Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-07

Lausanne, Dec. G.-(By The Asso-
keeping open the Straits of the Oar
danelles and the Bosphorus in time
of peace and war provides for the APP
pointment of an international commits
sion Of control composed of the
! great powers including the United
States as we'll as Turkey and the
countries bordering on the Black sea.
A change of front by the Turkish
delegates was forecast while the CON
ference was in session. y Turkish
spokesman outside the auditorium said
the Turkish position on the Straits
control would probably be found near
er to theallied plan than to the Rus
sian.
Lord Curzon Of Great Britain, in
the name Of the allies, presented the
details Of this comprehensive, project.
The Turks, it appeared. had sud
denly realized that the Russian plan
for control by Turkish warships would
force Turkey to build a navy. Hence
doubts had arisen in the minds Of
Turkish delegates who seemed more
disposed to negotiate a scheme for
naturalization of the straits and the
Black sea with some form Of inter
national control.
Turkey May Yield
The allied control plan sets forth
a scheme for limitation Of the num-
Der of warShips and total tonnage to
be allowed in the waters under control
aud gives Turkey and the Black sea
countries the right to say how long
warshiDs may remain in their ports.
The plan suggested the demilitarism
Of the Straits, II also gives Turkey
the right to search neutral merchant
men during the war.
Delegate Harrire Of France said the
proposition represented an attempt to
solve the straits problem without in
vading the sovereignty Of Turkey or
that Of any country bordering upon
the Black sea.
Richard Washburn Child and Joseph
G. Grew presented the views Of the
United States. Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin Of Russia opposed the al
taken until Friday to permit the
Turks to study the proposal.
Ambassador Child said the United
States holds that the straits and the
Black sea must be open to ships and
warships Of all nations in time of
peace and of war, and that it opposes
any plan which would give one power
control.
u. S. Position Explained
In his speech Mr.. Child said:
'Our position is based upon the poll
cy of our government which stands
for complete and constant freedom
without special privileges, for our
commerce and the commerce of other
nations.
"The application of this policy to
the question of the straits is not diff
ficuIt. We desire for the good Of our
interests as we'll as for the good Of
all, including those peoples and ma
tions that border on the Black sea.
that nothing Shall be done that will
take from any of them-Bulgaria or
Russia, the Ukraine or Turkey, Itu-
mania, or Georgia-guarantees that
they shall be accessible to the com
merce of the world. Accessibility to
that is their right"
1t is equally the right fer the com
merce Of the world to reach the peo-
pie of this region. ] do not under
stand that any delegation here would
openly deny that right for times Of
peace. 1t is not sufficient. 1t is in
keeping with the progress of world
administration and enlightened pur-
poses that the of neutral
nations shall not be interrupted dur
ing a state of war.
Freedom Of the straits is a term