The New York herald., 1922-12-10
TURKEY OBDURATE
ON CAPITULATIONS
Envoys Announce They Will
Not Give Up Advantages
to Any One.
OPPOSE ARMAMENT LIMIT
Tchitcherin Warns Neighbors
to Beware Of Allies in
Black Sea.
OPPOSE ARMAMENT LIMIT
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

BY LAURENCE HILLS.
Special Cobrs to THE New York HrrALp.
Copyright, 1859. b. THE Nrw YosK HmALp.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 9.-The optimistic
feeling that prevailed yesterday over
the Turks copciliatory attitude and
their split from the Russians was
changed entirely to-day, owing to the
fact that the Turks this afternoon, in
negotiations with allied experts, showed
a new f1rmness on several points.
Chief of these was the matter of
capitulations. The Turks announced
they would allow no one to obtain any
advantages OF Turkey in this respect.
one expert adding: 1T anybody is to
get advantages it will be the Turks"
The military clauses on the rule Of the
straits provoked dissensions. the Turk
ish experts declaring that Turkey
would permit no limitation of arma-
ment.
Concerning the military clauses Ismet
Pasha said tonight: "The Sevres
not one of which has tho force of law.
for they have never been agreed to-"
His delegation also objected to clauses
regarding the number of ships to be AL
lowed in the Black Sea. declaring they
had not understood what they meant
when proposed by Lord Curzon ycster-
day. They defined the Turkish position
,tnaIfarahIv against apv limitation
OF armaments.
Sir Eric Drummond. secretary general
OF the League OF Nations. came from
Geneva this afternoon to confer with
Lord Curzon on subjects connected with
that organization and departed after
ward for London to continue negotia-
tions.
Tchitcherin Issues Warming.
George Tchitcherin. Soviet Foreign
Commissar, receiving the Turkish news
paper men tonight. said he was very
sorry to see the stand taken by the
Turks. but at the same time he could
see no reason why the good relations
that existed between Russia and Turkey
should not continue. He warned Turkey
to beware OF the Allies in the Black
Sea.
The American statement still Is excit-
ing much attention here. especially in
allied quarters. A member OF the Brit.
ish delegation tonight expressed the
British attitude as welcoming any Amer
lean principles at this time.
Although the fate of the conference
still Is subject to many surprises It Is
not expected that 1t will adjourn over
the holidays. The British consider that
II would be regrettable to let the Turks
return TO Angora while in a conciliatory
mood and then return to Lausanne un-
der the Russian yoke. Hence II is now
being proposed that the conference ad
journ for only two or three days at
Christmas.
LAUSANNE, Dec. ASSOCIATED Press).
Proof that Bolshevist Russia Is highly
dissatisfied with Turkey because Isrnet
Pasha has abandoned the Russians on
the question OF the Dardanelles was
given to-day when Georges Tchitcherin,
Soviet Foreign Minister, summoned the
Turkish journalists and warned them
of the dangers of trusting the Allies.
Tchitcherin did not want TO censure
the Turkish plenlpotentiaries. but
thought the Turkish people at home
should know OF things at Lausanne. He
war between Turkey and the Powers
was still going ON. Usually wars were
fought on the battlefield but at Bau-
Same the war was being waged around
the green table. and the goal was to
separate Turkey from Russia After
ward the great Powers would defeat
Turkey and Russia separately.
NJ. Tchitcherin charged that France
had abandoned Turkey In favor OF Eng
land. and the consideration was prob
ably some concessions on the rcpara-
tions problem from England But Il
remains to be seen" he continued, "how
far France and England viii agree
when the Brussels conference Is held"
lie rejoiced that Turkey and Russia
had finally come together, because they
were vitality important TO each other
and their interests were the came.
Security for Russia.
"The independence and strength OF
Turkey is security for Russia" ne
added. "and Turkey cannot be strong
and independent unless the straits are
closed
lie declared that TO allow foreign
warshps to pass through the straits
stautinople to the nation with the
strongest navy. Naval units would
seize Constsntinople. then attack Rus
sia. Therefore II Constantincple were
In danger Russia also was In terror.
TcNc Ncherin said Great Britain had
her eye on northern Persia The way
TO northern Persia WIS through the
Caucasus and the Dardanelles. He as
serted that the Russian program at
Lausanne was based upon interests In
common with Turkey. and he hoped
that the end of the conference would
find the two countries nearer together.
If the Turks insisted upon their right
10 fortify the straits Russia would feel
more secure and could take M with
the neighboring States the question OF
demiitari,Ing the Black Sea.