New-York tribune., 1922-12-18
Turkey Won't
Bow to Allies
On Minorities
Would Create State "itnin
State, Ismet Says. Pre-
Iiminsry Drafts of Treaty
Are Begun at Lausanne
Reds Dropped as Factor
subcommittee Is Blamed
for Wasting Time Upon
Secondary Question n 9

LAUSANNE. Dec. II (By The Asso-
,lst,d Press).-Turkey demands pr'
m,r,ly absolute integrity Of tsrritorJ
wh.,. IN. Turks are Ia oysrwhelminnE
-stay,tv. and on this question VII
80. no sacrihces, ismet Pashs seio
ta--i,ht IN an address before the s"iss
so,ieiv the Friends Of Turkey.
f,,,s4 xho received a commemorative
usSsi FOR himself and another TOT
Nustapha Kemal, insisted his eountrS
,~onld extend % the minority populs
,ion, remaining in Turkey all the ad.
yantaees recognized BY the teesn'
Fuyopear treaties, but warned tne lh,
,rosuetion Of any other eHeepuonal
,tinulstIols would be an inAdmissipie
attaek on Turkish sovereign righu' no
Tuykish government could ever aeeeP.
sueh a condition, beeause II worlo DC
tsntsmount 10 establishing state
within q state. -.
"Nowhsrs in the world is there q
government which recognises more tnan
our. the real power Of the people,
saiS Iamet Pasha IN conclusion, "Ano
thia power removes all possibility. OF
seeret trafHeklng In internal and Tor
"TLs suppression OF the monarchy -
certain proos OF the determination OF
the TURKS 70 free themselves from
centuries old bondage. with q view
10 assuring their existence IN eonso-
nance with the exigeneies OF modern
times.
"Turksy has decided TO Fix def:
nitely BY treaties political, turidies'
and economic relations In conformity
with the rules Of International Law
and the principle Of reciprocity No
ere can call these demands eIagger-
ated. or refuse them; they constitute
the minimum conditions indispensable
20 the free development OF the ma
tlon" The labors Of the Lausanne
already the official serfbes have be-
gun their task OF writing out tho pro
liminsry drafts Of the treaty. This
document will enumerate the broad
lines Of the pact aDd Is being prepared
20 a. 70 have In concrete form those
problems which have already been
solved, and also have the preliminary
signatures Of the agreement from all
parties.
There Is = feeling that too much
blWo u Delnk Nahkeu on tecOuohTy
questions In the sub-eommissions and
that the big aim OF the conference Is
IN danger OF being lost sight Of dur
Ing the interminable discussions, often
petty IN nature. Speed is now the
watchvord al Lausanne.
The Straits problem virtually has
been settled, great progress has been
made on the question Of minoritiss, and
the general economic and financial sub.
jeets have found their essential solu-
tions. The persistent dragging along
OF several thorny points, such as the
deportation Of the Greek patriarch, the
Mosul oil dispute and the difficulty
over foreign tribunals in Turkey, Il
checking the iorTard swing Of the con-
ference. Hence the decision TO put on
paper tho accomplished facts.
The Russians have been obliteratsd as
a conference factor, but have again com.
planned they are being ignored. They
recently protested they we're being
systematically "shut OUT Of the
Straits discussion and have written
another note 10 the presidents remark
Ing ironically that as they have re-
ecived no answer they assume their
original note vas lost.