New-York tribune., 1922-09-27
Britain, tt, Deny
Soviet Plea TO
.Joir, i'm Parley
Venice Conference Held 10
BE Merely q Continuation
Of Meetings 1'hat Result
ed in Treaty Of Sevres
Moscow Note a Warning
Allies Told Only Powerful
Intervention Can Avert
New EpocI, of Bloodshed

LONDON, Sept. 2s (By the Asso-
ciated Press) The British reply TO
the demand Of Russia to be included
in the proposed Near East conference
at Venice will be that this conferences
is continuation Of the negotiations
and Che meetings which resulted in the
Treaty Of Sevres, 1t was announced IN
official circles to-day. The participants
in the new parley are powers which
concluded the latter treaty
On this Ground Puasia Is inadmissi-
BILE, it is declared in Foreign Once
quarters. In regard to the control OF
the Dardanelles they will be coniided
TO the League Of Nations, and ell that
will be necessary for Russia to do to
share in their usefulness will be to
become civilized and join tho league, it
was stated. 1t is thought that the
British government is less averse to
Russian participation than are the
French.
MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (By The Asso-
ciated Press Soviet Russia in note
addressed to England, France, Italy,
Greece, Rumania, Jugo-slavia, Bull
earia and Egypt proposing an imme-
diate conference designed to find.
solution Of the Near East situation
warns the European powers against
again ignoring the interests Of those
countries directly interested in The
freedom of the Dardanelles.
Threatens to Ignore Decision
The note reiterates that Russia will
refuse to recognize any decision un-
less she is party to the agreement.
The note, which was dispatched by
Acting Foreign Minister Karakhan,
declares that as none of the Euro
pean powers is taking proper steps TO
prevent developm ents which appear
likely to draw the entire series Of
countries addressed into var, the
Soviet government considers that only
an Immediate and powerful interveD-
ton can localize the affair and pos
sibly save southeastern Europe from
q new outbreak Of bloodshed.
"The Soviet government" says the
note, considers the basis of events in
the Near East hinges on one question,
which is recognition for the Turkish
peoples right to the actual restoration
of Turkish sovereignty over the Turk
Straits"
"The freedom Of the Straits" tlp
note continues, "is necessary primarily
to the Black Sea powers, to Russia and
her allied republics and to Turkey,
these countries embracing the greater
part Of the Black Sea coast"
Disregarded in Agreement
The note details the Russo-Turkish
agreement of 1921, which declared for
the international status of the Straits
for trading purposes. About the time
this agreement was reached, 1t adds,
the victorious powers OF the World War
had recognized only their own inter-
ests, SO far as the Straits were con-
cerned. disregnrding Russia altogether
1t is quite plain, the note declares,
that the great powers consider Turkey
only as an object of negotiations be-
tween themselves, "this viewpoint be-
ing clearly stated in the British COM
England looks upon France and Italy
as the most interested powers next to
England herself.".
The Soviet categorically protests
against "the usurpation by Great
Britain of the rights of Russia, which,
after Turkey, is the country occupying
first place in interest where the free
dom of the straits is concerned"
Recognition of Russian interests
went so far in 1916" the note adds.
chat the Allies bound themselves BY a
special agreement to transfer to Rus
sia Constantinople and the straits. The
Soviet never considered that Russian
interests demanded the enslavement Of
part Of the Turkish people. Therefore
chs Soviet annulled the old Car agree
ment."
;, Ihe Soviet government reiterates
its previous declaration that Russi;s,
will not recognize any decision regard