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CoNSTANT1NpPLE, November la.--.
Never before have the allies suffered
and accepted so many humiliations AZ
since the Mudania conference was
signed Though It was clearly under
stood when the treaty was concluded
that questions mot considered then
would be discussed and settled at the
peace conference. Refet Pasha. the
nationalist governor. OF CONSTANT
nopls. through skillful ,naneuAvrs and
by taking Advantage OF the lack OF
firmness on tho part OF the allies
succeeded in having many important
points settled in favor Of Turksy be.
fore the beginning Of the peace con.
ference.
When tho sultanate was abolished
the national!sts declared that Con.
stantinople ceased temporarily to be
the capital and became a town under
the rule OF the nationalist assembly.
1t was consequently stated that Ana
tolian laws and regulations must DO
enforced In Constantinople as well %
elsewhere, Though. according to the
arnaistice signed at Mudros. in 1918
by the allies and the Turks, all pre-.
war regulations regarding the rslA.
tions OF foreigners and Turks must
remain. the nationalist administrator
IS per cent and to prohibit the I'M
portation OF many kinds OF goods.
Tribunals Dissolved.
SN}t> l.
putes between the Turks and allied
subjects were dissolved. The meas
ures taken by the representatives OF
the nationalist assembly amount vtr-
tually to the abolition Of the capitu-
lations. which should have been one
OF the main points for discussion At
the Lausanne conference. The Turks
allies by presenting these accomplish.
ed facts enforced under the eyes OF
tho allied generals and high commits
stoners. who are supposed to be here
to compel the Turks to respect the
pre-war laws until peace Is signed.
The allies are showing remarkable
cd the new measures taken the allied
high comm issiontrs decided to pro.
claim martial law and take over the
administration OF the town. The gen.
erals declared that they were unable
10 TAKE measures WHICH MlBNI IeAO
to war without the consent Of their
respective governments. The con-
sent OF the British government was
received almost At once. giving 4 free
hand to Gen. Harrington and Sir H.
9. ". Rumbold. but the replies OF the
French and italian governments have
not yet been received, though q week
has passed since the suggestion was
made. Gen. Harrin gton decided that.
though the situation was critical ana
that more hrmness should be shown,
he would be unable to carry out the
suggestion OF the high commissioners
alone.
Negotiations with the Turks con-
tinue and IL Is believed that q com.
promise will be reached. but the
British are convinced that this will
last but q few days and that the
nat!onalists will soon hnd new ways
Of enforcing their authority at the
expense OF the allies. The Turkish
police started operating. though the
allies had not agreed to give up
policing the town. People suspected
OF being Antt.nationalist were Af.
rested and murdered Sometimes the
British succeeded in saving few. but
generally after q fight
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