New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
urih.h Feel No Alarm
..,s shuns Compact as
barren Of Cain, France
e. 8 Ground for Fear
n I,..ph Shaplen
By JuSeP"
..'.,,l oot,s 70 TAs rniours
sN' BERLIN.

~ .n,sses, which Is regarded
80. ~ ~ rrsvs alarm in certain Al
W'a s-.,.. .rssts thus far, it appears,
80 - s. minds Of those German
'as .,...,,.,s v6o supported the OK
.a.''.s'', -,- ..,,.7 q TurcO-GermSn bloc
80 sEslrss sAs Entente powers in
,ss ohsrt 49,, T.. T.,
,,,or esrssin Oriental diplo-
..ns German nstionalists de-
-. lnpsssioned addresses express
- AIR hopes for q restoration of
.. Trro-Gsrnan front There Is no
S.ub. that such move would be met
~ sr,,t sympathy By the Ksmsl-
=, but the srst condition OF It's res
,.y,,,ou must be the return Of the old
G,rusn monarehist party to power, a
ssv.lovnent which to-day sppearu 20
:. entirely out Of the question. For
u, present, therefore, the Turco-Ger-
nan alliance rlsys no part whatever
II German policy. The republican
eovennent entertaius no idea Of en-
tnnes upon SO dubious an adventure.
Germany Seeks Eastern Relief
II "a conceivable, however, that in
roportion 40 Germany Ands herself
disappointed IN her efforts 70 reach
N understanding with the Allied pow
IN, more especially with France, she
sly turn her eyes more and more TO-
gsrd the East, IN the hope Of finding
rslisf Thus, while Il Is possible to
,peak Of a new Turco- German alliance
the remote future, Il hardly appears
liksly that Russia would enter such a
continuation, since, de5pite the present
,pparsnt evidence Of close cooperation
nth Russia, Turkey and Russia are
fundamentally divided by a sharp clash
q political and territorial interests
shieh division will become increasing
> appsrent as the Greco Turkish con-
,ir settles.
Many persons familiar with the stu
,tm regard the existing Russo-Turk-
81 IHance as mere bluff, without sub
tnrL material or military basis. The
present relations Of the two countries
ind their origin IN the Brest-Litovsk
nsss conference, whereby Turkey OBJ
aimed concessions Of important terri
orlss In the Caucasus, with the valus-
u, regions Of Ksrs, Bstum and Arda-
ian.
Although Turkey sent a representa-
i've to Moscow soon after the conclu
Jim Of the Brest-Litovsk treaty II
1918. the year 1919 failed 10 develoI
loser relations, and Moscow continued
0 be separated from Turkey by th'
operations Of Denikine and Wrangel II
south Russia. The situation changed
however. with Moscow's complete vie
.Ory. and IN 1920 Bekir Sami Bey ar
lived at the Soviet capital and th'
foundation Of the present Russo-Turk'
N alliance was laid.
Russo Turkish Treaty
The year 1921 saw the arrival al
Moscow of several AngorS representa-
ives. and in March, 1921, Russis and
Turkey concluded friendly and fra
snalp treaty. BY this pact Russia
vuiv,d all rights aeeruing 20 her with
eurd 10 Turkey under the former
trssa,s letween the Cars and the
Entente governments, Constsntinople
su recognized as the Turkish capital,
insl solution Of the question Of con-
Eol Of the Dardanelles was postponed
'or The decision Of conference Of the
djoinins states, and. Kars, Batum and
Ardshan we're again affirmed to be
Turkish possessions.
ibis treaty was only political IN
scope, and followed tho extraordinary
secret convention Of Moscow; while
ltgors waived all claims TO the city
and district Of Batum, Georgia, and
al ether parts Of the Caucasus.
u October, 1921, General Frunso,
'ennander IN chief Of the Red armies
u South Russia. arrived in Angora,
I'D as q result the Kemalists began
receive artillery, airplanes, wire
'H equipment, mines and even sub
arines from Russia. This matcriei
~ sufficient 70 equip $4,000 men, but
isnal fatty declined Russia's offer Of
National troops, on the grounds that
hair presence IN Turkey would arouse
bitter memories Of old Russian con-
lassts Nowhere 10 the Communist
oevsment mors bitterly prosecuted
asn In Anatolia.
Angora'a anti Communist policy has
been subjected TO severe criticism By
he entire Soviet press, and Psvlowitz'
me Of Moscow's leading experts on
Oriental problems, has declared "Iur-
S'y Is playing q double game. It Is
upossible TO conceive Of g Kemalist
Turkey being our Trustworthy friend.
OuE alliance with them can only be
tnpOrary"
Turkey is fully aware that Russia
aa' never surrendered her aspirations
. control the Dardanelles from Con-
'antinOple, and there remains also
'as problem Of Turkish irredenta In
ne Caucasus, now under Soviet con-
'f'l' over which = clash Is expected
'ooa.
HussO-Turkish Bloc Fails