Evening star., 1922-12-31
The Story the Week Has Told

The Lausanne Conference.-Lord Curzon and
Ismet Pasha have their horns locked over
Mosul. Ismet says that the Turks will fight
to the last drop Of Turkish blood for the rein
corporation of Mosul in Turkey: To which
Lord Curzon replies fellows Il quote In
full because the statement is both correct and
Curzonish-a not invariable combination,
though Lord Curzon is an honorable man)i
I'm order that there may be no future mis-
understanding, permit me to state that the
British government. forced into war with
Turkey. defeated the Turks and drove them
from the district Great Britain promised the
populations to free them from tho Turks.
Great Britain has accepted a mandate for this
territory. Great Britain has promised in her
treaty with 1rak that she will consent to no
cesSion of the territory included In the king
dom of 1rak. This train of events constitutes
obligation which self-respecting govern
ment has not the slightest intention of reced-
ing from this position. No proldngation Of
1t seems. however. that Lord Curzon is will
ing to relinQuish a small section in the OK
treme north of the disputed area which
tains no oil-or perhaps that Is only a ma
licious rumor.
part of the kingdom Of Irak. and under
British mandate, or to be returned to Turkish
sotsregnty b We're to be DECIDED In
wishes Of the Kurds should decide the mat
ter for of u population Of about $4,000. about
100000 are Kurds. But u plebiscite would not
the ends OF justice, for the Kurds would
vote according to their present fears. which
preference No doubt, at present they fear the
Turks more than they do the British or King
not a Kurdish state?" The answer is that
hardly would even a Kurd contend that the
kurds are fit to govern themselves.
According report just received. Ismet
has made the embarrassing suggestion Of
plebiscite, not Of the population of Mosul
only. but of the entire population Of Irak.
the question whether they prefer Arab rule
under British mandate. Turkish rule In
making this proposition Ismet says he is
making concession as he does not recognize
the kingdom of Irak the British mandate.
but regards Mesopotanlia as Turkish territory.
.. rare. 1Smett
On the 2sth the capitulations subcommittee
reported complete failure The Turks have
abolished the capitulations and have nothing
to offer in lieu thereof. The allies have pro-
in which foreigners are involved include ma
jority of foreign judges selected from q list
submitted b. the international tribunal at
The Hague. The Turks will not hear to this
proposal.
Lord Curzon has issued the following state
ment: THE turning point of the conf ference
has come. The allies have decided to end
the carpet bargaining. which, after six weeks.
has brought not definite result. Next
week the Turks will be handed a draft of
the treaty containing the allied proposals and
the concessions We have made, and a definite
reply will be asked
The Turks talking quite openly of the
strong possibility of war Mere blufHng per-
haps. But it should be noted that the Turkish
bluffs have worked very well up to date
Voices From the Cellarage.-Phonograph
records of the voices of many famous persons,
taken many years ago by Of the first
Edison machines sent to England. have been
recovered from the lethe of a warehouse and
reproductions to be made. Among the