Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-04
RUSSIAN AND TURKISH
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE
Attitude Toward Future Con.
troll Of Strategic Points
Is Discussed.
IsMEr NOW APPEARS CONFIDENT.
Assumes Attitude nf victor rs RcsuIt
OF Grabbing BLOW Administered to
hreere-Carry FieR before Near
Eastern Meeting To-day.
IBy Associaieh p,ess.l

l.AtSAN NE. Dec. 3.--M. Tchitcherin.
head OF tho Russian delegation. and
lSmct Pasha, had another l"nL ron
ference today on I'll. Russo Turkish
attitude toward future control Of
IN" Bosporus. the Dardane!les and
tho Sea Of Marriora. and tomorrow
they will initiate thrir struggle in
the Near Eastern conference to up-
set international control Of tn.
straits and plac, Turkey in absolute
possession and complete control Ot
the waterways connecting the Medit-
crrancan and BACK seas
Russia and Turh"v ara ignoring
tho part Turkey played against tie
allied powers in tho great war a:,,i
Nationalist Turkey shoriI nav fer
the havoc wrought by tho Sultan's
forces directed ~ German and Ans
TRAN leaders
Isn,et ., Cnnnd.nt.
1smct. encouraged by IN. Moscow
government. is assuming .ha .,ii-
tndc OF victor D.raus. Of tho crush
INK defeat recently administered To
Greece. He l. Igrnr!rs the prov;-
sions or the Sevr"s Treaty, n.gotiat-
Cd with tho allies after the great
war put never ratified. and Mustapha
Renal Pashl established "A rival
Turkish govcrnment in Ana.olia and
declared that this frenzy. signed by
the Sultan'a representatives, was
void.
The allied powers and ~. United
states have 80 far IN the conference.
presented united ron. In their de-
termination not IN ai,ow Turkey 10
escape the consequences OF the aid
she rendered to Germany by TIN. rn.r.
shufiing OF it's capital from Europ.
10 Asia and the substitution OF K-maI
ana AnSora for the Sultan and hi,
Parliament. and there IL no reason to
believe that thew will gran, Tur-
keys demand for absolute domino
ton OF the strairS and adiacen, ter
ritory.
NJ TchtChcrin has decided to at
tend tomorrows session himself I'm
spite OF tn" failure ~ the inviting
power. 10 admit Russia TO the ses-
sions. where all the questions involv-
ing the proposed treaty with Tur-
key are considered. He will formal
~ protest against the Limitation OF
Russta's participation in the straits
problem. and is expected TO discuss
practically all problems which the
conference Is facing In an EFFORT to
prove that control Of tn. straits can
not he detached from the disposition
Of Western Thrace and scores OF
economic questions. as we'll as IL
nanc!al questions arising from the
capitula tons which old Russia en-
Ioy"d alon. with the other great
powers
soviet Aid 10 Turks.
BEFORE Tchitcherin arrived at T.au-
same the Turks were inclined TO
favor admitting foreign vsrShips at
tho straits II they entered one at 4
time. but the Soviet delegation has
49, hn I.k a
met is now standing for exclusion of
all narships from the straits At All
times. except Turkish vessels, and
demands absolutely control for the
Angora government.
When asked today for an expiana-
ti"n ~ what the fat. III the human
ian and Bulgarian ports would be II
the Black Sea were mad. Russian
LAX" and Turkey given control OF It's
entrance. member OF the Russian
delegation said that the Moscow gov
erniuen, expected To call a confer
crce OF the powers on the Black Sea
to negotiate treaty which would
neutralize that water and make ma
vies unnecessary.
Greece has ceased to be an import
ant factor in the conference since
the execution OF Gounaris and his as
sociates at Athens. and II does not
seem IlhelS inc accession OF IN. Yin 81 ms
government TO Danish Prince Andrew.
rather than shoot him. VIII improve
the position OF Greece At Lausanne.
The Near Eastern conference. is.
in effect. ignoring tn. quarrel be-
tween Turkey and Greece and de-
voting itself 10 the broader prob
lens which arose from Turkish sup
port OF the central powers in the
great war. Turkeys apparent sub
serviency to Russian orders has
caused much unfavorable comment
among the allied delegations. Many
Of the members Of the delegations
were in Russia when the Brest
Litovsk treaty was signed by the
Boishevists. and Russia's participa
zion in the great war on the allied
side was definitely ended.
Academic arguments about abso-
Into freedom OF the straits under
Turkish control are lost on the al
lied representatives, who cannot for
sc, the terrible campaign at CALI