The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
AMERICAN
ARGUES WITH
TURK LEADER
Ambassador C h i | d
Had Long Confer
ence With Is m e t
Pasha Urging HUI
name Treatment Of
Greeks

Greeks
Lausanne, Dec. Is (By the As
sociated Press). Ambassador
Child had long conference with
Ismet Pasha this afternoon and
urged him on humane grounds to
make liberal concessions for the
protection of the Armenians,
Greeks and other minorities re-
naming in Turkey. Mr.. Child en-
phasized the good feeling Turkey
could inspire in the outside world
by making ample provision for the
protection of foreigners living IN
Turkey and explained to Ismet the
great interest Americans of all
classes have in seeing the d's-
lodged populations propely cared
for and in having guarantees set
IN that there shall be no further
dislodgments.
He expressed American disap-
nroyal of the Turkish plans for
exchange of. populations in Turk
ey and Greece and explained TO,
Isaet that the people Of the Unit
ed States We're willing to help the
miserable victims of the war but
we're anxious to know that their
funds would be used to establish
the unhappy refugees of the Near
East in permanent homes. Whefe
they might settle down and ENJOY
permanent peace.
Tomorrow Ismet Pasi1a will ap-
pear before the subcomnission on
,ninorities and make a further
statement regarding Turkeys coun-
ter proposals concerning the allied
scheme for protecting the n1inori-
ties in Turkish territory LORD
#curzon, Ambassador Child and the
heads of the other delegations VIII
attend this session as interest is
great in the Forthcoming statement
and Lord Curzon has promised
that the principal members would
give consideration to what the
Turks have to say.
While: the conference is badly
strained by Ismet Pasha's fiat re-
fusa to consider. the allied plans
for the administration of the af-
fairs of nlinorities in Turkey there
are many private, conferences go
ing on between the delegates, and
the indications are that some COM
promise plan may be worked out
whereby the Turks Will be accord
ed such a large voice in the ham
ding of, the minorities that they
will not regard the cooperation OF
representatives of the great pow
ers in, this work as an infringe
ment OF Turkeys sovereignty.
Ismet is firm in refusing to have
the league of nations undertake
this administration and also insists
that Turkey will not accept any
sort of foreign board, but there
are many rumors of trades in the
air and experienced conference
hands do not predict a break and
expect to hear of compromises be-
ing made within the next few
days on both the straits control
and the clauses for protection of
minorities.
At the afternoon session of the
subconimission devoted to the study
Of the exchange OF populations the
Turks showed a more conciliatory
attitude during discussions Of the
future status Of the Greek colony
in Constantinople. Turkey is will
ling for the Greeks to stay there
but wants definite conditions set
up. The question Of deporting the
Greek patriarch. who is the su-
preme head OF the Greek Orthodox
church. wasfavoided at the deliber-
ations today. This is the most
important condition of all. and be-
fore trying to settle his delicate
question the allies are striving to
come to an agreement with the
Turks on other points.
The Turks originally insisted on
sending away all the patriarchal
tIlSlilullOuS lIo1H SotiStea1isiAiOPA~
but today they compromised on
this point and agreed that all
Greek churches and hospitals
could remain. aad also the schools.
provided they did not adopt an
anti-patriotic attitude towards
Turkey. The Turks also took
conciliatory attitude on the pro-
posed deportation of Greek politi-
cal associations. These associa-
tions will be disbanded, but the
members will not be expelled.
Another compromise effected
had to do with the deportation OF
Greeks who are not of CONSTANT
nople origin. 1t was decided to eN-
pei only those Greek immigrants
who had settled in. Constantinople
since October 80. 1913. Further
more. an accord in principle was
reached that individuals would be
Unidentified for losses suffered by
change of residence, whether they
were Greeks or Turks.
The conclusion drawn from the
meeting was that the Greeks ac-
tually forced to leave CONSTANT
nople will be few.
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