Evening star., 1922-12-28
PARLEY FACES CRISIS.
Curzon Says Oil Row Must Be Set.
tied by Private Conversations.


tied by Private Conversations.
By the Associated Press
LAUSANNE, December 2s.-The near
east conference was faced with a seri-
Gus crisis today. as the sharp and ir
reconcilable conflict between the Eng
lish and the Turks over the Mosul
oil fields reached a decisive stage.
Lord Curzon's statement that ''the
turning point Of the conference had
come" and that England would de-
cline to continue the Mosul controversy,
was in direct conflict with Ismet Pasha S
note, asserting that the Turkish peo
pie had decided Ito employ to the last
limit Of its forces all means to obtain
the return of Mosul to the mother
land"
Between these two extremes there is
| a gulf which seems likely to be diff
cut. II. not impossible. for the confer
ence to bridge.
Great Uneasiaess Manifest.
Great uneasiness is manifest through
out conference circles. because Of the
! crisis, which. with the unsettlement
| over the straits and the status Of minor
tiles. indicates that the conference is
fast approaching climax and that
both sides are preparing for a final
showdown.
The meeting of the commission of
capitulations of the near east con-
ference failed to make progress at
| today's session. Some of the allied
delegates. on leaving the hall. said
the conference had reached a dead
lock pending the arrival of the new
Turkish instructions from Angora-
The American ambassador. Richard
Washburn Child. and the allied dele
gates met last evening and discussed
capitulations and the general situa-
ton of the conference.
Turks Temper Unimproved.
The subcommissions are making lit
tie rogress Ria Nur Bey is less tru-
culent in the subcommission on mi
norities, but the Christmas rest ap-
parently did not improve the temper
of the Turks materially. and the al
lied delegations are clearly becoming
less tractable in preparation for
final and complete statement of the
maximum they will yield.
The indications are that this final
roundup will come early next week.
and the contending parties are so far
apart on capitulations, control of the
straits and rights of minorities that
the outcome is uncertain. 1t is clear
that further meetings of the COM
missions and subcommissions will be
of little use.
Seemingly every one is talked out,
and every foot of ground between
Mount Ararat and the garden of Eden
has been traversed Old Testament
history has been reviewed from Gene
sis to Malachi: poets, historians.
soothsayers. who trace their ances-
try directly back to Adam and Eve.
have presented their claims; ecclesi
astics, soldiers and statesmen of many
races, languages and religions have
been heard. The hopper is filed to
overfiowing and now the mill is start
ing to grind.
All Races Watch Eagerly.
Kurds, Arabs. Assyro-Chaldeans
Armenians. Greeks. Turks. Bulgarians
and Russians are watching with tense
interest as the allied leaders meet
daily in private conferences. which
are really deciding what the map OF
Asia Minor shall be. Lord Curzon,
Marddis Di Garroni and NJ. Barrere
had long discussion on capitula-
tions. which. after Mosul oh. prob
ably the most stubborn question for
settlement.
This tendency was emphasized at
today's session of the commission on
capit tulations, at which no progress
was made and after which some OF
the allied delegates declared the con-
ference had reached a deadlock pend
ing the arrival of fresh Turkish in
structions from Angora.
At this meeting a subcommission
presided over by Sir Horace Rumbold
reported to the full commission that
IL had been found quite impossible to
reach an accord with Turkey, which
insisted upon trying foreigners in
the Turkish courts.
AS the allies could not accept this.
the subcommission reported, the ne
gotiations had failed.
The capitulations meeting lasted
until 2 pm. and was described by the
participating delegates as OF a dra-
matte character.
Ismet Pasha termed the allies at
tacks on the Turkish judiciary un-
justified and said the Turkish judges
were quite capable of honestly and
impartially applying the most mod
ern laws. There was no reason for
granting exceptional privileges to
foreigners, he declared, as the pres
ent guarantees are sufficient.
FIRST CONVERSATION HELD.
nv Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927
LAUSANNE, December 2s.-Lord
Curxon's note replying to the Turks
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