The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-23
ALLIES ADOPT
FIRM tone
TO TURKEY !

44CsS - 's1-.eAeA'- ~ : - =
or Reject Without
Delay Allies Terms
as to Dardanelles
Lausanne, Dec. 49, Turkish
fears of submarines, Turkish fears
of swiftly flying military airplanes,
laden with bombs and generally
Turkish fears OF aggressions from
without that will put Constantine
pie in danger have tonight placed
the whole Lausanne conference in
jeopardy.
The United States is silent on
the situation, but the allied leaders
say tonight that they have uttered
their last word on the question. OF
the liberty Of the straits. Tomor-
row the Turks must say yes OF
no to the allied project.
The British experts, Admiral
Keyes and Cen. Rurdett-Stuart, be
lieving their work completed, and
the French experts are preparing to
depart tomorrow night at the
conclusion of the alast session for
discussion Of the straits. Whether
a rupture will come on the straits
problem depends chiefly on wheth-
,er the entente diplomats and their
experts can remove the Turkish
fears. This they are trying to dc
tonight. q.
The diplomats are endeavorine
to convince the Angora statemen
that the straits project is essen
tally framed TO meet conditions in
times Of peace, and that the allies
are not in any sinister hidden man:
ner seeking facilities for war, and
especially against Turkey. They
say they: have sought only the
equality Of all feetes passing
through the straits on peaceful er-
ran6s. q. -
The allies have emphasized that
they can not accept the Turkish
request for the Suppression Of sub
marines ami military airplanes. ses.
pecjally they have been unable te
accept the. Ottoman suggestion that
the Black Sea shall not exceed in
strength the fleetaef the stronges
naval power OF. the Black Sea
That would make the Black Sea
forbidden ground, y said French
expert tonight.
AS the Russians are here onl,
for discussion sof the straits ques-
ton, tomorrow may see the last Of
them at Lausanne. They still are
in fighting mood, however
George Tchitcherin was in fine
argumentative form today. He
tried to win American sympathy
for the Russian straits project By
insisting that It incorporated the
American idea OF ..benefcient war
ships
But the allies have agreed that
the Moscow straits plan is abso-
lutely unacceptable. Tchitcherir
made a dramatic plea to the world
masses. He said Russia was con.
vinced the worlds peoples were
back of Russia in her attempts te
secure international justice He
called "marinisln'' adding 81 near
the sea nilitarism which hopes tc
strangle Russia
An additional fear Of the Turks
which the allies must calm tomor.
row is that with which they sur
round the proposed internationa.
commission to supervise control OF
the straits. The Turks claim the
commission will be ineuisitorial in
nature. that it may infringe Turk
ish sovereignty, and finally. that. il
may be used as a club by some
powers to threaten Turkey. Hence
their ambition TO have a general
guarantee pact signed at Lausanne
which will assure the neutrality OF
the straits and prevent acts Of hos.
tility in Turkish territorial waters
The Turks tonight seemed un-
ruffled. They did not appear at al
impressed by the ultimatum talk
with which the Lausanne atmos-
phere is charged.
1t was pointed out tonight that
failure the straits negotiations
would not necessarily imply failure
on other vital matters Of the Lau-
same agenda one of which is a
lasting peace between Greece and
Turkey and bewteen Turkey and
the allies.
Marquis Curzon today Informed
H. Barrere. of the French delega-
ton that. the British government
hand abandoned the idea of having
the Lausanne treaty written in the
English and French languages. He
agreed that French alone would be
used. AS France has made no re-
quest in this connection, the Eng
lish initiative created an exceed
ingly pleasant feeling among the
Frenchmen, who like to have their
language regarded always as the
language Of diplomacy.
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