Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-14
France Perfects Program for occupa-
ton of the Ruhr-Irish Free State
Formally EstabHshed-Daugh-
erty and Mellon Hit Back
at Critics.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD
I INABLR to reach an agreement JUS

Unable to reach an agreement just
" yet concerning the Mosul oil fields
and the Asiatic frontiers of Turkey,
the delegates to the Lausanne confer
ence devoted most of their time last
week to the problem of the control OF
the Dardanelles. Here the Russians
came in, and they did it in a way that
almost disrupted the conference. M.
Tchitcherin, head of the soviet delega-
ton, went so far in apparently backing
up the Turkish claims for sole control
Of the straits that even Ismet Pasha
could not agree with him, and Lord
Curzon was bitterly resentEful. The
Russians demanded the restoration of
the 1914 regime giving Turkey tull SOW
ereignty over the straits with right
to fortify them and the convention of
prohibiting the passage of warships at
any time. This plan would make of
the Black sea a Russian lake, since it
included the provision that Turkey
must permit the passage Of Russian
warships except under exceptional cir
cumstances.
For several days neither the allies
nor the Turks could be persuaded to
offer a definite plan, each side insist
ing the other should speak first. Ismet
took what seemed like the consistent
position that, as the straits are really
Turkish territory, the allies ought to
present their plan first. At last the
British, French and Italians reached
an agreement among themselves and
submitted their proposals. Briefly,
these provide for free passage through
the straits for both merchant shipping
and warships, both in peace and in
war, excepting only when Turkey is a
belligerent. They provide also for a
Standardization Of the straits, COM
prising the Dardanelles and Gallfpoli,
of certain islands in the Aegean sea,
CT all islands in the Sea of Marmora
and of both sides of the Bosporus with
the exception Of Constantinople, in
which the Turks are to be allowed to
hold 10000 troops. No Notifications
will be permitted in the areas affected
and no battery emplacements allowed.
1t is stipulated that the total tonnage
of war vessels Of any one foreign power
in the Black sea must not exceed the
naval strength Of the most powerful
Black sea power, and if the Black sea
powers should carry out naval disarm-
ament plans the allies would have the
right to keep there three warships
apiece. 1t is provided that control of
the straits shall be vested in mill
tary and naval commission represent
ing the powers interested and invited,
including the United States.
Ambassador Child now came for
ward with a detailed statement Of the
views Of the United States government.
He made it plain that Americas chief
purpose is to protect American citi-
zens and insisted that American war
ships must have the right to follow
American merchantmen and citizens
anywhere. On the matter Of keep
ing the straits open Childs statement
thus supported the position of the al
lies, but he thought the freedom of
those waters should rest upon agree
ment rather than force.
Turkeys plan was presented Friday.
1t did not differ radically from that Of