Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-20
TURKISH FEARS
MAY RESULT IN
FAILURE Of THE
LAUSANNE MEET
Allied Leaders Say They
Have Uttered Their Last
Word on the Question of
Liberty of the Straits
BRITISH EXPERTS
LEAVE FOR ENGLAND
Turks Request for Suppress
sion of Submarines and.
Military AirpIaneS Is Re-.
jeCted by Other Powers

Lausanne, Dec. ~ (oy the Asso-
clated Press) Turkish fears Of
submarine, Turkish fears of swift
ly flying military airpIanes, laden
with bombs, and, generally, Turk
ish fears of aggressions from with
out that will put Constantinople in
danger have tonight placed the
whole Lausanne conference il
jeopardy.
The United States is silent Oh
the situation and the allied leaders
say tonight that they have uttered
their last word on the question OF
liberty of the straits. Tomorrow
the Turks must say yes or no to
the allied project.
The British experts, Admiral
Keyes and General Burdett-Stuart,
already have left for England, be-
lieving their work to have been
completed and the trench experts
are preparing to depart tomorrow
night at the conclusion of the last
session" for discussion of the
straits. Whether a rupture will
come on the straits problem de-
pends chiefly ON whether the en-
tente diplomats and their experts
can remove the Turkish fears. This
they are trying TO do tonight.
Equality of Fleets Sought
Tile diplomats are cndeaYoring
to convince the Angora statesmen
that the straits project is essen
TALLY framed TO meet conditions in
ff fh1t ft1n Rl1fHg
are not in any sinister hidden man
ner seeking facilities for war, and
especially against Turkey. They
say they have only sought the
equality of all fleets passing
through the straits on peaceful
errands..
The allies have emphasized that
they cannot accept the Turkish e.
quest for the suppression Of sub
marines and military airplanes; es-
Peeiafi3 they have heeu unabie to
accept the Ottoman suggestion that
combined foreign fleets entering
the Black Sea shall not exceed in
strength the fleet of the strong
naval power Of the Black Sea
'"rhat would make the Black Sea
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expert tonight.
AS the Russians are here only
for discussion of the straits ques-
tion, tomorrow may see the last OF
them at Lausanne. They still are
in q fighting mood, however. !
George Tchitcherin today tried to
win American sympathy for the |
Russian straits projects by insist
ing that it incorporated the Amer |
lean idea of "beneficient warships."
Plan Unacceptable
But the allies have agreed that |
the Moscow straits plan is abso-
lutely unacceptable. Tchitcherin |
made dramatic plea to the world /
masses. He said Russia was con-
vinced the worlds peoples were
back Of Russia in her attempts to
secure international justice. He |
also bitterly condemned what he /
called ''nlarineism," adding Il
mean the sea militarism which |
hopes to strangle Russia"
An additional fear Of the Turks /
which the allies must calm tomor- /
row is that with which they sur
round the proposed International |
commission to supervise control of |
the straits. The Turks claim the !
commission will be inquisitorial in |
nature, that it may infringe upon |
Turkish sovereignty, and finally, |
that it may be used as q club by |
some powers to threaten Turkey.
Hence, their ambition to have d
general guarantee pact signed at
Lausanne which will assure the |
neutrality Of the straits ana pre-
vent acts of hostility in Turkish /
territorial waters,
Turks Seem Unruffled
The Turks tonight seemed un- /
ruffled. They did not appear at a..
all impressed by the ultimatum
talk with which the Lausanne at
mosphere is charged. 1t was /
pointed out tonight that failure of /
the straits negotiations would not |
imply failure on other /
vital matters OF the Lausanne /
agenda, one of which is arranging /
peace between Greece and Turkey !
and between Turkey and the allies.