The Washington herald., 1922-11-24
Soviet Delegation Admitted,
! But Conditions Deprive
Them Of Real Influence
IsMET PLEADS IN VAIN
Angora Leader Ready to Re-
new Demand for PIebiscite
in Western Thrace Country
BY JOHN HADLEY.
International News Service.


=: LAUSANNE, Nov. 23.-Soviet
Russia came into the Near East
peace conference this afternoon,
but not as a full participant. De-
spite strong efforts by Ismet
Pasha, head of the Turkish dele
cation, to get Russia place at
the round table, the delegation
will have a voice only In dis
eussion of the Turkish straits.
I The allies have decided already to
internationalize the Dardanelles. so
Russia will play only a perfunctory
part. Control of these strategic
Waterways will be vested in a League
Of Nations commission. Russia can
hot participate in this commission
until she becomes a member Of the
league.
ENVOY ACCEPTS.
NJ. vorovsky, Soviet envoy to
italy, notified the allies his govern
ment had decided TO accept the in
titation and later he was introduced
formally to the chiefs of the various
delegations.
Ismet Pasha today set out to an
swer the allies objections to his
previous demands and at the same
time renewed demand for plebiscite
IN western Thrace.
He claimed the large Turkish
population in Thrace justified
Turkish rule. Ismet Pasha said that
Turkey would consent to a plebiscite
under allied supervision.
The Turkish envoy has little hope
Of success, because Britain, France,
Italy, Jugo-Slavia, and Greece all
are against his claims. He paid
particular attention to objections
BY Eleutherios Venizelos, head OF
the Greek delegation, against the
restoration OF Turkish frontiers in
Europe as in 1913.
General Weygand, chief Of staff
TO Marshall Foch. heads the sub
commission of the committee on
military affairs. He will not report
until the subcommission finishes
MS work.
Ismet Pasha is demanding all the
bridge heads along the western hank
Of the Martha river, if the Turks
are not to get the territory lying
west OF the river.
BLACK SEA ZONE. .-
A subcommittee was appointed to
examine the proposal for a demili-
tarized zone from the Black Sea to
the Aegean Sea along the eastern
frontier of Thrace and the request
of Bulgaria that she be given an
outlet on the Aegean Sea with a
corridor" of land such as connects
Poland with the port Of Dantzig.
The conference in a day or so
will give its full attention to the
Turkish straits. The Turks sug-
gest that there be neutrality on
the waterways and a zone estab-
hshed to be policed by international
forces. They claim they are en-
titled to maritime and commercial
Concessions because the straits I'D
to the present have been regarded
Is Turkish property.
Lord CurZon, of England, is the
only one Of the big three to be pres
ent- Premier Poincare, Of France,
and Premier Mussolini, of Italy.
have gone back home.
Activities of the American Oh
ssador Child, Minis
ter Grew and Admiral Bristol-was
confined chiefly to confidential con-
ferences.
ISMET APOLOGIES.
Relations between the American n
and the Turkish envoys were more
cordial today, after Ismet Pasha's
apology for remarks the day before
yesterday. Ismet explained that
the Turks did not object to the
presence Of Americans at the par.
ley.