The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-10
ALLIED ACTION
HINGES UPON
TURKANSWER
Soviet to Adhere to
MoSlem Pact
IsULLETiNl

t
IBULLETiN1
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10.-The
allied high commissioners this after
noon handed note to the Angora gov.
ernment representatives here demand.
ing the repeal of all measures relat-
ing to the customs. the public debt
and the sanitary and other services
which conflict with the capitulations
and the stipulations Of the Mudros
armistice agreement of 1918.
IBULLETIN1
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10.-Is-
met Pasha, Turkish Nationalist for
eign minister, left here this afternoon
at 1880 o'clock for Lausanne to at
tend the peace conference scheduled
to begin there next Monday. He was
accompanied by DR.. Ria Nur Bey and
a suite of military, financial and eco
nomic experts.
The foreign minister told The As
sociated Press he was sincerely
anxious for peace and was confident
of achieving it If the allies adopted a
reasonable attitude.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10.-Brit-
ish troops continue to. protect the
Yildiz palace which the sultan now is
occupying. Last night the sovereign
received Sir Horace G. M. Rumbold.
the British high commissioner, and
expressed to him appreciation for the
protection afforded by the British.
LONDON. Nov. 10.-No one in Eng
land seems to know whether the sit
uation in Constantinople is better or
worse, The news that has trickled
through since the Turks cut the cable
near Chanak has been of a vague ma
ture and the air is full OF disQuieting
rumors.
The Daily News has the report that
the Angora government has asked the
soviet government at Moscow whether
the Russian Bolsheviks will adhere
to the Russo-Turkish military agree
ment in the event of war" This re-
port said Moscow had replied affirma-
lively, but the correspondent, who
filed the despatch, understood that
such adherance would not take the
form of lending troops to the Turks
as the soviets fear that this would
affect Russia's Individual interests
with other nations.
Reports Conflict.
Some newspaper reports declare the
troubled conditions in Constantinople
are becoming worse while others re-
port improvement, but none convey
the impression of reliability. On the
whole. British sources of information
declare matters are getting worse at
Constantinople and French sources
report Improvement
It is understood that military plans
concerning the near east were dis
cussed in the British war office yes
terday. The cabinet will meet this
morning at 10 o'clock to consider Brit
aims position in the near east.
Apparently the crisis at CONSTANT
nople is getting neither better nor
worse. Every one seems to be simply
waiting to see what reply the Angora
government will make to the demand
that the Turkish Nationalists comply
with the Mudros and Mudania conven-
tons. Upon the reply hinges the
question of whether allied commits
sioners will declare martial law in
Constantinople.
Offers Repudiated.
Paris has report that Ismet Pasha,
nationalist foreign minister has begun
to take "sounder views" and has of
fered to cooperate with the allies in
certain administrative matters in the
Constantinople region. But according
to diplomatic news in the Daily Tele-
graph, the allied commanders are un-
able to take such offers seriously as
they are no sooner made at Constants
nople than they are repudiated at An
CORA.
The various powers have not yet
agreed on what to do about getting the
Near East peace conference at Laus.
anne started. The nationalists con
tinue to clamor for getting down to
business on scheduled time next Mon
day, and the French apparently want
to accommodate them, but the British
feel postponement is highly desir
able.
The text of Russias reply to the in
vitation of the allies for the soviet
| plenipotentiaries to attend the Laus.
anne conference merely during the
discussion of the straits has been re
ceived here. 1t reiterates the views
expressed Dy fOrelSu MlnlSLeT IcnlLcn
erin in his note of Oct. 20, contending
that the exclusion of Russia from the
whole conference proves the allies
have decided to deprive Turkey of the
/ fruits of her victories.
Ask Participation
The reply proclaims the soviet gov
eminent is in effect a sort of protec
tor of Asiatic nations and insists that
/ the Moscow government and the gov
ernments of the Ukraine and OF
Georgia should be given full participa
I tion at Lausanne.
The Russian note demands a quick
answer but it is stated here that the
allies most likely will not send q re
ply to Moscow, leaving it up to Russia
to attend the conference or stay away
as she wishes.
Meanwhile although Ismet Pashs
apparently remains in Constantinople
Hamid Bey, Angora envoy there, has
started for Smyrna with several lega
and financial advisers He WIFI be
Joined there, 1t is understood, by Is
met and other members of the delega
4 tion and all of them will then go tc
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