Evening star., 1922-12-23
LAUSANNE HOPEFUL
DESPITE DEADLOCK
Of NEARLY MONTH
Turks Holding Out on Almost
Every Question Before
Conference.
"NO CHRISTMAS G!FTS.'
+ EDICT OF MUSSULMANS
Some Refusals Astounding, Coming
After Agreements Were Be-
lieyed Reached.
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LAUSANNE. december 23--Ne%otia-
tiorS have reached Il series ol deau-
locks. with the Turks holding out on
nearly every question before the con-
ference month OF debates has
nsssed withou: the completion of a
single important clause. Nevertheless
the delegations leave for the hoi'oas
with the impression that much mas
been accor.rli..H-l i in learning the dil-
fereut points Of view, and that peace
will be possible.
Curzon to Remain.
MARQUIS Curzou remains in SwitZer-
land. NJ Earrere goes to farlS lor
few days al:d the American delegation
remains near Lausanne. Hence the
prompt resumption of negotiations
both official aud unofficial. is expected.
The straits negotiations have reached
a stage where the Turks accept the
free p:rSs;tcc of ships. but oppose a
commission to supervise the demiti-
rarizcd zones Consideration of judi
yiaI combinations is blocked by the
question as To what kind OF justice
forciyners might expect from Turkish
Judges The powers admit that the
old system Of capItuiatIonS Is ahti-
auatnd but they demand ts replace
ment 10y Il system they can approve.
Turkeys share Mt Fixed.
The Ottoman deit problem has been
solved b. n pro rata apportionment.
IT,, rlS ey-'S ha Re.
has not been fixed. The indemnity
question remains tabled pending the
balancing of counter Claims. The
question as 10 the Greek patriarchate
in t'oustautiuoplc is being discussed
privateiy The exchange of popula-
tious question has been shelEed TEN :
porariIy along with the exchange or
hostages and prisoners. The turks
,ir. misc protection under the league
W nations to the minorities. but re-
fuse Il special commissioner. refuse
10 arrange Il separate control OF the
cmeteries Of foreigners anu re.usu ;.
to discuss exemption from military
service upon the payment of a GER
tain sum Of money.
No Believers in Christmas.
RIA Nour Bcy when asked to show
some christian spirit and be gener-
o,Is said: I'VE do not give Christmas
presents" Word came from AnSora
rot to make economic agreements
thus blocking the tarlf discussioh'
=, important to the French.
Some of these refusalS are astound-
ing AS they came after agreements
were thought to have been reached.
The Mosul oil question is not belhs
discussed except privately ana the
Eritish refuse to discuss the eastern
frontiers situation. kn"tty problems
such as concessions. banks. courts
rusfo,us and prisons remain to De
snlvcd The allies accept equal taxa
lion of foreigners and want assur-
ances that there Will be no dlScrlihI-
nation Nothing has been heard OF
the proposed home for the ArmehiahS
since the Turks proposed that part
of Irak tMesopotamla) be appor-
toned to the ArmenianS. FRIDAY kiZa
Eour Roy protested violently when
rhc hrmenianS asked to be heard pc
fore the subcommittee on minorlties.
and when a Bulgarian delegate want
ed to discuss the status of the Bul-
Earian minority in Turkey.
Reserve. Right to Reply.
In addition to all this the Turks
each time that they have made a
concession have reserved the right TO
rep,y more fully at a later time. On
several occasions Ismet Pasha has
declared that he reserved a definite
renIv until after he had studied all
tho nroposals. The secrecy of the
uriyatc discussions leads one to think
that the violent official discussions
are made to test public opinion and
that they reflect the trend of the
private bargaining. Hence the dead
incts are thought to be merely sign
that turkey feels that she has been
Welding too much.