Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-07
TURKS face DILEMMA.
EITHER STAND ON
STRAITS PER|LOUS
Kemalists Between the Mil
Stone Of Lenine's Armies or
OF Allied Fleets.
STILL DISTRUSTS RUSSIA

Ey issOciated Press 20 Every Evening.
Lausanne. Dec. THE Turkish DEL
egates 70 the Near East conference.
today faced the difficulties n deciding
whether Turkey. in formulating her
plan for control Of the Dardaneiies,
should cast her lot with Russia or
with the entente powers and he
United states. Turkeys suggestions
for the solution of tho perplexinz
straits question viii be made public
tomorrow az the Hotel Du Chateau.
Ismet Pasha and his associates. IN
formulating their plans. were con-
frOnted by the sharp differences IN
opinion between Great Britain and
Russia In the discussion u the Darda-
nelies question. II Turkey. on the one
hand. goes over 70 the British camp
she fears the irate Russian army On
her eastern frontier; II. on the other
/ hand. che sides with Russia IN de-
Imanding complete control % the ~ ter
way, she fears the British navy in ne
/ straits
The Turks thus far have te-nporizef
by saying that they favored ".
/ Tchifcherlns plan: but they took this
]
/ luton offered by the powers. Isrne.
| Pasha and his associates were great
1 ly impressed by the plan presented
by lord Curzon yesterday on behalf
Of the Entente, which was approved
in general by the statement of 'the
position of the United states The
/ Turks apparently cannot forget that
Russia is Turkeys traditional enemy.
and that Lenine's government may be
not less covetous of s,antinopie
and the straits than was Russia in The
days % the czsrs.
Americas lnteres. u not Identical
with the Allied interests ss Lord Cur
zon expressed them yesterday, but
the Allied interests can easily do fhe
slight shifting necessary 20 meet Amer
Ca on all points.
America. Mr. Child told the confer
ence yesterday. desires free access 20
the Black Sea, and, in fact. % every
sea, for warships. az well ss merchant
men Of all nations. IN times OF war as
well as IN times q peace. The Allied
plan also calls for freedom of SEE
Straits. but would limit the strength %
the naval force any power might send
into the Black Sea 70 the size of the
force mustered In the Black Sea by
any Of ths countries bordering that
body OF water. In addition the Allies
presented a plan fo= dsmilitarizatiou
of ths Straits zone and for an inter-
national commission ot control. on
; which the United States would be rep
resented.
The American plan was written ~
Admiral Bristol. Mr.. Child and Minis
ter Crew. Il was written with knowl-
edge Of the present political situation
at the conference. Reading between the
lines it presents the american Iele-
r CATION viewpoint as follows:
First. the Straits 70 be a neutral
n waterway: second. the Straits 20 be
- demilitarized under agreement. but nc
= demilitarized zone on the coasts: third
70 no international commission or other
g external control. bur agreement by tbs
j. Turks 20 keep the waterway Oper
L under circumstances suggested l.. ta'
L American note.
t The Americans believe the elaborat.
- plans drawn up by the Allied military
s and naval experts Is useless Z n.
Turks wish TO evade them.
h Practically the only difference %
: tween the Allied and American solution
r Of the Straits problem Is that the Aliei
4 want a Straits commission sitting n
: Constantinopie. and thus assuring n
y. trality Of the Straits. while Americ'
y does not say whether IL wants a com
= mission.