Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-03
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UPHOLD ALLIES
AGAINST TURKS
All Great Powers Insist
on Capitulations;
Ismet Objects.

Lausanne, Dec. 2-(By The Asso-
ciated Pressl America and Japan
both lined up with Great Britain,
France and Italy Saturday when they
took their stand against Ismet Pasha
contention that Turkey had wiped out
all the capitulations, or extra terrltor-
ial rights for foreigners. by declaring
them null in October, 1914.
Richard Washburn Child, spokesman
for the United States, said that II any
legal dispute should arise. the Wash
ington government would be obliged to
take the same position as the allied
powers. He expressed the belief, how
ever. that the common interests OF
all concerned in the Turkish situation
would make it possible to find salts
factory guarantees TO replace the cap
itulations which are so distasteful to
Turkey.
Baron Hayashi. for Japan. said he
had great sympathy with Turkeys dis
like for the capitulations, because his
government once labored under the
same system. Japan. however. had
taken 20 years to build up legal sys-
TEN satisfactory to the foreign pow
ers. and Turkey. lie believed, would
REQUIRE the same time for the same
work. He begged Ismet Pasha to con
slider this question with great serious
ness.
Allies Are United.
MARQUIS Curzon for Great Britain,
Marquis De Garroni for Italy, and Mn.
Barrere and Bompnrd for France, also
spoke il opposition to lsmet,s conten-
ton that Turkey regarded ali the cap
mutations as void and would refuse
ANYTHING in their place reflectlng upon
sovereignty and independence of his
country.
Marquis Di Garroni opened the aft
ernoon session, which was devoted TO
the capitulations question, with the
explanation that the sultan first in
duced foreigners TO enter into trade
with Turkey BY giving them special
privileges and guarantees. The system
worked admirably, and the capitn!a-
tions later were confirmed in treaties.
The Italian spokesman declared the
allies were willing to do their best
TO meet the Turkish objections 10 the
special rights and privileges which
foreigners enjoy in Turkey under
guaranty of the treaties confirming thu
rapitulations, but he explained that
the foreigners were anxious for the
protection Of the enterprises which
they have developed. lie warned Is
met that the Turks would require
much foreign assistance in the recon
struction of their country and there
fore must consider the attitude of the
foreign powers and financiers.
ismet Pressed by Angora.
Ismet told the delegates that Tur-
KEYS resentment against the capitu-
lations system was beyond the compre-
hension of foreigners. These special
rights, he said, We're no longer neces-
sary. ms the nationals of other coun
tries were given adequate protection by
the Turkish courts and other nsti-
tutions and should not expect differ
ent treatment from that accorded
Turkish subjects.
The gulf between the Turks and the
other powers on the capitulations
problem is so wide that it will be diff
ficult to bridge. Ismet Pasha and nll
his associates, driven on by emphatic
demands from Angora. are insstent
that the system has been entirely elm
inted while the present efforts of the
European diplomats are directed to
ward providing some substitute so that
the capituations may be gradually
abandoned after a period of transition
in which the Turks can bring their
courts and legal practice to conform
to the systems obtaining in the west
ern countries.