The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-06
S0yI[1, RUSSIA
SUPPORTS TURKS

DAMDANELLES BELONG TO TuR-
KEY AND THAT TURKISH PEO-
Pile ENTITLED TO FULL SOW
EREIGNTY THERE.
Laussane, Dec. A.-Thc fundamen-
tai position of Russia Oh the Bospho-
rOus, the Sea Of Marmosa and the
straits Of the Dardanelles was out
lined by foreign minister Tchnitcherin
who read a prepared statement in
French, Of which the following offic-
faI summary was given out this after
noon:
The Russian delegation will strive
to attain two objects first, equality |
of the positions and rights Of Rus
sia and her allies-The Ukraine and
Georgia-wlth the positions and
rights Of the other powers; second,
safe guarding of the peace and Sc
curity Of the Russian territories, and
liberty of their economic relations
with the other powers.
M. ITchnitcherin conceded that nav
igation and Pacific maritime COM
munication in the. Bosphorous, the
Sea OF Marmosa and the Dardanelles,
must be assured in the most absolute
manner and without restrictions. He
said:
Maintenance OF peace on the
Black Sea and the security OF its
coasts, peace in the Near East and
the security Of Constantinople should
be guaranteed in a durable manner.
This means that the Dardanelles and
the Bospherous, in time Of peace as in
time OF WI, ought I'd be constantly
closed to the .warships and armed yes-
sels, as we'll as the military airplanes,
of all countries except Turkey, only
in this way can liberty of peaceful
), navigation in these waters be cffec-
tually guaranteed"
M. Tchnitcherin continued by say
ing that the Russian government start
ed with the elementary fact that the
B0sphorous and the Dardanelles be-
long to Turkey and that, the Turkish
people are entitled to full sovereignt,
over their territory and waters
M Tchnitcherin said Turkey coult
effectively defend her waters agains
attack by possessing the right tt
fortify and arm her coasts by pos
sessing a fleet of warships and b.
utilizing for her defense every tech
nicaNmeans Of modern warfare
M Tchniitcherin then passed t
.y,xo tal nj n
to England. He said:
CLOSING the straits to other wal
ships conforms to the principle (
equality between states. Throwih
them open will give preponderatin
position to the strongest martin
Npower."
Russia and her allied republi
M Tchnitcherin argued, had no al
gressi&e, bellicose, militaristic< d
signs against the liberty OF other pc
pies; therefore they were in a pee
liar position to watch over the inte
ests of the working masses and
contribute to the worlds econom
development. Their solution was t
only possible solution OF the straigf
problem.
The Russian leader added:
Soviet Russia In annulling witht
compensation the agreements tout
ing upon the return Of Constantine
to Russia, and in liberating all
countries on the Mediterranean ba
from the former menace and ambitit
of Czarism, will never permr set
ment of the straits question wh
would menace Russia's own securi
He emphasized the Importance
the straits for the economic prosp
ty OF the soviet federation. In
more than seventy per cent OF the
tire Russian wheat expectation pas
through the ports OF the Black
and the Sea OF Azov.
He said that, from the standp
esSdefense, this straits solution a
& projected the vital elementary in
ssts OF Russia and her allies,
added: Il
3tIt suffices only to recall that IT
thanks to tho free passage OF
STRAITS ny the naval forces OF all
allies that the entente powers
able to organize In Southern n,