The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-23
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Temper Not in Harmony With
Usual Christmas Feeling
Pervades Subcommis-
sion at Lausanne.
Turks Reject Proposals


Christmas threatens to be stormy
time at the Lausanne near east con-
ference. Thursday was bad day:
today was worse. \ temper which did
not seem to harmonize with the usual
spirit OF the Yuletide pervaded todays
session of the subcommission on min
critics.
! Efforts were made to get DIR. RIA
Nur Bey. the second Turkish dele
gate, who formerly WIS accredited by
the Angora government to represent
/ it at Moscow, to agree with the ex-
emptlon Of the Christian minoritios
in Turkey from military service. But
he refused flatly and seemingly sui
/ lenly. He declined to give any reason
for this declination and several others
equally as flat.
NJ. Laroche OF the French delegation
made an appeal to Ria Nur Bey on
military exemption, saying Come on,
make the allies little Christmas
present on this point"
The Turkish delegation. however.
reported angrily: I'VE don't believe
in Christmas presents"
Stand Causes Surprise.
Ria Nur Bey also refused to agree
to provision for the preservation of
Christian cemeteries in Turkey. This
caused much surprise among tho
other representatives. as the Turks
ordinarily are extremely careful to
protect all cemeteries.
The allies insisted upon consldera-
tion of the clause providing that the
Turks must respect the work done un-
der the league of nations in recover
ing and restoring to their families,
Christian women and children who
We're seized by the Turks before the
close of the great war.
The Turks also declined to agree to
/ this provision, and the subcommittee
ended the session seemingly with a
feeling of utter disgust at the attitude
of Ria Nur Bey. which several mem-
bers of the subcommittee described
as highly insolent."
Allies Dissatisfied.
The Turkish delegation has received
instructions fromAngora that no agree
ments are to be made at Lausanne
on economic questions. which are to
lie over for negotiations at some later
time.
This has created dissatisfaction
among the allies, especially the
French, who are anxious that eco
nomic questions should be settled at
this conference.
Control of the straits still Is be-
ing considered in private sessions.
Lord Curzon, NJ. Barrere, Signor
Digarroni and Ismet Pasha were in
conference on this subject Thursday
ard again today. The representatives
of the great powers have made it
clear to Ismet that If they give the
special guarantees Turkey seeks to
protect Constantinople from attack,
Turkey, in turn, must give the allies
| jurisdiction over the straits and the
entire demilitarization Of the zone.
Ismet has this under consideration.
Hold Questions Back.
| The intransigeant position of the
Turks on capitulations, straits con-
troll and the rights of minorities is
generally regarded by the allied dele
gates as being due, at least in part,
to their desire to hold as many ques.
tions as possible in reserve for the
purpose of future trading, and that
they may yield many moot questions,
II they are able to get strong guaran.
tees which will prevent the invasion
| of Turkey.
The outlook for a satisfactory out.
come, however, is far from bright.
The prominent delegates are so un-
easy about the situation that few of
them are planning to leave Lausanne
for Christmas. Meetings will be held
again Friday. but Christmas day will
be- holiday and the sessions will be
resumed next Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Bristol of the Amer.
lean delegation left for Paris today,
but Ambassador Child and Joseph
c. Grew will remain in Switzerland
for Christmas.