Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-28
MOSUL QUESTION
IS CLOSED, SAYS
BRITISH ENVOY
Win Not Be Ceded to the
Turks and Great Britain
Does Not Propose to Dis
CuSS 1t Further

Lausanne, Dec, q (by the Asso-
ciated Press Great uneasiness is
spreading throughout the Near
East conference circles as the time
approaches when there must he
u final reckoning on all important
questions which have been passed
by with Only partial agreement or
no agreement at all between the
Turks and the allied powers.
Lord Curzon's positive announce
ment today that Great Britain vii
not cede Mosul to Turkey and does
.not propose TO discuss that ques-
ton further was the forerunner Of
less positive statements from tho
other delegations on various ques-
tions, which indicate that the con-
ference is reaching q climax and
that preparations are under way
for a final showing of strength.
The commissions are making
little progress. Ria Nur Bey was
less truculent today in the SUBJ
commission on minoritics, but the
Christmas rest apparently did not
improve the temper of the Turks
materially and the allied delega-
tiois are clearly becoming less
tractable in preparation for a final
and complete statement Of the
maximum they will yield.
Outcome Is Uncertain
The indications are that this
final roundup will come early
next week and the contending par
ties are so far apart on capitula-
tions, control of the straits and the
rights of minorities, that the out
come is uncertain. 1t is clear that
further meetings of the commits
sions and sub-cOmmissions will be
Of little use.
Seemingly every one is talked
out and every foot of ground be-
tween Mount Ararat and the Car
den of Eden has been traversed.
Kurds, Arabs, Assyro-C -Chaldeans,
Armenians, Greeks, Turks, Bulgar-
ians and Russians are watching
with tense interest as the allied
leaders meet daily in private con-
ferences, which are really decid-
ing what the map of Asia Minor
shall be. Lord Curzon, Marquis ri
Garroni and NJ. Barrere had
long discussion today on capitula-
tions, which, after Mosul oil, is
probably the most stubborn ques-
tion for settlement.
The three leaders made no an
nouncement as to what decision
had been reached. although they
have repeatedly made 1t clear that
the inviting powers cannot consent
to have foreigners in Turkey tried
by Turkish courts, without some
sort of foreign supervision.
Turks Are Insistent
The Turks are insistent upon this
point and will not even consent to
have a probationary period fixed so
that their courts may be brought
up to western standards. Mean
time. Constantiuople is becoming
more unsettled every day and
Greece and Bulgaria are founder
ing along under the burden Of the
miserable refugees, who dread a
resumption of hostilities between
Greece and Turkey.
The allied delegates returned
this evening plainly discouraged
after several hours discussion with
the Turks on economic capitula-
tions. The Turks made ii clear
that they wanted the right to give
preferential treatment TO their own
manufacturers in the matter of
taxation and justified their atti-
sary to protect Turkish industries.
In other words, foreigners would
not only lose their preferential eco
nomic position, which they are
ready to lose in the interest Of
equity, but must meet Turkish
competition, which would be
strengthened by exemption from
certain taxes imposed on foreign
ors.
Deadlock on the Tariff
a complete deadlock exists on
the customs tariff question. The
Turks desire to postpone all action
on this subject for two years, dur
ing which time they would under
cial treaties with the powers, in
Guiding the United States. The al
lies are ready to accept this, but.
in return. want Turkey to accept
a maximum tariff scale which
would be arranged by negotiations
at Lausanne and operate both dur
ing and after the two year period.
The Turks have refused this COM
promise suggestisc.