I" the nca" east confer
encc today faced the difficult problem
of deciding whether Turkey. III formu-
iating her plan for control of the Dar-
danelleS, should east her lot with kus-
s,a or with the entente powers and
the United States. Turkeys suggestions
for the solution of the perpleNing straits
question will he made public tomorrow
at the Hotel Du Chateau.
Ismet Pasha and his associates. in
formulating their plans. were faced by
the sharp differences in opinion between
Great Britain and Russia in the dis
cussion of the Dar'lanelles question.
If Turkey. on the one hand. goes over
10 the British camp she fears the
irate Russian army on her eastern
frontier: if. on the ether hand, she
sides with Russia in demanding COM
ple:e control of the waterway. she
fears the British avy in the straits.
Impressed by Curzon Plan.
The Turks thus far have temporized
by saying that they favored NJ. Tchit-
cherin's plan. but they took this atti-
tude before they had heard the solution
and his associates We're impressed by
the plan presented by Lord CurZon yes
terday on behalf of the entente, which
was approved in general by the state
ment of the position of the United
States.
The Turks apparently cannot forget
that Russia is Turkeys traditional
enemy and that Premier Lenine's gov
crnment may he not less coveteous of
Constantinople and the straits than
was Russia in the days of the czars.
Sees Protection in Numbers.
Turkey has always found protection
in numbers. She has played the Eu-
ropean countries against each other
to her great advantage time and
again, and she hesitates to trust her
fate to Russia alone while the rest
of Europe, supported by the United
States, opposes IN effort to turn the
Black sea into Russian lake.
NJ. Tchitcherin. fighting hard to de-
feat Lord Curzon's plans. urged that
it would enable combination of
powers like the entente to keep
great navy in the Black sea. as each
member of the bination could
maintain there as many ships as be-
1onged to Russia, or whatever Black
sea power happened to have the
largest navy at the time.
Eye on Pocke thook.
Turkey however, in considering
Russia's plan. apparently has an eye
on her pocketbook. If she adopted
NJ sTchitcherin's proposals. Turkey
would be forced to make a great out
lay for a fleet and for Qualifications.
and as she has no money she would
prefer to have some one else bear the
of
ISmet Pasha is in constant Commu-
nication with MuStapha kemal Pasha.
There are many rumors of a possi-
bile adjournment of the congress for
the Christmas holidays. inaSnuch as
the situation between the powers and
Turkey has cleared considerably.
CapituIation. Worst TangIe.
The question of capitulations is in
an even worse tangle than the straits
problem. but Great Britain. France
and Italy are showing tact in ham
ding Turkeys sensitive attitude to-
ward her acceptance of anything that
would bring her sovereignty into
question. The squall over the Darda-
nclles has been weathered without
disaster. the prospects seem much
brighter for an agreement on princi-
pies that will SATISFY all parties.
The various subconmitteeS are
meeting daily to threSh out the de-
but the real work of the conference
is largely accomplished in private
conference among the various dele
gates.
Arm. Arm. Arm, Says Tchitcherin.
The allied proposal for the regula-
tion of the DardanellcS. which meant
the perpetuation of trouble there, in
stead of peace. would impose on Rus
Sia the necessity to arm. arm. arm"
declared NJ. Tchitcherin at the confer
ence during his comment on the en-
tente plan.
The text of Tchitcherin's statement,
issued by the Russian delegation.
quotes him as adding: And that
means complete collapse of the Wash
ineton naval disarmament treaty.
Russia welcomes the idea OF the
Washington conference. TO wnch. un-
happily, she was not invited. We will
be happy to participate in any uni
versal accord on general naval disarm-
ament."