New-York tribune., 1922-12-04
|rchitcherin Urged
To Modify Position
difference Easily May BE
Can. Cau.e Of Break.UP, as
Sritish Sra VIII Contend for
S,raI Rights in Waters
Bv wilbur Forrest
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!, S,'s,yy,s.SNyE, Dec. S.-To-morrow one
-. srsssss. Of all the many battles
~, ,o-esIled peace conference Is
..'1ul.d TO take place when the QusS-
y. !, TIE Straits Of the Dsrdanelle'
- ,h.lr future status lie taken up
- 10 today the assembled diplomats
n ,,,sr+s here have put in prepar'
-, thst struggle. Tonight Mar
=. csrsOn has been in communication
y. PREMIER Bonar Law at London
"a here Is reason TO believe that he
=, ,,,ort sharply 10 opposition to the
yriish demands.
wl,h the raising Of the Straits ques-
~, the Indications are that the
,-.r,,n delegation will cease even
~, ,mphatieally than heretofore to
Il, simply the role Of observers. In
"a. tonight II looks as If the Turks
.,.-,.lvss would come nearer than
- oDs else represented TO fulfilling
4. ,ol, Of mere lookers-On at to-mor-
we session.
ne anti.Allled brOadside on the sub
-, II the Straits will be fred by the
y,..isps The latter we're in confer.
-. ,vitb the Turks again to-day, and
,lsre h no doubt as 10 the stand they
~. - .o,,o a take. Il il. as they them
s.ivss have loudly announced, not only
ebs, warships must be denied a6so-
lglelv the freedom Of the Straits but
mat the Turks must Be permitted 70
fortify the DArdanelleS and the Bos-
norus 70 any extent they see ~. lnas-
much As The Turks already are on rec
ord as fayorlng the freedom Of the
Straits, they appear quite willing TO
sand aside tomorrow and let the Rus
SLAMS bear the brunt Of the battle.
A report that the Turks and Rus
,ians had had falling out at the con-
ference to-day, owing to inability to
nieh : compromise as to their views
On Ae subject Of the Straits, was dis
rO,ed Of By Delegate Bompsrd, Of the
French contingent, tonight. nj. Bonn
rird also denied another rumor that
kas been shost 20 the effect that the
YRneh we're losing enthusiasm Tor the
Allied conception Of freedom OF the
Straits There was, he said, no truth
IN any such report. II 10 known, how
ever, that the Allied experts have thus
fT failed 10 work out any agreement
o. 70 how control Of the waters Of the
Dtrdanees Is 20 be undertaken
no0thly under any international COM
hhsiion.
British 10 Lead Allies
Great Britain will, Of course, take
ta lead IN conducting the anti-Russlan
ltitk lo-morrow. The position OF the
lfn,k and the Italians Is merely that
u supporting the British insistenee
tpon complete freedom Of these waters.
Iie mailer delegations from Jugo-
tltyia, Greece and Rumania are more
q less out Of the argument. They, too,
WI become something like observers
FM0ffoW.
Ihe position Of America-the nom
1aily 100 per cent observer-is, how
.lsr, both interesting and important.
ne American view is one that is
lkely to have great influence not only
eIe but later. What this view is,
AMBASSADOR Child will announce TO
as conference at the proper time.
Asanwhile, without quoting any mem
W Of the American delegation, Il can
said that there Is little doubt that
" American position is similar to that
sthe Allies IN favor % freedom Of the
snits-which means freedom for the
N4s Of al nations, whether they be
ssihips or rowboats.
VII DO q surpfe, however. II
t,hg Of concrete nature energies
~ io.morrow's set-to. Reports are
ins se-night that pressure is be.
~. ~ asselht to bear on Tehitcherin to
,ssa 49, en- the nature Of his demands
sr,a ~, y, tince insistence on his pro-
4 u hAs'ed to, cannot do other
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