South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-09
RUSS ENVOY is
LESS HOSTILE IN
LAUSANNE MEET
Expresses Approval of Turk
ish Regulation of Straits
at Session.
VOICES VIEWS
Moslems Withdraw Opposition
to Permitting Battleships
in Waterways.

LAUSANNE. Dec Soy \. PD
George Tchitcherin the Bolshevih
foreign minister. abandoned his
previously extremely hostile attitude
regarding the Dardanelles question
ar this afternoons peaceful session
Of the Near Eastern conference ana
expressed approval of the Turkish
proposals for regulation of the
straits covering the various points
at issue before he could give fUl!
approval to them.
Japan today spoke for the first
slime on the straits problem. Baron
Hayashl the Japanese representa-
tive said Japan. as power having
great shipping interests IN the Med
iterranean hoped for trade in the
Black sea and was vitality interested
in the regulation of Near Eastern
waters. He was entirely in accord
with the words of Richard Washburn
Child, the American ambassador,
concerning the straits and liberty
Of commerce in the Black sea and
said he listened with great delight
to the statements Of Ismet Pasha
on behalf of Turkey who had ap>
proached the difficult problems in
sylnpathe;ic and conciliatOry m2l-
ner. Baron IIayashi added tnat
the address OF Lord Curzon, the
British foreign minister. had assur,
cd him a solution Of the straits ques-
ton was nearing.
But One Harsh Note
The only harsh note Of the session
came when NJ Tchitcherin and NJ.
Rakovsky also OF the Russian dele
CATION. demanded that Russia be ad-
mitted to all informal discussions
which may take place between the
military and naval experts OF the
Turks and entente on the straits
question. Lord Curzon held this
would be impossible. - these dis
cussiOns would be informal anu
" holly unofficial He said Russia,
had 70 right TO demand represe1-
tation when the other powers in
te~estcd in the straits were making
no such request. In case the prob
lem OF the straits was discussed in
full conference or by a sub-com-
mission. Lord NCurzon explained that
the Russian experts would be wei
come.
Ia opening the session Lord cur
zon said he was glad the Turks mac
accepted the principle OF dcmilitlr.
lied zones ON the straits, provided
they were assured adequate protec-
tion: that the Turks had accepted
the principle Of free passage of war
ships and merchantmen in times Il
peace or war and also i'm principle
an international commission TO reg
ulate commercial navigation. He
added that the Turks had laid down
the basis of the regime they de-
sired TO sec applied to the straits and
il seemed possible 20 harmonic this
with the entente views.
Turks Withdraw Plan.
The Turks withdrew their suEses-
tiou that the powers should not be
allowed 10 maintain warships H.
the Black sea. so that this question
was not discussed at the afternoon
session Taking up in order the
suggestions Ismet Pashl made al the
morning session on which Turkey
desired further explanation. Lord
Curzon said that on the question OF
guarantees 50 that Constantinople
would be free from attack, the al
lies felt the allied proposals We're
adequate. so far as military and ma
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