Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-13
To subcommittee,

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In his declaration regarding the
Armenians. Ismet said there was not
bit of territory in Turkey proper or
In its provinces or in Cilicia which
did mot contain a Turkish majority,
and no territory which could be de-
tached in any way from the father
land for the Armenians.
1smet declared that il the Greeks
and Armenians We're unhappy it was
because they had put themselves. in
the position OF aggressorB. and that
tnss saitituae i.n has received support
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.ordusly com batting the plan of the
powers to write the question Of mi:
norities into the treaty which it y
hoped will be drawn up here. Ismet
Pasha and his associates. fearful that
international regulations will be inn
posed upon Turkey which will obliEe
her to protect foreign nationals living
within her borders, believe that such
conditions would be an infringement
on Turkish sovereignty and a slight to
her honor.
Ismet Pasha has never been so ag-
gressive as in his attitude on this is
sue, which in the session yesterday
challenged. the attention Of the world
could not allow the League of Nations
to look after the affairs OF the minori-
ties.
Declares Ar1neniaRs Agitated.
The Turkish statesman contends
that the Armen:ans in Turkey would
be perfectly happy if agitators inSoth-
r ri Ky 1ot al
| and if they would keep out of politics.
| Ismet made it clear that Turkey
would always be a haven for non
| Turkish races which behaved them
selves and subscribed to Ottoman laws
and ideals. He also asserted that the
! Greeks in Constantinople would be al
lowed to remain there if they were
| born in that city and If they would be-
! come Turkish subjects.
| 1t is estimated that only about So
900 Of the 100000 Greeks in Constan-
tinople have retained their Greel,
citizenship end 1t is hoped here that
the great majority of the Greek
colony. which is SO useful in the COM
mercial life of the capital will be al
| lowed to remain.
Isnet charged Russia with being
responsible for the attack Gladstone
|
! Armenians and maintained that the
so-called Turkish atrocities against
Armenians frequently had been in the
nature of reprisals for pogroms per
( petrated by the Armenians through
encouragement from Russia. which
! wanted some excnse for invading Tur-
key. z5S5
Curzon Replies
Lord Curzon replied in a spirited
| manner to Ismet saying it was the
first time the conference had seen the
Turkish delegate as historian and
had always thought OF him before az
soldier and diplomat. The British
secretary for foreign affairs said tho
conference was dealing with the az
fairs OF peoples in the greatest dis
tress and must find solution for the
/ problem of the miserable refugees,
and without regard for ancient his
tory must frame a treaty which would
protect these unhappy people. He
\ called the attention Of the conference
to the fact that Ismet Pasha had no.
mentioned the allied plans, for solving
the difficulties of the minorities II
Turkey. which Curzon had presented
lat the opening Of Tuesdays session,
but had devoted himself to history
. and an attack on the League Of Ne.
tions, which might be useful te
Turkey. In emphatic tones he de
!, nounced Ismet's demand that therl
Il Greek populations and declared thai
the minorities must remain In bott
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Lausanne. Dec. IL Ambassador
j Child Tuesday, made IN earnest -ples
. to the Near East conference for th,
u protection Of the minoy1ties N 4hi
j Near East and the creation, .f pOs
! sibls. of safe territorial refuge ~
. -lspecial populations, *
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