The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-13
IlUSANNE
MEETING Is
POSTPONED
lev Date Is Nov. 20;
England Fears More
Delay; Crisis Near.

London, Nov. 13.-(By the Asso-
Gated Press.)-Although the Lau-
nnne conference for the making
Il peace in the Near East has been
postponed for week. being fixed
lov for Nov. 20, official circles here
hke the view that another post
pcnement will be necessary If
Great Britain fails to win her point
that preliminary conference must
10 held by the representatives Of
Great Britain, Italy and France.
The British government is in
listing on some sort of consulta-
fon with the other allies; either
Trough personal talks or, failing
Aat by means Of notes, IN order
% learn exactly where Great Brit
dn stands before she enters the
mnference.
Extremists Rule Angora.
All reports coming to London
nncur in saying thar the extrem-
bs are dominating the Angora gov
Wnment, which, through lLs agents
y COnstantinOple, is strengthening
y policy of dehance Tow ard the
dlies and-terrorlsm among the
bcal population. -.
Residents OF Constantinople are
escribed as being in a state OF ex-
seme alarm wnlle the position OF
v allied troops as represented
y one which may soon become un-
tnable.
The correspondents maintain that
Ne establishment of martiai law
l0ne can make Constantlnopie
nfe.
commentators in London gener-
ally insist strongly on necessity
ior the allied representatives to
meet before talking to the Turks
u Lausanne. in order to decide a
common policy.
Unless this is done, some OBJ
servers feel it will be impossible
Tor Great Britain to be represent
I'd at Lausanne at all.
Turks Come rs Vict0ra
Lausanne, Nov. 13.-(By the AS
oociated Press. THE delegates OF
me Turkish nationalist govern
ment have come to Lausanne as
nctors, and their mood is wholly
Inherent than that of the crushed
representatives of the sultan, who
oesged for mercy when the treaty
0 Sevres was drafted three years
so. Their leader, Ismet Pasha,
ooasts Of support from the Russian
soviets and alludes to the uncer.
9inty which new governments in
England and Italy have given to
me solidarity of the entente. Mus.
opha kemal Pasha certainly seems
ven entrenched in Europe today
his delegates to the Lausanne
0nlerence are confident of being
Ganted their demand that Turkey
suail be relieved of the capitula-
uons, which are extra-territoria
nsnts granted to foreigners il
turkey They are also firm ani
0nndent in believing that full SOW
1egn rights will accrue to theil
sovernment through the confer
Recalls Diplomats Remark.
iaeir attitude brings to mind thu
semark once made by an American
upiomat, that putting Europe ouI
y turkey would come nearer t
suecting peace in the Near Eas
u,a putting Turkey out OF Europe
having beaten the Greeks a
ums, the Turks apparently are de-
mined practically to recover tn,
saure European territory wrestet
m them by the effects of thu
World war.
me Turkish delegation is out
poken in its criticism Of the post
0aement Of the conference here
ssperently eager to embarrass tn,
sslusa and French efforts to com,
some sort Of agreement befor,
ung the Kemalist representa-
ives, the Turkish group is insist
- On quick start of the discus
sday.