Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-13
TURKS THREATENED
BY GREAT BRITAIN:
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such conditions would be an infringe
ment OF Turkish sovereignty and
slight to her honor.
Ismct Pasha has never been 80 ag-
gressivc as In his attitude on this Is
sue. which In the session today chal-
longcd the attention OF the world when
Ismct declared that Turkey could not
allow tho League OF Nations to look
after the affairs OF the minorities
The Turkish statesman contends
that the Armenlans In Turkey would
be perfectly happy n agitators in other
countries would only let them alone
and II they would keep out OF poll
tics. Ismet made II clear that Turkey
would always bc a haven for non
Turkish races which behaved them
selves and subscribed To Ottoman laws
anc ideals. lie also asserted that the
Greeks in Constantinople would he
allowed To remain there n they were
Born In that city and n they would
become Turkish subjects.
The Turkish chief delegate seview-
cd the entire history of Turkey from
the time OF tho conquest OF CONSTANT
noplc. The Turks. he said. had lived
peacefully with the Greeks and Ar
menians until a hundred years ago.
when the Russians began agitating
against the Mohammedans under the
pretense that Russia was the pro-
tector OF Orthodox Christians in Tur-
key.
lie charged Russia with being re-
sponsible for the attack Gladstone
made on Turkey in behalf Of the Ar
menians and maintained that the So
called Turkish atrocities against Ar
menians had frequently been in the
nature OF reprisals Tor Programs per
pctra,ed by the Armenians through
, announcement from Russia. which
wanted some excuse FOR invading
| Turkey.
| The Armenians brought the mas
| sates OH themselves" Isme, Pasha
declared. They have abused Turk
tsh generosity and dabbled I'm politics.
Jews have never had any trouble in
| Turkey; that proves that the Greeks
and the Armenians have been re-
sponsihle for their difficulties In
Turkey. They we're fired by the ex-
ample Of other Greeks. the Bulgars
and Serbs. TO initiate them in the
hope OF upsetting the Turkish gov
eminent"
| According to Imet. there are now
no minorities In Turkey which eau
claim the right TO belong TO any other
nation. and this disposes OF the
Armenian claim for a national home
In Turkey.
Lord Curzon replied in n spirito,
manner To lsmet, saying II was IN,
first time tho conference had seen In,
Turkish delegate as n historian, hav
ing always thought az him before a.
n soldier and n diplomat.
! Tho British Secretary for Foreign
Affairs said tho conference was deal
ing with tho affairs ~ peoples in tn
greatest distress and must find a 80
tuition for tho problems % the misor
ahle refugees. and. without rogar
Tor ancient history. must frame
treaty whi'h would protect these un
happy people. lie called the attention
OF tho conference 20 tho fact that l.
met raSha had not mentioned the al
r lied plans for solving the dif'icultie
~ the minorities in Turkey, vhhh n
AAfiN 'Ai<hul itN presented NJ IN
opening 81 yesterdays session hu
had devoted himself TO history and a
attack upon the League az Nation,
which might be useful 20 Turkey. |
emphatic language he denounced I,
NETS demand that there he n force
exchange OF Turkish and Greek popr
lations and declared that the minor
;!es must remain in both countries.
II implore Ismct Pasha 10 spproac
tins question in a spirit OF eqult,
justice and humanity and with all ser
business" continued Lord Curzon. "ar
fear that this address Of Ismet Pash
will cause great disappointmer
throughout the civilized world al
surprised al his long speech. with 7
reply in II 10 the allied proposals.
am bitterly disappointed with it,"
Ex-Premier NenizelOs spoke i'm SUI
port OF the plan outlined by Lord Gu
y zon. and expressed his surprise
lsmet Pasha's insistence upon the Q,
change OF populations. which W;
wholly against humanitarian end
lie pleaded that Turkey should not
exempted from the minority claus
which were imposed upon Polan
JugoslaNia and Czecho- Slovakia.
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