New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
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Copyright 1929. New York Tribune Inc
LAUSANNE, Dec. l0.-With the ques-
tion Of capitulations much to tie FORE
Al the Near East Peace Conference
here information bearing on the gem
eral political and economic status IN
Turkey al the present time has just
reached here through confidential
sources. Bearing on the future status
OF foreigners in Turkey II merits the
closest attention, particularly Of Amer
lean commercial and financial interests
looking 10 Ottoman development
In a nutshell Il indicates the outlook
for economic stability in Turkey Is dis
tinctly unpromising. The Tribune Is
not privileged now TO divulge the source
of this information for fear Of its pos
siblc effect on the course Of negotia-
tions here, but IL may be said IL comes
from the highest sources and Is being
given great consideration By high
Allied officials.
CapitulatIons Have Ceased
In effect, according to this advice, the
capitulations already have ceased to
exist. The Turks have quietly and
without violence, save in isolated cases,
taken over the administration Of for
eign business in Turkey and already
nullifed, so far as possible, all special
legislation affecting the rights Of for
eigners in that country. This attempt
to operate foreign businesses under
Turkish auspices Is resulting, il is re-
ported, in chaotic failure.
According to the present plan Euro
Nrf IN TssrLcrr ruf1 90 hurro
been ordered 20 expel all Christian
carry en- their correspondence In
Turkish This nccessitates employ
ing Turks. The difficulty, though, Is
that Turks do not exist in any numbers
who can do the work needed Turkish
bookkeepers and stenographers in par.
ticular are not % be had. although the
order 10 replace Christians In these
places has not been rescinded.
Furthermore, the expulsion Of the
Greeks from Smyrna has now left the
Turks without laborers ar artisans for
the work OF rebuilding that city, IT
is reported and in consequence the
Moslems are beginning TO draft Greeks
from Constnntinople for this work,
though they are still demanding here
be sent back to their own country.
Rail Changes Cause Wrecks
Since the Turkish authorities seized
the Smyrna-Aden railway. they are
said 70 have discharged all Christian
engineers and fremen. The result has
been a succession Of wrecks In which
many have been killed, while many Of
the locomotives and much Of the roll
ing stock have been put out Of commits
sion. As recounted here, conditions
are reminiscent Of the situation so well
known 70 Americans in Mexico.
The Turks also are reported 20 have
ordered Turkish be taught In all the
schools and that Turks be employed
as teachers. But for this work, too,
Turks do not exist, IL is said.
The moral, as 1t has been made plain
here, is bound to affect the conference
negotiations. IL Is that, while the
Turks pretend to be running their own
country, they are proving themselves
utterly Incapable.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 10 (By The Asso-
ciated Press. ).--Constanti probably
has ceased 70 be Turkeys capital for
ell time. II remains the seat Of the
Caliphate and the religious center Of
Turkey and the Moslem world, but
Turkish delegates here say that Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha and his helpers IN
the construction Of Nationalist Turkey
have no thought of re-establishing
Turkeys political heart within range
Of foreign warships which may enter
the Dardanellcs and the Bosporus.