Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-04
DANCER POINT



attitude Monday toward future con-
troll of the Bosphorus, the Dardanelles
and the Sea of Mamora. and Monday
morning at IL o'clock they will lnclte
their struggle in the Near Eastern
conference to upset international con
troll of the straits and place Turkey IN
absolute possession and complete CON
troll of the waterways connecting the
Mediterranean and Black seas.
Russia and Turkey are ignoring the
terrible part Turkey played against the
allied powers in the great war and
are scouting all suggestions that ma
tionalist Turkey should pay for the
havoc grousht by the s%ultan's forces
directed by German and Austrian
leaders.
Ismet, encouraged by the Moscow
is assuming the attitude
Of n victor because of the crushing
defeat recently administered TO
Greece. He is ignoring the provisions
of the Sevres treaty negotiated with
Turkey by the allies after the great
war, but never ratified as Austapha
Renal Pasha established a rival
Turkish government III Anatoha and
declared that this treaty, signed oy the
sultan's representatives., was void.
All Allies United
The allied powers and the United
States have so far in the conference
presented n united front IN their de-
termination not TO allow turkey TO
escape the consequences of the ald she
rendered to Germany by the mere
shifting of its capital from Europe to
Asia and the substitution OF Renal
" = 49, r15Jfpa apI ms
nnrliament. and there is no reason to
believe that they will grant turkey 5
. demands for absolute DOMINATION OF
~ straits and adjacent territory.
NJ T~ehitcherin has decided to at
tond Mondays session himself in spite
NJ tho failure of the inviting powers
r. admit RUSSIA to the sessions where
al tho oDestions involving the pro
nnsed treaty with Turkey are con-
sidered. ~ +bc
lie will formally protest against the
rS,itotion of Russia's participation III
thr straits problem and IS expected &c
discuss practically all problems winch
,ba conferences is facing in an effort &c
nrnve that control Of the strlats can
~ ~ he detached from the disposition
- western Thrace, and scores OF
economic questions. as we'll as tlnancla
nvestions arising from the capltulatlons
pmhirh old Russia enjoyed along with
the other great powers I,r
Raforn Tebitcherin arrived at Lau-
Same. the Turks were inclined TO favot
odnittinr foreign warships 10 the
straits. Il they entered one at a Tune
but the soviet delegation has stif1eheo
the Turkish position and ismet Is no"
! standing for exclusion OF All "arshaps
from the straits ut all tunes eAceP'
Tnrkish vessels, and demands absolute
control for the Angora government
Would Abolish Navles
Whom asked for an explanation o
.,,ha+ tha fate of Rumanian and But
%ar;an norts would be if the Black sea
srara made a Russian lake ana turkey
! given control of its entrance, memoei
If the Russian delegation sald ina
! the Moscow government expected |,
! oaT q conference of all the powers OF
tho nlack sea to negotiate n treaty
which would neutralIze thai water Au'
, make navies unnecessary;
Greece has ceased 10 be an lhpor''
ant factor in the conference since tn'
/ execution of GounarlS ana MS aSsocl
ates at Athens, and 1t does MOI sesl
| Tke1v that the decision Of the Athens
| government 10 piIiNh q
seetbar than shoot him, will improve thu
position Of Greece at Lausanne. :.
The Near Eastern conference is, il
! effect, ignoring the quarrel be'Wee 1
| Turkey and Greece and devoting ltsel
10 the broader problems which aros'
from Turkish support OF the esh.rn
movers in the great a turkey
apparent subserviency TO Russiai
i orders has caused much ~unfavorabl'
comment among the allied nations
| MANY Of the members of the delega
| tons were in Russia when the brest
Iitovsk treaty was signed hy I'M
~bolsheviki and Russia's PARTICIPATION II
the great war on the allied side wa
| definitely ended.
! Arguments about absolute freedom
/ Of the straits under Turkish contro
are lost to the allied representatives
/ who cannot forget the terrible cam
paign at Gallipoli.