The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-29
Turks Renew Demand for Con-
troll of MOsuI District.
Deadlock at Peace Conference
Continues UnbrOken.
GREECE PREPARING TO FIGHT
Great Britain Masses Big Fleet
in Turkish Straits.
London Sees Move to Protect
Foreigners i'm Capital.

Lausanne, Dec 29.-ISmet Pasha
sent letter to Marquis Curzon this
afternoon reaffirming his demands that
the Mosul district with its valuable oil
fields be turned over to. Turkey The
note denied the British contention
that the Curds who inhabit the dis
trict are not friendly to the Turks and
want Mosul to remain under the Arab
government of Irak-
The deadlock threatening a possible
rupture, continued unbroken today
pending the arrival of fresh instruc-
tons to the Turkish delegation from
Angora- The entire situation has
been submitted by telegraph to the 1
Angora authorizes The report that
the British Mediterranean fleet had
been ordered to return to CONSTANT /
nople has stirred Lausanne and has
served to emphasize the delicacy of
the situation.
Wait ON Premiers?
The supposition now seems to exist .
among the allies that the deadlock 4
will drag on until the Turks see how
the reparations conference Of the pre-
micrs at Paris turns out
Marquis CurzOn. the British foreign I
secretary and head of British delega- /
ton. plans to leave sunday. for Paris 4
where he will remain until TUESDAY 4
for the purpose of comforting with I
Prime Minister Bonar Law in regard |
TO the near eastern situation
Oil l. Real Issue.
The stress which the allies are plac- !
ing upon the capitulations question the /
Turks asset is to mask their strong /
interest in the rich oil fields involved /
i'm the dispute over possession OF the
AIosuI Nflayet. which the British in
Sist they never will surrender ana
which the Turks are as firm in declar-
ing their inaIienahle property.
Despite the critical state reached by
the conference with hardly a single
question of importance definitely set
tied the delegates. a,thO anxious and
apprehensfve. have not given up hope
that an adjustment finally Will De
reached. Today the allies were await-
ing further word from the. Turks re-
gardinE the foreign courts question,
which Tsuet Pasha yesterday asked
further time 10 consider the presump-
ton being that he would seek tnstruc-
tiOus from AuEora-
tBy the Associated PresE3
London. Dec. 29.-The hasty return
Of the British fleet to Constantinople
from Malta attracts wide attention
here Nothing is forthcoming from
Official sources to explain the move.
but the obvious assumption that it is
connected with the uncompromisiug
attitude of the Turks at Lausanne is
everywhere adopted
There are still many foreigners in
ConstantinOple and the dispatch of the
warships is regarded As necessary
preClution in view of the possible at
tltUde of the Turks i'm that city in the
event that there is a breakdown in the
lausanne negotiations.
VcnizcIos Sends Warning.
EIeuthrosis Venizelos. head of the
Greek delegation in the Near East
peace office. has warned his govern
mont To be ready for renewal of the
war against Turkey. said an Athens
d.sr,1 .ch to the Daily Express today.
Greece is putting an army into
Thvace. while Nenizelos is urging that
il b. reinforced as rapidly as possible.
The Greek cabinet at Athens has
dcc5ded to call ~ additional classes
Of rcservists
Cene<al Paugalos. chief of staff of
ths Greek forces in Thrace. has de-
T-rted secretly for SalCniki-
Conference Is DeadIocked.
The new war scare in the Near
East has arisen from the deadlock in
the peace conference at Lausanne
Neither the Turks nor the allies would
& We ground. with the result that the
negotiations have been on the verge
uf absolute collapse for forty-eight
hours.
Great Britain has massed great
fleet in the Turkish straits between
the Black and Aegean seas. Altho
diplomatic relations between Greece
and Great Britain were broken off,
both nations would make common ,
cause against the Turks. Great Bri-
tain could furnish forty warsh.ps of
various grades trom the Mediterra- /
mean fleet. including transports and
supply vessels, while Greece could put ;
about 10000 troops IN the field TO j
supplement the 1000 British troops !
already in the Near East.
France Remains Hopeful
Paris. Dec. 29.-France does not be- ]
lieve there villa be war in the Near
East. despite the menacing situation
VIII ch has arisen in the Lausanne
peace conference. il was officially
stated this afternoon.
Asked If France would support
Great Britain in the event of an Anglo
Turkish war, foreign office officials ,
replied:
We have received no word from ;
Lausanne indicating danger of an :
Anglo-Turkish war. The question is :
purely Hypothetical and cannot be }
answered"
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