Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-22
HEATED DISPUTE
At LAUSANNE BY
VENIZEL0S AND
TURKISH ENVOY
WrangIe Becomes so Vio-
lent That 1t Is Necessary
to Adjourn a Session Of
the Sub-ComniSSiOn
GREEK DEP0RTATI0NS
CAUSES ALTERATION
Argument RACES Despite
Warning That References
to MaSSaCreS and Cruel
ties Must Be Avoided

Lausanne, Dec. Il Cby the Assoc
ciated Pressl A stirring alterca-
ton occurred at y meeting OF the
sub-commission on minorities to-
day between the former Greek
premier, Ncnizelos, and the Turk
ish delegate, Ria Nur Bey, The
dispute arose over the question of
responsibility for Greek deporta
tions in Asia Minor. and was 50
violent that it became necessary to
adjourn the session.
According to spOkesmen ot The
Turkish delegation. Ria Nur Bey
declared that the Greek army was
not so much responsible for tho
recent military disaster as was
Venlzelos himself, because it was
Veuizelos who had inaugurated the
idea of q military invasion of Ana
tolia." Ria affirmed that in his
opinion the Greek ministers who
were recently executed at Athens
were in all probability entirely in
nocent Of deceiying the Greek peo-
pie, because tho real father of the
Asia Minor campaign was Neni-
zelos.
Ilt IldlltI iIdAl lllhl vi .LAt
subcommission, Signor Montdgna,
had previously warned both the
Turkish and Greek delegates that
references TO massacres and cruel
ties must henceforth be avoided.
but the Turks alleged Venizelos to-
day refused to obey this injunction.
He declared q bitter indictment
against the Turkish army and went
so far, the Turkish delegate as
serted. that the chairman was re-
peatedly obliged to call him to
order.
After insistent attempts, Ria
Nur Bey eventually got the floor
and defended Turkey. and then
made a personal attack on the for
mer Greek premier.
Another indication that feeling
is running high between the Turks
and the Greeks was found IN a
communique which the Turkish
delegation issued later, declaring
that recent adyices from Augorq
prove that the Greeks are confis
eating all the farms belonging to
Moslems in Crete and that the
Moslems in the hills, fearing mas
sacre, have fled TO the cities ard
are dying Of hunger.
Every day more than twenty
Moslems are dying either through
massacre or hunger" says the
communique. "and Moslems gener-
ally are forbidden to leave Crete"
The Turks also allege mistreatment
of the Moslems in Mitylene.
Another complication I'm Near
Eastern conditions was disclosed
in a telegram dated December 10.
which reached here tonight from
Beirut. Foreign relief workers re-
port that between December . and
l6, 5000 Armenian refugees flee
ing from Turkey had arrived at
Aleppo and 1000 more were re-
ported crossing the border into
Syria the day the dispatch was for
warded.
"All are in an appalling state OF
destitution, and nearly all of them
were robbed" says the telegram.
The French are furnishing hous-
ing and food. Clothing aud food
just come from Australia were
shipped to Aleppo today. The
French are feeding 1850. The
American Near East relief Is
straining every resource"
Lord Cur2on, NJ. Barrere and the
MARQUIS di Garroniheld. members
of the conference. tonight con-
ferred in an eudeavor TO straighten
ont The remaining difficulties over
the straits control.