New Britain herald., 1922-12-26
ANOTHER MIX.UP
 IN PEACE PLANS
Turkey Objects to ArmenianS
 Being Given Hearing

Lausanne. Dec. 26.-(By Associated
 Pressl-A vigorously worded protest
 against the decision of the Near East
 conference commission on min
 critics to permit the Armenian dele
 gates to appear before the sub-com-
 mission and set forth their desires
 was forwarded to the conference to- day by the Turkish delegation
 New DiscoIdoat Note
 Thus new discordant note marked
 the resumption of the peace negotia-
 tons after the Christmas recess The
 sub -cimmission on minorites had
 planned to receive the Armenian and
 Bulgarian representatives this after
 noon--the Armenians to explain their
 demands for an Armenian national
 home and the Bulgarians to set forth
 their position of the Bulgarian resi- dents of eastern Thrace, which is
 passing to Turkish sovereignty. The Ottoman protest. addressed to
 President Montagno of the sub-com- mission read:
 Ottoman Protest
 Tn the official program for today which was received by our delegation I read not without surprise that the Armenian and Bulgarian delegations will be heard by the sub commission on minorities. At the end of the last meeting of this sub-commission pre- sented objections to your plan to hear the Bulgarian delegation and it was agreed that the, Bulgarians would be received privately by the allies. Now learn that you not only intend to receive the Bulgarians at the ses- slons of the sub commission but also to hear the Armenians. I protest en- ergetically against these audiences
 If, despite the unchangeable at- titude of the Turkish delegation which has direct interest in the proposed discussions your excellency insists upon listening to these two delegations, I cannot agree that this meeting should be regarded as off, cial or that the declarations made should find a place in the official re- port of the conference.
 From the official standpoint and the standpoint of the Turkish delega- ton the session must be considered non-existent. The conference con- sists of two parties. The allies con- stitute one party and Turkey. the other. Therefore any session at which Turkey is not represented can not be regarded as official.
 Despite the logical arguments which I furnished the other day in support of our position you have de- cjded now to hear the Armenians as we'll as the Bulgarians. The Armen- ian delegation is composed of Turkish subjects and it pretends to report Ar menians who are Turkish subjects. To enter into contact with such delegation would be equivalent to em- ploying against state subjects of this same state. Any initiative or step in this direction will only encourage ust to suspect the assurances which have been showered upon us in connection with the safeguarding of our sover- eign rights. x xxx
 The existing state of Armenia has arranged with Turkey byi treaty all differences existing between them. As Lord Curzon himself, has declared. the Armenians now petition Ing the conference are private per- soio WIo dIC OpPOoSu u IliC <hihiSh- l an republic of Erivan as they are to Turkey
 The commission on minorities s going outside the field of it's right ,ul deliberations. The Turkish dele yation believes itself justified in not in these meetings
 If the principle is accepted that all private persons who pretend to be delegated by their respective coun- .ries are to be given audience by the then the delegation of the { government of the grand national as- 'embly of Turkey will have the hon 1 ,r to propose, by the same token, the admission and audience of delegations :, representing the populations of Egypt. Palestine, Syria. Irak, India. Tunis S md Tripoli, and the Moslem minori- I ies of Jugo-Slavia, Rumania, Bull ( ,aria and Greece. as well as the dele { rates of Ireland. who ceaselessly ask s ,ur assistance to secure an oppor- unity to present their just and legiti- i nate claims' $
 The protest is signed by Riga Nur I 3ey for the Ottoman delegation. 8