Evening star., 1922-12-13
lsmet Believes to Yield Will
Be Against Honor of Otto
man Domain.
CHILD URGES PREVENTIVE
MOVE, NOT MERE RELIEF
Soviet Delegation Quits Conference
When Dardanelles Question
Is Taken Up.
BY the Associa ted Press.

LAUSANNE, December 13.-Turkey
refused at today's session Of the near
east conference to assign any special
for the Armenians, Ismet Pasha de-
clared this would mean a new at
tempt to dismember Turkey.
Ismet Pasha was irreconciiable on
other points concerning the treat
ment of minorities in Turkey. Be-
aside an inch of Turkish soil for an
Armenian national home he said she
would not accept the regulation of
the rights of minorities by an in
ternational commission in Constanti-
nople or elsewhere.
Lord Curzon warned Ismet that
there would be no sympathy any
where in the world for Turkey If the
conference broke down on the QueS-
tion of the treatment OF minorities.
After long and unsatisfactory dis
cussion the entire question of minori-
ties was referred to a subcommission.
No Place for Armenians.
In his declaration regarding the
Armenians 1smet said there was not
a bit of territory in Turkey proper
or in its provinces or in Gilicia which
did not contain Turkish majority.
and no territory which could be de-
tached in any way from the father
land for the Armenians.
lsmet declared that if the Greeks
and Armenians were unhappy it was
because they had put themselves In
the position of aggressors and that
this attitude has received support
from other countries.
1smet Pasha and his associates are
fearful that international regulations
will be imposed upon Turkey which
Will oblige her to protect foreign
nationals living within her borders and
be an infringement on Turkish SOW
ereignty and slight to her honor.
1smet Pasha has never been go
aggressive as in his attitude on this
challenged the attention OF the world.
when Ismet declared that Turkey
could not allow the league Of nations
to look after the affairs of the minor
tiles.
Ismet Assails AEitators.
The Turkish statesman contends
that the Armenians in Turkey would
be perfectly happy II agitators in
other countries would only let them
%
politics. 1smet made it clear that Tur-
key always would be heven for nom
Turkish races which behaved them
selves and subscribed to Ottoman laws
and ideals. He also asserted that the
Greeks in Constantinople would he
allowed to remain there If they were
born in that city and If they would
become Turkish subjects
1t is estimated that only about So
600 OF the 100000 Greeks in Con-
stantinople have retained their Greek
citizenship, and it is hoped here that
ony. which is SO useful in the com
mercfal life Of the capital. will he
allowed to remain.
The determined Turkish stand on
the minority question is displeasing
to the allies. The powers would like
this troublesome question formulated
at the Lausanne conference. so that
as Ambassador Child said Yesterday
the populations and races which are
now living in fear may feel the pres
ence OF protective guarantees for their
future safety.
Child Urges Prevention.
Ambassador Child. in his address on
the minorities question said that th.
representatives of the United States
believed that the ends to be sought
were prevention. rather than mere
relfef, and guarantees of safety for
minorities. rather than mere succor
to their misery. and permanence of
joint action. rather than mere spas-
modic separate activity"
I'm this purpose" he continued, "the
people OF my country. though far re-
moved by distance. have a profound
interest, and will continue to stand
ready in their contribution.
THE American representatives, -
continued Ambassador Child. Intend
to hold aloof from affairs not our
own, but humanitarian interest is as
much our right and duty as 1t is the
right and duty of every nation. We
claim no particular right to be heard
upon the subjects of refugees, the
protection of populations and the
finding of homes for those who are
dslodged; instead Of doing so we as
sert that other nations. and particu-
larly those represented at this table.
have an equal interest and an equal
duty.
"The representatives Of the United
States believe that the ends to be
sought are prevention. rather than
mere relief. and guarantees of safety
for minorities, rather than mere sue
Of Joint action. rather than mere spas
modic separate activity. In this pur-
pose the people of my country, though
far removed by distance, have a pro-
found interest, and will continue to
stand ready with their contributions.
"The people Of my country ask no
return for this expenditure, unless 1t
be assurance that this conference to
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