Evening star., 1922-11-22
TURKEY DEMANDS
ALLIES RESTORE
: FRON1|ERS0F 1918
Lausanne Delegate Refuses
to Argue Claims for West
ern Thrace.
OTTOMAN ENJOYS RAP
SECRET SESSIONS RULE
venizelos Pleads That Greece Be
Recognized as Co-victor and An
CORA as Vanquishsd Foe.
Gv the Associated Press.

LAUSANNE, November -. - Inc
,,estion of the disposition of western
Thrace came definitely before 'ie
powers today when 1smet Pasha pre-
scented to the commission on hhiii'aiS
and territorial matters Turkeys ciaiih
TO all the territory embraced "ltnih
her frontiers of 1913.
NJ. Venizelos. for Greece, immeci-
ately opposed the claim and was sup
ported by the Jugoslovs and Ruman-
ians. who favored maintaining the
Martha river as the western poun-
darv of Turkey in Europe and agreed
with him that there should not even
be. II plebiscite to decide the SOW
.ereisnty of the disputed territory as
lsmet suggested.
A delegation representing Syria ar
rived today demanding that the con-
ference grant independence to their
country, which was given the status
Of Il French mandatory state by the
allied supreme council at San Reno
In 1920.
Curxon Demands Reasons.
In presenting his demands for west
ern Thrace, Ismet Pasha limited him
self to a bare claim for the territory
and a vote by the inhabitants. Lord
Curzon. who was presiding, pressed
Ismet for an argument in support OF
the claim, but the Turkish delegate,
while reinforcing his opening state
ment slightly, showed disposition to
wait until all the others had laid their
cards on the table.
Ex-Premier venizelos began his ar
gument against the claim by feelingly
contrasting the broken Greece of today
with the Greece that. he said. had car
allies. Greece, after all, was one of
the allies, he declared. while Turkey
was on the enemy side. The present
conference was not being held simply
70 settle the differences :. besXsss ihs hs
pointed out. but to make peace be-
tween the allies and one Of the cotlfi-
tries they had vanquished.
At this afternoons session, Premier
Stambouliski of Bulgaria was pre-
pared to present his views. on this
saanestion and with regard to Bull
saEis's claim for her promised out
let fhe sea. .
Pnblic Sessions OveFruled.
The conference. having organized
fo- work. Is now ready to take up its
task Of restoring peace in the near
east.
The effort of -Ismet Pasha and his
Turkish delegation for open sessions
and complete publicity for all con-
ference programs has been overruled
TO
tlimited to formal communicates
agreed upon by the secretariat of the
conference. The Turkish delegates
are considerably agitated over this
decision. contending that members
of the other delegations are divulging
what transpires in conference circles,
gentlemen. have kept their word.
NJ. Barrere. head of the French de-
legation, Lord Curzon and other
parently determined to give this
meeting character different from
that of past conferences in which
Mr.. Lloyd George has been moving
spirit.
The former British premier planned
this conference before the fall of his
government. Round-table gatherings
such as this are Mr.. Lloyd Georges
speciality, but they apparently are not
so much to the taste of the new Brit
iSh government.
Mussolini of Same View.
Neither does Premier Mussolini of
Italy show the same enthusiasm for
them that has been manifested by
previous Italian governments. and there
are indications that Europe may not
expect a conference every few weeks
from this time on.
Make peace by Christmas" is the
slogan which is being passed around
that the work will be scarcely well
begun by that time If the delegates
delvc thoroughly into the tangled
problems which have arisen from the
destruction of the Sevres treaty and
the defeat of the Greeks.
The machinery of the present con-
ference will apparently be much the
same as that Of the Genoa, Hague and
San Reno meetings. These commits
.sions to deal with general problems
are provided for in the preliminary
arrangements.
The afternoon session was devoted
chiefly to addresses in which a sue
cessful outcome of the conference was
predicted.
Tho United States played q brief
part in the near eastern, conference,
isichard washburn Child. American
ambassador to Italy. making decla-
TAtiOn before Tue -A8SeHlDlcu OSI6SAISS
Of the position of the official observers
. representing America.
Americans Not to Vote.
American participation in the con-
ference will consist of Joining in
the discussions and safeguarding as
far as possible rights which the
United States feels must be pro-
tected in the interest Of America and
the rest Of the world. The American
observers will not vote or act as
members Of any Of the commissions.
In his statement Ambassador Child
said:
THE American delegation desires
to express its sense Of pleasure In
having association with the delegates
Of the powers composing the confer,
ence Of Lausanne. It il our under
sttnding. and we trust 1t is the un-
derstanding of tho conference and
it's secretariat, that our present posi-
tion is that Of Representatives Of the
United States, who In plenary and
other sessions including those of
commissions and committees, will be
entitled to be present and heard in
equality with the other members
I'VE are to have no right of voting
nor obligation Of taking office, pre-
siding. or otherwise, or Of becoming
signatories OF agreements or reports.
'"The American delegation will make
one contribution to the conference: its