The Washington herald., 1922-12-01
RUSSIA YIELDS;
ACCEPTSM|NOR
I. ROLE IN PARLEY
Is Admitted to Turkish Straits
Discussions Only, But Delay
Until Monday Is Granted
NEW OBSTACLES FEARED
Angora Sends Fresh Instruc.
tions to Turk Delegates
VenizeIos Backs Executions
By JOHN HADLEY.

By JOHN HADLEY.
| international News Service.
LAUSANNE, Nov. 30.-Soviet
Russia backed dewn tonight and
accepted the allies conditions that
the Russian delegates could con,e
into the Near East peace confer.
ence, but only for discussion of the
Turkish Straits.
ALLIES AGREE TO DELAY.
Christian Rakovsky. spokesman n
of the Russian delegation, notified
the allied delegates the Soviet en-
: voys wousd participate In the dis
cussions of the Turkish Straits com
missions, but asked that these de
iiberations be postponed until Mo-.
day to give Georges Tchitcheriu
Russian foreign minister. time t..
arrive.
The allies consented to the delay
Rakovsky's note said the Russian,
were bound to accept the allie
conditions barring them from al
other discussions. but did 80 unde
protest.
1t Is understood Russia's back.
down was caused by failure Of Pre-
mier Mussolini Of Italy to support
the Russian demand for full partici-
patton. after intimating he would
| do so.
NEW OBSTACLES FEARED.
Fresh instructions are on their
way from the Angora assembly
which may place serious new OBJ
stacles In the way Of Near East
peace settlement, IL was learned
The instructions will reach Lau.
same in the care OF two special
couriers about Sunday.
! Nj. Venizelos, head of the Greek
delegation. attended the meeting of
the subcommission on Ottoman debt,
ending the rumor that he had re-
signed as result Of the executions
at Athens.
THE military tribunal at Athens
acted within its rights" Venizeios
! was quoted as saying: THE former
ministers got a fair trial. Testi-
mony showed they were guilty Of
mad acts of treason"
NeniZelos served notice that the
Turkish demand for $1,000. .000, 900
indemnity was ridiculous.
ISMET PASHA WARNED.
British and French ENJOYS have
counselled Ismet Pasha privately
not to demand too much. They
pointed out that the Angora gov
ernment is without money, and
that 1t must rely upon foreign
powers for its funds.
| 1t is becoming evident that Tur-
key will not get any indemnity, or
very little. There remain three
sources for a Turkish loan: Great
Britain, France and the United
States
The French envoys have taken
only a minor part in the private
conferences with the Turks. This is
one of the numerous indications that
Turkey is not as strong as it was.
The Turks accuse the French of
''doublecrossing" them.
Lord Curzon intimated the Greek
Anglo diplomatic situation would
not affect the problems to be taken
uD by the conference. He admitted
that diplomatic relations with Greece
had been severed. He said he ex.
pected to see +. o. Lindley,, the
British minister who was recalled
from Athens, probably Friday.
ARMENIA ASKS u. 8. AID.
| IL was reported that a scheme
was worked out by which the Stan
dard Oil Company would get a share
of the Mosul oil rights. The bulk
would go to the British. France
would come second and the United
States third.
Richard Washburn Child, Ameri-
can ambassador to Italy and spokes-
man of the American delegation Of
observers. said he knew of no pri-
vatv- settlement of petroleum con-
cessions involving the Standard Oil
Company.
Ismet was said to have made n
concrete proposal to Mr.. Child for a
commercial treaty between Turkey
and America which would also cover
protective measures for Christians
1t is believed, however, that there IL
no likelihood OF any treaty between
the two countries at this time.
| Avetis Aharonian. chairman of the
Armenian delegation. asked Am
bassador Child for American assist.
ance. The American told him that
| the United States. while sympathiz.
ing with the Americans. was not
participating actively in the parley
| America is not in position to
introduce any measures" said Mr..
Child. But il the Armenian claims
are not presented, America will pre-
sent them on the wide grounds of
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