The Washington times., 1922-11-22
TURKS ANGRY AS
LID T|CHTENS
ON NEWS
lsmet Pasha to Make Further
Fight for Soviet Delegation
at Lausanne Farley.
BY FRANK +. MASON,
International News Service.

LAUSANNE, Nov. 22.-The
harmony which marked the first
stage of the Near East peace
conference had begun to crack
under the strain when the dele
gates assembled again today in
secret session.
Ismet Pasha and the other Turk
ish delegates were plainly angered
by the steady rejection OF all their
requests and they were particular.
ly disgr. over the active in.
terest shown by the United States
in Turkish affairs.
Lid Closed Tighter.
There were reports that Tuesdays
meeting had been very stormy but
the British denied this.
Secrecy was increased today, Cor
respondents were even barred from
the chateau press salon.
The French, British, and Italians
the dominant triumvirate OF the
conference-have not yet succeeded
n reaching a decision among them
selves upon coercive measures to be
applied to Turkey In the event the
Turks become recalcitrant and at
tempt to wreck the conference.
Ismet Pasha has not vet given
up hope of getting a place for the
Russians at the round table in spite
OF the summary way in which his
request was rejected yesterday. 1t
was understood he would make
another speech on the subject in to-
days secret session.
The conference has now reached
the "communique" stage. At the end
OF the secret meetings q committee
will Issue an official statement Civ
'ng out the information that Il be-
lieves the public ought to have.
Poinoare Called Home.
Premier Poincare Of France has
been called back home on pressing
business and his place as head of
the French delegation was taken by
Emile Barrer.
M. Poincare's departure was fol-
lowed by an interesting arrival, M,
Vorovsky. Russian Soviet envoy to
Italy. The Soviet diplomat said he
had come from Rome to engage
rooms for the Russian delegation"
This was the first definite intima.
ton that Russians would take part
In the parley. They had been in.
vited to participate In the discus.
sions on the future Of the Turkish
straits, but threatened to remain
not given an opportunity to have a
full share In all the negotiations.
The three main committees met
a. tA nj nd n inN
committees.
Marquis Garroni OF Italy was
appointed chairman of the com.
and prot tection of Christians. . M,
Barrere.' Of France. was named
chairman of the committee on
financial and economic affairs and
public health. Lord Curzon, Of
England, was selected chairman OF
the committee dealing with political
and military affairs. \,
British Gain Advantage.
England gained a decided ad.
vantage In having Curzon appoint.
ed head of the committee on mill
tary affairs as II puts the British
in a position to hold Chanak-their
on the Dardanelles.
Amazement was caused here by
news that the Turkish government
at Angora has issued n proclama.
tion saying that "the Turks now
control the Dardanelles" and that
Rafet Pasha, the Turkish governor
at Constantinople, had been In.
structed TO hand a copy to the
allied high commissioners.
As the Dardanelles are lined with
allied warships, while allied troops
hod the shores on both sides, the
proclamation II without effect ex.
cept to add TO the evaporation of
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