The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
TURKS WATCH
EAGERLY FOR
ALLIED SPLIT
France Insists Upon Armed Oc-
cupation of Ruhr Valley
Britain and Italy OPP
posed to 1t.
u. S. TRIES ADJUSTMENT
Harding and Cabinet Discuss
European Conditions-Is-
met to Play Waiting
Came.
By United PresJ.

By Uaifed PresS.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 4.-There seems TO
have been a direct connection between
the Lausanne and the London confer
ence before the latter adjourned. The
questions relating 10 reparaiions, con-
troll of the straits, capitulations, Otto
man debt. Mosul Oil, and the Aegean Is
lands are all being subjected 10 bar
gaining.
Viewed from the importance of the
interests involved, Great Britain has the
mos at stake in the freedom of the
straits and the disposition Of the MOsul
oil fields and Of the Aegean Islands
which command the entrance TO the
straits. France has title TO three
fourtbs of the Ottoman deb, and bust
ness interests which demand the MAIN
tenance of the caphulations. The
straits control problem seems to be on
the way TO a settlement providing the
Russians are not able to block progress.
The Mosul oil problem is being settled
in London and the fate of the Aegean
Islands is almost decided, but the OF
toman debt and capitulation negotiations
are meeting with stubborn resistance on
the part Of the Turks
Jugo Slayia, Bulgaria and Greece
have accepted a pro rata apportionment
Of the debt but if France includes
Syria and England includes Mesopo-
;amia there is little left for the Turks
to pay although the funds were ex-
pended mostly in Turkish centers.
The Turks are refusing point blank
TO accept the continuation Of the cap
iiulaiions.
London must have its own pawns.
Probably there is a division on the ques-
iion of reparations as the French say
Aey have something signed while moth
ing has yet been signed at Lausanne.
Ths Turks and Russians are watch
ing closely the effect of the apparent
split in London. 1t is believed that
commissar Ichitcherin will proclaim
still more loudly that 'we will not sign
an agreement permitting adversary war
ships to dominate the black sea- and
the Turks will press for including
Syria and Mesopotamia in the large pro
rata sum Of the Ottoman debt and the
abolition of the capitulations so i'm
portant to French trade.
The London conference broke up
Monday night when the French stood
fi-rr', fcr srrred OCCUPATION of the huhr
Valley in Germany. Bonar Law Of Brit
ain and Mussolini Of Italy, new prem
iers, were just as strongly against the
French policy as their predecessors had
been. France came forward with the
same proposal, a movement Of troops.
The result was the same old collapse.
The premiers will meet in Paris jan
uary 2 in another effort to achieve un-
ity, but it will be impossible il Peincare
is still premier of France, for he will in
sis on further occupation. Neither
Bonar Law nor Mussolini is disposed to
participate in armed action, both fear
ing the economic effect on the Ger
mans.
II is intinated that Britain's willing
ness to discuss cancellation of debts is
contingent on Frances modifying its
Ruhr policy. Bonar Law was scheduled
TO elucidate the British position in the
House Of Commons yesterday.