The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
POWERS AGREE
/. 0NEXCHANGE
0FNA10NALS
Turks and Greeks In Accord on
Plan to Open Their Frontiers
for Their Own Countrymen'
AMERICANS IN OPPOSITION
Hellenic PopuIace Of constan.
tinopIe Forms Chief Difficulty
In Proposition at Present
By JOHN HADLEY.
International News Service.

| by JOnN hADLEI.
| International News Service.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 10.-Details
Of Turkish capitulations, the Otto
man debt, exchange of Turkish
and Greek civilian populations, and
guarantees to insure demilitarixa-
tion Of the Turkish Straits were
discussed by Near East peace con-
ference subcommissions through
out the day but it was admitted to-
night that little progress had been
made owing to the continuous hag-
Cling of the Turks.
EXCHANGE OF FAMILIES.
One fact stood out: The Ameri-
can observers are not going to be
30 successful in their protest against
the exchange Of helpless Greek and
Turkish families as they were in
their demand for freedom of pas
sage through the Turkish Straits.
Both the Turks and Greeks sup
ported DR.. Fridtjob Nansen. chair
man Of the League Of Nations Re-
lief Commission, agreed among
themselves that future bloodshed
could be averted by exchanging
the Greek population in Turkey
Tor the Turkish population in
Greek territory.
GIVEN REST OF MONTH.
Whether this drastic ruling would
be applied at once to the 10000
Greeks living in Constantinople is
not yet settled. The Turkish Ma
tionalist government has extended
until December 81 the period dur
ing which "all Greeks" in Turkey
must leave the country.
Ismet Pasha contended that this
applied to the Greek residents OF
Constantinople. but business con-
siderations may prevail upon An
CORA to extend the time.
The Near East peace conference
will enter its fourth week to-
morrow. While general agree
ments have been reached upon
the Dardanelles. Bosphorus and
still in chaotic state.
PRESENT STATUS.
As the situation stood tonight
the following issues have been
considered with these results:
Thrace-Turkey will get all Of
Thrace lying between the Black
Sea and the Martha River as far
north as Adrianople. 1t will be
surrounded by a neutral zone
and Bulgaria will get a corridor
to Dedeagatch which will be a
free port.
Turkish Straits-The Straits
will be free to the passage of
merchant commerce OF the world
and demilitarized Turkish gend-
armerie will be allowed to police
the demilitarized zones.
Frontiers-Aside from Thrace
they have not yet been settled.
Mosul with its rich oil fields
and the right Of Turkey to dis
pose Of all Mosul rights come
under this head.
WANTS DEBT SPLIT.
Ottoman Debt-Turkey claims
that the debts should be split
among the territories that were
formerly a part oS the old Otto
man Empire. This would impose
part Of the financial burden upon
Greece. Jugo-Slavia, Bulgaria and
the Kingdom of Irak, all Of which
took territory from Turkey in
the past twelve years. Turkey
will get no indemnity from Greece.
Capitulations-Turks are op- |
posed to capitulations in any
form.
Exchange of Civil Populations
An agreement is near on thfs is
sue owing to the similarity of |
Greek and Turkish viewpoints.
TURKS MAKE STAND.
Military and Naval Matters
Turkey demands the right to
maintain an army and navy of |
unlimited size on account Of the |
dangers of her geographical posi-. |
ton. She demands the right to |
fortify Constantinople. maintain a
naval base there and also an
arsenal.
There is much dispute as to the |
limitations of warships passing
through the Straits into the Black |
Sea. The Turks want these war |
craft limited to 10000 tons in size
and 1t appears that they will gain
their end.
RUSSIANS FIGHTING.
The Russian experts broughts to |
Lausanne Dy George Tchttcherin, |
head of the Soviet delegation, are
attending the meetings Of the sub. |
commissions on Turkish Straits and |
are fighting every inch Of the way
for Russian and Turkish conces-
sfons.
There were rumors that the Rus
slams might withdraw tomorrow.
but Christian Rakovsky denied
them. He said that the Russians
would make the best of a bad
situation.
Both Rakovsky and Tchitcherin
have united in warning" the Turks
not to be swayed away from the |
Russo-Turco bloc by Allied argu.
ments.
! OMoonocf ManO |